Susan I. Jarvi, Director of Pre-Pharmacy
The Dean of the college of Pharmacy has appointed Dr. Susan I. Jarvi as Director of the Pre-Pharmacy Program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Dr. Jarvi received her Ph.D. in Biology from Northern Illinois University in 1989, her M.S. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1986 and a B.S. in Education from Fitchburg State College in 1983. She completed post-doctoral research studies at the Beckman Research Institute at the City of Hope National Medical Center from 1990-1993 and at the Molecular Genetics Laboratory of the Smithsonian Institution from 1993-1995. She continued as an Associate Research Scientist with USGS-BRD (Pacific Islands Ecosystems Research Center) and the Smithsonian Institution from 1995 until her hire by the Biology Department at the University of Hawaii at Hilo in 2000. In addition to her current position as Director of the Pre-Pharmacy Program, she serves as an Associate Professor and Chair of Biology, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director of the Genetics Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Avian Studies at UHH.
Contact e-mail address: jarvi@hawaii.edu.