Our Mission Programs Strategy
Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases
John A. Burns School of Medicine
651 Ilalo Street, Biosciences Bldg.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Telephone: (808) 692-1600
Facsimile: (808) 692-1979

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution

Our Mission

To develop a balanced, transdisciplinary research program that focuses on basic, translational, and field research on microbial diseases of public health importance in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Program Overview by the Department Chair

Bio Safety Lab video


Our Programs


The Asia-Pacific Institute consists of the following centers and core programs.

• Pacific Center for AIDS Research
• Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research
• Asia-Pacific Center for Biosecurity, Disaster and Conflict Research

• Asia-Pacific Center for Infectious Disease Ecology

• Asia-Pacific Center for Public Health and Population Research

• Asia-Pacific Center for Translational Research

• APITMID Research Core
• APITMID Technical Core
• APITMID Medical Sciences

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