BIO5 member Frederic Zenhausern is helping chart the path for the future of commercial space travel. A team of researchers at the UArizona Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine are performing rapid assessments of the physiological and molecular effects of time spent in space.

Gemma Purser was awarded an internal grant in the lab of BIO5 member Laura Meredith that will help expand research on understanding the dynamics of volatile organic compounds in the soil.

BIO5 member Larry Head and other engineers plan to reduce congestion and create a safer driving experience with a new traffic signal control system, and local governments are taking notice.

Dr. Vlad Kalinichenko discusses his role in recruiting the brightest researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix in order to treat premature infants with respiratory conditions.

An analysis by BIO5 member Michael Grandner and other researchers showed that risks for death by suicide and homicide peak at night, with nocturnal wakefulness, alcohol use, age and relationship conflicts being contributing factors.

In a first full-time collaboration with the BIO5 Institute, Leslie Farland and Jessica Rainbow were named Udall Center Fellows. They will study work environment safety for potential childbearing female nurses and how their job impacts their postpartum return to work.

Dr. Angie Greenman shares how she flexes muscles in the lab, studying the physiology of protein that could hold clues for a deadly heart disease.

BIO5 members Kathleen Rodgers and Roberta Diaz Brinton are working to develop a diverse workforce of future scientists to advance and fill critical gaps in Alzheimer’s disease research.

Two undergraduate students dove into outreach and finance during their year-long BIO5 Ambassador Internship.

Building upon a deep familial bond, Chris and Susan Frost at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute are making strides to more precisely and safely deliver chemotherapeutic drugs.