John (Keoni) Kauwe, PhD Linkedin Twitter Facebook Google John S.K. Kauwe III is the eleventh president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii. He assumed the presidency in July 2020. He was sustained as an Area Seventy on April 4, 2024, and continues to serve in that role today. He is a professor of Biology at Brigham Young […]
Salvatore Oddo, PhD Linkedin Google Dr. Oddo received his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Catania, Italy, and his graduate degree in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Oddo’s research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease. Using animal models, he
Molly Zimmerman, PhD Linkedin Twitter Google Dr. Zimmerman is the director of the Neuropsychology Laboratory. She is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist who enjoys engaging in a wide-range of research, teaching, and clinical practice activities. Her research interests explore the many ways in which cognitive abilities interact with medical conditions such as insomnia, sleep apnea, dementia,
Tomohiro Nakamura, PhD Linkedin Our group is focused on a nitric oxide (NO)-mediated posttranslational modification called S-nitrosylation, whereby an NO group reacts with a critical cysteine thiol of a specific protein to regulate its function, akin to the effect of phosphorylation. Excessive generation of NO in the nervous system may constitute a fundamental pathological process
Robert Rissman, PhD Linkedin Google My research at UCSD is split into several parts that I balance relatively equally. The goal of my basic science research is on novel biomarker discovery in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and preclinical studies in experimental neuropathology, focused primarily on Alzheimer’s disease. A major focus of my lab in AD biomarkers
Karin Schon, PhD Linkedin Google Dr. Schon is the director of the Brain Plasticity and Neuroimaging Laboratory. She also holds appointments with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, the Center for Memory and Brain, and the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Neuroscience. She received her Ph.D. in 2005 and did her postdoctoral research with Prof. Chantal Stern at
Jungsu Kim, PhD Linkedin Facebook Twitter Google Dr. Kim is the P. Michael Conneally Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics. Dr. Kim graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2000 from Pohang University of Science & Technology in Korea with a bachelor’s degree in life science. He earned his Ph.D. from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in 2007
Masashi Kitazawa, PhD Google My primary research emphasis centers on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the impact of neuroinflammation elicited endogenously by disruption of normal immune responses by aging or by exogenous environmental factors, such as chronic exposure to environmental chemicals and toxicants. By using multiple experimental
Joseph Goveas, MD Google Dr. Goveas is a fellowship-trained, board-certified geriatric psychiatrist with an interest in elucidating the brain-behavior relationships in normal aging, prolonged grief disorder (a.k.a. complicated grief), and late-life depression. Our current research focuses on improving understanding of the neurobiological markers that may help us predict who, following the death of a loved
