Seven BIO5 members honored as 2024 Women of Impact Wednesday Congratulations to Erika Eggers, Lisa Elfring, Kirsten Limesand, Kathleen Rodgers, Janet Roveda, Lisa Shubitz, and Stacy Tecot on their awards. Read more Image
Photo Gallery: KEYS alumni and staff shine at 2024 AZBio Awards Sept. 27, 2024 A record number of KEYS alumni presented their research as the biosciences community recognized Kelle Hyland for her outstanding leadership in science outreach and education. Read more Image
Leading the charge to discover answers in immunology Sept. 26, 2024 BIO5 member Deepta Bhattacharya is shepherding a new era in immunology research as the inaugural executive director of the U of A Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies. He is a renowned immunologist who studies stem cells and antibody responses to infections and vaccines. Read more in U of A Health Sciences Image
U of A partners on project combining AI, virtual reality and agriculture Sept. 24, 2024 Using data collected from agricultural sensors, BIO5 member Nirav Merchant along with a team of other researchers, are creating a tool that combines virtual reality and artificial intelligence to analyze large datasets. Read more in U of A News Image
Jianqin Lu Receives Research Prize for Translational Science Sept. 20, 2024 BIO5 member Jianqin Lu, a John A. and Frances P. Ware Associate Professor at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, is the recipient of the 2024 Research Prize for Translational Science from the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center. Lu joined the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in 2019 after completing his postdoctoral training in nanomedicine and tumor immunology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Read more in R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Image
Samples from Huanan Seafood Market provide further evidence of COVID-19 animal origins Sept. 19, 2024 A new international study provides a shortlist of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. BIO5 member Michael Worobey was one of three co-corresponding authors on the paper. Read more in U of A News Image
Researchers take power and efficiency of biological sensing to record level Sept. 16, 2024 BIO5 member Judith Su has led research that developed a new biological sensing method that can detect substances at the zeptomolar level – an astonishingly miniscule amount. Read more in UA News Image
Taben Hale, PhD, named vice chair of basic medical sciences and associate dean of graduate studies Sept. 13, 2024 BIO5 member Taben Hale, has been named vice chair of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) and associate dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Read more in U of A College of Medicine - Phoenix Image
The molecular magic of mating Sept. 11, 2024 A study led by BIO5 member Luciano Matzkin studied the reproductive tissues of female flies to see if the act of mating can cause bodily changes at a molecular level. His study uncovered that females create their own male-derived, female translated proteins after mating. Read more in UA News Image
Collaborative teamwork untangles complex web of chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis Sept. 10, 2024 A pilot study co-led by 2023 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellow Nicole Jimenez at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix brings together a diverse team to lay the groundwork for linking the microbiome to poorly understood gynecologic conditions. Read more Image