Hope for pediatric transplant patients and their families March 14, 2022 Dr. Emmanuel Katsanis talks about his two passions – improving the lives of sick children and running. Read more Image
Striving for a better night’s sleep March 14, 2022 BIO5 researchers are addressing sleep health and sleep-related diseases through their work at the bench and bedside. Read more Image
UArizona engineer leads $1M project to fight vision loss March 9, 2022 BIO5 member Dongkyun "DK" Kang was developing a smartphone confocal microscope to diagnose cancer in rural settings when a researcher on the other side of the world reached out to see if his the same technology could be used to diagnose corneal ulcers. Read in UArizona News Image
Leading by example: A community of support for women and girls in science March 8, 2022 Heddwen Brooks provides career guidance and compassion to help females pursue both motherhood and an outstanding career. Read more Image
Seamless devices to support our lives Feb. 28, 2022 Dr. Philipp Gutruf discusses his biomedical devices that seamlessly integrate with the body to advance scientific knowledge and medical diagnostics. Read more Image
Student Industry Networking Event connects trainees with AZ Industry bioscience leaders for fourteenth year Feb. 18, 2022 This year’s event facilitated connections between 200 students and 26 partner companies and organizations as students met with potential mentors to secure summer internships and permanent employment after graduation. Read more Image
BIO5 pairs local startup with UArizona researcher to address cognitive decline Feb. 15, 2022 Initially paired as mentee-mentor, Ying-hui Chou and Marie Wesselhoft of ZelosDx are developing a blood test to predict patients who may develop neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Read more Image
Little sensors solving big problems Feb. 14, 2022 Dr. Judith Su discusses how she creates tiny sensors to detect everything from viral particles to environmental toxins. Read more Image
Elevating and celebrating women and girls in science Feb. 10, 2022 The BIO5 Institute is proud to support the advancement of women and girls in STEM through hands-on experiential learning, engaged training, and embedded support programs. Read more Image
Crushing cancer with innovative, interdisciplinary approaches Feb. 3, 2022 BIO5 members are working to tackle many different kinds of cancer with innovative approaches. Read more Image