BIO5 member Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz will be honored as Biosciences Researcher of the Year at the 2025 AZBio Awards for her work on women’s health and gynecologic diagnostics. BIO5 member Eric M. Reiman will receive the Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the U of A startup LifeSpan Digital Health will be recognized.

BIO5 member Emmanuel Katsanis of the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center has transformed pediatric cancer care in Arizona, leading advances in bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy that have raised survival rates and expanded access to lifesaving treatments.

BIO5 member Jianqin Lu and colleagues developed a new paclitaxel formulation, Paclitaxome, that improves drug delivery to tumors while reducing side effects.