BIO5 member Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski and colleague Sally Dickinson received a federal grant to develop topical immune-based strategies that could prevent keratinocytic skin cancers and reduce the need for invasive treatments.

The University of Arizona-led Precision Aging Network is releasing its first large-scale dataset to advance healthy aging research, with BIO5 member Carol Barnes, Bonnie LaFleur, and BIO5 member Nirav Merchant helping make the information openly accessible for scientists nationwide.

BIO5 member Geoffrey Gurtner is developing an artificial intelligence-enabled smart bandage that continuously monitors wounds to predict infections early and improve healing outcomes for patients.

BIO5 members Pierre A. Deymier and Chris Hulme were recognized at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation, where Deymier’s NSF-funded New Frontiers of Sound Center won the Innovator of the Year – Academia award and Hulme’s startup was named a finalist in the Startup category.

BIO5 members Shang Song and Maya Kaelberer received major National Institutes of Health awards for innovative research advancing spinal cord healing and uncovering how gut-to-brain communication shapes lifelong food choices.

At the sixth annual event hosted by the BIO5 Institute and BIOSA, a new panel highlighted clear communication, thoughtful partnership structures, and student preparation as essential elements of successful university–industry collaboration.

BIO5 member Raina Maier, Xinxin Ding, and Yin Chen are part of a $14.8 million National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant supporting new research to understand and reduce health risks from metalloid-contaminated dust in Southwestern mining communities.

BIO5 member Jeff Burgess contributed to a new study showing that firefighters responding to major Los Angeles-area fires experienced changes in blood proteins linked to immune function, inflammation and cancer risk, raising concerns about long-term health effects.

BIO5 member Kirsten Limesand is working to restore quality of life for head and neck cancer survivors whose salivary glands are damaged by radiation.

BIO5 member Jennifer Stern and her team at the University of Arizona found that glucagon, a hormone balancing insulin, is key to the anti-aging effects of calorie restriction.