BIO5 member Alexander Bucksch is part of a University of Arizona-led study that identified a previously unknown root cell in common beans that helps seedlings survive drought and nutrient-poor soils, offering insights that could support more climate-resilient crops and reduce fertilizer use.

The BIO5 Institute’s Keep Engaging Youth in Science (KEYS) Research Internship celebrates 20 years of providing transformative precollege research experience this summer and welcomes a new class of 60 students.

From cells to systems to a lifetime, researchers at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute are asking new kinds of questions about health and disease.

Five BIO5 members, Marvin Slepian, Jeff Burgess, Roberta Brinton, Robert Sandoval, and Paloma Beamer, were among seven University of Arizona faculty and staff honored with 2026 Convergence Awards for interdisciplinary research excellence.

BIO5 member Travis Sawyer has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, recognizing his work advancing optical technologies for health care and strengthening international research partnerships through global collaboration.

BIO5 members Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, Geoffrey Gurtner, Amelia Gallitano and Tobias Jakobi are part of University of Arizona-led teams awarded $100,000 grants from the Flinn Foundation to advance research in health and science.

BIO5 member Paloma Beamer is helping lead a new partnership between the University of Arizona Health Sciences and the Arizona Department of Health Services to strengthen public health education, workforce development and community health efforts statewide.

The BIO5 Flinn Scholar Research Experience connects nine first-year students with mentors across the University of Arizona to pursue scientific projects shaped by their interests.

BIO5 member Geoffrey Gurtner helped lead a milestone as faculty from the University of Arizona and Banner Health completed Tucson’s first robotic living donor kidney surgery, expanding access to minimally invasive transplant care in Southern Arizona.

BIO5 members Vignesh Subbian and Tyson L Swetnam are part of a 14-member University of Arizona team developing artificial intelligence–powered medical kiosks for rapid deployment in pharmacies and community centers. The project, Convergent Digital Health for Remote Access, or CoDiRA, is part of the Office of Research and Partnership’s inaugural Big Idea Challenge and aims to expand access to care beyond urgent care, emergency visits, and basic video platforms.