Cancer

Graduating with her master’s in biomedical engineering, Lynette Valenzuela uses light to study fallopian tube tissue — work that advances ovarian cancer detection while helping launch her career in medical innovation.

BIO5 member Rachna Shroff is honored through a new endowment at the University of Arizona Cancer Center that recognizes compassionate, patient-centered care in clinical science, supporting future researchers dedicated to empathy in medicine.

BIO5 member Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski and colleague Sally Dickinson received a federal grant to develop topical immune-based strategies that could prevent keratinocytic skin cancers and reduce the need for invasive treatments.