PhD candidate, Clifford Kapono, awarded research funds from UC San Diego Global Health Institute

PhD candidate, Clifford Kapono, is one of two students to be awarded research funds from UC San Diego Global Health Institute (GHI). Kapono focuses on unique microbiomes of avid ocean goers worldwide to identify how extended beach time may influence human health. He is collaborating with Professor William Gaze at the University of Exeter School of Medicine, base for the European Centre for Environment and Human Health. The GHI serves as a campus-wide center of gravity for global health activities. This includes providing a central, organized structure for coordinating UC San Diego global health projects, courses, research, and training programs for the local global health community. It is expected that GHI would enable interdisciplinary conversations and collaborations between faculty, students and fellows.