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.

The University of Arizona-led Precision Aging Network is releasing its first large-scale dataset to advance healthy aging research, with BIO5 member Carol Barnes, Bonnie LaFleur, and BIO5 member Nirav Merchant helping make the information openly accessible for scientists nationwide.

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.

At the sixth annual event hosted by the BIO5 Institute and BIOSA, a new panel highlighted clear communication, thoughtful partnership structures, and student preparation as essential elements of successful university–industry collaboration.

BIO5 member Raina Maier, Xinxin Ding, and Yin Chen are part of a $14.8 million National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant supporting new research to understand and reduce health risks from metalloid-contaminated dust in Southwestern mining communities.

BIO5 member Kirsten Limesand is working to restore quality of life for head and neck cancer survivors whose salivary glands are damaged by radiation.

BIO5 member Jennifer Stern and her team at the University of Arizona found that glucagon, a hormone balancing insulin, is key to the anti-aging effects of calorie restriction.

On October 15, twenty-eight alumni from the BIO5 Institute’s KEYS Research Internship were selected to present their projects at the 2025 AZBIO Awards in Phoenix.

Dr. Swarna Ganesh wants to use her expertise in tumor modeling to develop innovative and non-invasive methods for early cancer detection.

Interim BIO5 director Vignesh Subbian and BIO5 member Justin Starren were honored by the American College of Medical Informatics for their leadership in biomedical informatics and health data science, along with Jose Fernando Florez-Arango.