OF CONTENTS TABLE
DIRECTOR ’ S MESSAGE
2 CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER UPDATE
4 NEW CONSORTIUM MEMBER
5 WELCOME NEW FACULTY
6 2020 BY THE NUMBERS
7 RESEARCH DISCOVERIES
8 CURRENT COVID-19 RESEARCH
9 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
10 IN PURSUIT OF DUAL DEGREES
11 CLINICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE
12 CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPANT : RICKY HAMASAKI
14 HAWAI ‘ I CANCER DATA
15 IMPROVING CARE COORDINATION
16 IMPACTING PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
17 REACHING COMMUNITIES
18 ADDRESSING CANCER DISPARITIES
19 GLOBAL COLLABORATIONS
20 AWARDS & HONORS
22 IN MEMORIAM
24 PHILANTHROPY : WEINMAN FOUNDATION
The University of Hawai ‘ i Cancer Center fosters diversity , health , and knowledge through our mission to reduce the burden of cancer through research , education , patient care , and community outreach with an emphasis on the unique ethnic , cultural , and environmental characteristics of Hawai ‘ i and the Pacific .
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI ‘ I CANCER CENTER RANDALL F . HOLCOMBE , MD , MBA , DIRECTOR ART & PRODUCTION MANAGING EDITOR : PAULA HIGUCHI , MSW EDITORS : SHARON SHIGEMASA , MSN , RN , ELIZABETH KUIOKA , & LAURA YOUNG GRAPHIC DESIGN : ZAKIDESIGN , LLC PHOTOGRAPHER : JENA FUNAKOSHI PRINTING : OBUN HAWAII