BIO5 members Kellen Chen and Geoffrey Gurtner helped identify a circulating immune cell type that appears to drive fibrosis, offering new insight into how scar tissue forms and pointing to potential strategies to prevent or treat fibrotic disease at the University of Arizona.

Dr. Shang Song and her lab use biomedical engineering to help cells change their behavior in order to develop better therapeutics.

BIO5 member Zong-Ming Li was inducted as a Fellow of the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies, recognizing his global contributions to musculoskeletal biomechanics and orthopaedic research at the University of Arizona.

BIO5 member Brian Ahn is helping lead the University of Arizona College of Nursing’s INCATS program, which supports Native American students in becoming nurses and strengthening tribal healthcare by providing financial assistance, mentorship, and pathways to clinical careers.

BIO5 member Yanqiao Zhang was awarded $6.8M to study how liver metabolism, including cholesterol processing and liver-heart communication, affects obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

One of Arizona’s premier research workforce development programs increases accessibility for students across the state by providing housing for those who need it most.

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 member Geoffrey Gurtner is developing an artificial intelligence-enabled smart bandage that continuously monitors wounds to predict infections early and improve healing outcomes for patients.

BIO5 members Pierre A. Deymier and Chris Hulme were recognized at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation, where Deymier’s NSF-funded New Frontiers of Sound Center won the Innovator of the Year – Academia award and Hulme’s startup was named a finalist in the Startup category.