Brain

BIO5 member Lalitha Madhavan leads Parkinson’s disease research that connects laboratory science with community outreach, engaging students, families and older adults to advance understanding of neurodegeneration while training the next generation of scientists.

BIO5 members Shang Song and Maya Kaelberer received major National Institutes of Health awards for innovative research advancing spinal cord healing and uncovering how gut-to-brain communication shapes lifelong food choices.

BIO5 member Vlad Kalinichenko is helping lead the new Phoenix Children’s Research Institute, a partnership between the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Phoenix Children’s.