A U of A startup was recently awarded funding to adapt a canine Valley fever vaccine for humans. Some of the money will be earmarked for the university, which is the leader in Valley fever research.

For the sixth year, the BIO5 Inspiring Women in STEM had an engaged crowd of attendees, from community members to faculty to high school students.

Entering its eighth year as an internship program, the BIO5 Ambassadors has a network of 20 alumni making impactful strides across diverse fields, from public health and medical clinics to finance and research.

There currently is no effective therapy for coronary artery disease — a precursor to ischemia and myocardial infarction (heart attack) — but through her research, BIO5 member Shirin Doroudgar an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and a member of the Translational Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, seeks to change that.

The University of Arizona BIO5 Institute hosted the 18th annual KEYS Research Showcase, celebrating the culmination of the KEYS Research Internship for 59 students from 31 Arizona high schools.

With a passion for the natural world, Dr. Gemma Purser shares her path in analytical chemistry and interest in understanding more about our ecosystems.

BIO5 members Fernando Martinez, Stefano Guerra, and Tara Carr are leading a decades-long study at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center that is improving lung health through research.

New research led by BIO5 member Frank Duca, associate professor in the University of Arizona Department of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences suggests that consuming foods rich in beta-glucan, a type of fiber found in oats and barley, can reduce body weight and obesity.

See examples of University of Arizona research projects during the KEYS Research Internship that trains the next generation of innovators.

BIO5 member Frank von Hippel in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health oversees a threespine stickleback fish lab that he believes will create new research collaborations and opportunities to improve human health.