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Travis Wheeler announced as Co-Investigator on NIH-funded Human Virome Program

Feb. 18, 2025

BIO5 member Travis Wheeler from the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy was announced as a co-investigator on a grant for the National Institutes of Health Human Virome Program. His team uses bioinformatics and machine learning to study viruses in the microbiome for health.

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Biomedical associate professor earns international recognition

Feb. 13, 2025

BIO5 member Judith Su, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a 2025 SPIE Fellow for her groundbreaking work in biological sensing.

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2025 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellows

BIO5 Institute welcomes 2025 cohort of postdoctoral fellows

Feb. 12, 2025

Eight exceptional postdoctoral researchers have been selected for the BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellowship, designed to advance interdisciplinary scholars in their career development.

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American Cancer Society awards grant to postdoctoral researcher

Feb. 11, 2025

2023 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellow Nicole Jimenez received an American Cancer Society grant to study endometrial cancer-associated bacteria.

Read more in U of A College of Medicine-Phoenix
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PFAS beware: Jeong-Yeol Yoon leads development of smartphone detection system

Feb. 5, 2025

BIO5 member Jeong-Yeol Yoon developed an innovative system that uses smartphones and machine learning to detect harmful "forever chemicals."

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Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters

Jan. 22, 2025

BIO5 members Jeff Burgess and Leslie Farland were key contributors to a study that found PTSD and anxiety among women firefighters reduce anti-Müllerian hormone levels, potentially impacting fertility.

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Building confidence in biomedical engineering: Susan Burrell (KEYS ‘19)

Jan. 21, 2025

From an enthusiastic high school intern to a first-year graduate student, local Tucsonan and KEYS Research Internship alum Susan Burrell is forging her path in biomedical engineering and health care innovation

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U of A research teams dominate 2025 $100K Flinn Foundation seed grants

Jan. 17, 2025

BIO5 members Russell Witte, Julie Ledford, Christopher Hulme, Steven Goldman, Elise Erickson, and Zong-Ming Li received $100K Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to advance research in areas like pain management, cancer, and Parkinson's disease.

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U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers

Jan. 16, 2025

BIO5 member Rachna Shroff, led a clinical trial that found that triplet chemotherapy did not improve survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer, highlighting the need for better treatment options.

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The future of pregnancy care: Erickson's pursuit of safer, personalized treatments through science and innovation

Jan. 15, 2025

BIO5 member Elise Erickson leads maternal health research by focusing on oxytocin response, biological age, and AI-based pregnancy predictions to improve global healthcare outcomes.

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