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Who are we?
We are a group of community scientists at the University of Hawaii led by Dr. Alika Maunakea (John A. Burns School of Medicine), Dr. Ruben Juarez (UHERO/Economics), and other researchers at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine, College of Social Sciences & UHERO, and UH Cancer Center.
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Our mission is to enable diabetes prevention using community-based multidisciplinary research.
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This project is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
Leadership Team
Dr. Alika Mauankea
Professor
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaii
Dr. Ruben Juarez
HMSA Endowed Professor
Economics and UHERO
​University of Hawaii
Sponsors and Partners
Working Together
National Institutes of Health - NIMHD
John A Burns School of Medicine
College of Social Sciences
UH Economics Research Organization
UH Cancer Center
American Diabetes Association - Hawaii
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