Welcome to the Pacific Biosciences Research Center
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The Pacific Biosciences Research Center is a center of excellence in interdisciplinary biological sciences, with its research, training, and outreach activities focused on the unique opportunities found in Hawaiʻi and throughout the Pacific Islands. PBRC has received national and international recognition as a leader in integrated mountain-to-sea science, and uses as its guiding principle the concept of the Hawaiian ahupuaʻa, a self-sustaining unit highlighting the interrelationship between land and sea, and a communal responsibility for the land. PBRC follows the ethic of sustainability with respect for the culture, values, and limited natural resources of Hawaiʻi.
Featured News From PBRC
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New rat lungworm disease resource to help doctors with diagnosis, treatment
As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes the disease is not yet present. A review paper, led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers, was published to… Read More -
Kewalo Marine Laboratory celebrates 50 years
A leading institution in exceptional marine biology—the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory (KML) celebrated its 50th anniversary in August. KML, housed in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, began operations in 1972, and over the past five… Read More -
Paratenic hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and their relation to human neuroangiostrongyliasis globally
The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) has a complex life cycle involving rats (definitive hosts) and gastropods (intermediate hosts), as well as various paratenic hosts. Humans become infected and develop rat lungworm disease (neuroangiostrongyliasis) when they consume intermediate or paratenic hosts containing the infective… Read More -
Rat lungworm transmitted by many more species than slugs, snails
While many people know that rat lungworm disease can be spread to humans by slugs and snails, new research shows those creatures are not the only ones that have been transmitting the illness. Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the University of… Read More -
A ridge-to-reef ecosystem microbial census reveals environmental reservoirs for animal and plant microbiomes
Microbes are found in nearly every habitat and organism on the planet, where they are critical to host health, fitness, and metabolism. In most organisms, few microbes are inherited at birth; instead, acquiring microbiomes generally involves complicated interactions between the environment, hosts, and symbionts. Despite… Read More -
Paratenic hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and their relation to human neuroangiostrongyliasis globally
The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) has a complex life cycle involving rats(definitive hosts) and gastropods (intermediate hosts), as well as various paratenic hosts. Humans becomeinfected and develop rat lungworm disease (neuroangiostrongyliasis) when they consume intermediate or paratenichosts containing the infective parasite larvae. This… Read More -
Prestigious scholarship supports research on microplastics, reef health
In support of her dissertation research on the effects of microplastics on coral reef health and resilience, Keiko Wilkins, a doctoral student in the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Marine Biology Graduate Program, has been awarded a prestigious and highly competitive NOAA Nancy Foster Scholarship.… Read More -
Leaving a lasting ocean legacy
Island communities have developed some of the most effective practices to support the sustainable use of coastal and ocean resources, we just need to take heed. In a vast ocean area with around 30,000 known islands, traditional navigators of the Pacific have been known to… Read More
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New rat lungworm disease resource to help doctors with diagnosis, treatment
As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes… -
Kewalo Marine Laboratory celebrates 50 years
A leading institution in exceptional marine biology—the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Kewalo Marine Laboratory (KML) celebrated its 50th anniversary in August. KML, housed in… -
Paratenic hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and their relation to human neuroangiostrongyliasis globally
The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) has a complex life cycle involving rats (definitive hosts) and gastropods (intermediate hosts), as well as various paratenic … -
Rat lungworm transmitted by many more species than slugs, snails
While many people know that rat lungworm disease can be spread to humans by slugs and snails, new research shows those creatures are not the… -
A ridge-to-reef ecosystem microbial census reveals environmental reservoirs for animal and plant microbiomes
Microbes are found in nearly every habitat and organism on the planet, where they are critical to host health, fitness, and metabolism. In most organisms,… -
Paratenic hosts of Angiostrongylus cantonensis and their relation to human neuroangiostrongyliasis globally
The nematode parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) has a complex life cycle involving rats(definitive hosts) and gastropods (intermediate hosts), as well as various paratenic hosts.… -
Prestigious scholarship supports research on microplastics, reef health
In support of her dissertation research on the effects of microplastics on coral reef health and resilience, Keiko Wilkins, a doctoral student in the University… -
Leaving a lasting ocean legacy
Island communities have developed some of the most effective practices to support the sustainable use of coastal and ocean resources, we just need to take…