As 2024 winds to a close, BIO5 Institute director Jennifer Barton recalls some top moments of the year and shares what excites her for the year ahead.

Over 40 Arizona bioscience industry representatives and University of Arizona researchers mingled at the fifth annual Faculty Industry Networking event in mid-November.

Phoenix-born Tej Desai grew his computational skills during the KEYS Research Internship to help him advance his goals of working at the intersection of medicine and innovation.

Over 20 researchers and innovators gathered in late October to learn about IP, patents, and start-ups.

BIO5 member Heather Ingram is the newly appointed Museum Director at the Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. and aims to advance the museum's vision of creating an authentic and engaging experience that broadens perspectives about pharmacy and health sciences for everyone.

BIO5 member Floyd "Ski" Chilton is part of a research team investigating how ancestry and genetics shape the body's response to omega-3 fatty acids with a $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

A large and generous collection of artwork donated by the family of the late Marvin Lowe was added to buildings of BIO5 Institute earlier this year.

BIO5 member Christopher Glembotski at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix is studying the molecular basis of heart disease to develop new treatments. His work, funded by a $2.8M NIH grant, could revolutionize heart disease care globally.

BIO5 members Lalitha Madhavan and Robin Polt are part of a group of researchers who published a study finding that a tiny protein called PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells, which could lead to treatments for the cognitive symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.

The U.S. Army awarded $2.1 million to a team of researchers led by BIO5 member Judith Su to build a handheld version of her record-breaking FLOWER sensing device for active military personnel.