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.

From heart to lung to skin, Dr. Carlos Zgheib balances his career between academic research and biotechnology to develop drugs and therapeutics that not only heal wounds and scars, but can also save lives.

Led by BIO5 member Deepta Bhattacharya, the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies was approved for $20M by the Phoenix City Council. CAMI is expected to generate a return on investment of 2.5-to-1 in its first 10 years!

Fifty-nine bright Arizona high school students started their 7-week hands-on research program working with scientific mentors at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute in early June.