Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw Biomedical Research Scholarship
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REASON FOR THE GIFT
Dr. Virginia Hinshaw, her husband Bill, and other family and friends have come together to create a lasting legacy by establishing the Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw Endowed Scholarship in honor of Dr. Hinshaw’s tenure as Chancellor at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. This scholarship will benefit students in four academic areas that are especially meaningful to Dr. Hinshaw: biomedical research, Native Hawaiian music, sustainability and athletics.
ABOUT THE HONOREE
Virginia Hinshaw is a renowned scientist with expertise in microbiology whose research for over 25 years aided in our understanding of influenza viruses in humans, lower mammals and birds. She has conducted research at different hospitals and universities, including Medical College of Virginia, University of California Berkeley, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Wisconsin Madison. Hinshaw’s research has increased our understanding of various aspects of influenza viruses, such as important hosts in nature, transmission among humans, lower mammals and birds, genetic changes related to disease severity, the molecular basis of cell killing, and new approaches to vaccines. Her innovative and energetic teaching style, combined with her continual advocacy for research and education, including increased opportunities for underrepresented groups, has earned her widespread recognition and acclaim.
Virginia & Bill Hinshaw
From 2007-2012, Hinshaw served as Chancellor of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, where, as chief executive officer, she was responsible for providing both administrative and academic leadership to the flagship campus of the University of Hawai‘i System. In 2012, she resumed her faculty position in the Department of Tropical Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Pharmacology at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Prior to joining UH Manoa in 2007, she served as the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor at the University of California Davis, where she oversaw the campus’s $2.3 billion budget and was responsible for the UC Davis Health System; campus operations; and strategic leadership in planning, coordinating, and implementing academic direction and programs.
Hinshaw earned a bachelor's degree in laboratory technology in 1966 and a master's degree in microbiology in 1967, both from Auburn University. After working at the Medical College of Virginia as a clinical and research microbiologist, she returned to Auburn University and earned a doctoral degree in microbiology in 1973. She is also a former Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Wisconsin Madison.
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| Description: |
The purpose of this Fund is to assist students with a focus in the field of biomedical research in the Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa John A Burns School of Medicine. |
| Level: |
Graduate |
| High School: |
N/A |
| Residency: |
N/A |
| GPA: |
3.0 or above |
| Enrollment Status: |
Full-time |
| Contact Person: |
Student Services |
| Contact Department: |
Office of Student Affairs |
| Contact Address: |
651 Ilalo St, MED 3rd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813-5534 |
| Contact Website: |
http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/deans-office/osa/financial-aid-scholarship |
| Contact Phone: |
(808) 692-1002 |
| Contact Email: |
[email protected] |
| Application Info: |
http://www.star.hawaii.edu/scholarship |
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