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Vignesh Subbian

Vignesh Subbian appointed interim director of BIO5 Institute

May 29, 2025

In mid-May, Subbian succeeded Jennifer Barton, who stepped down after a decade of transformative leadership to serve as interim vice provost for health programs at the University of Arizona.

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Study says original COVID-19 vaccination did not stop immune system from fighting variants

May 27, 2025

BIO5 member Deepta Bhattacharya and a team of University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that initial COVID-19 vaccines did not hinder the immune system’s ability to respond to new variants.

Read more in U of A Health Sciences
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Nature’s plan for delaying pest resistance deciphered

May 27, 2025

BIO5 member Bruce Tabashnik and fellow researchers at the University of Arizona have uncovered how nature helps delay insect resistance to genetically engineered crops.

Read more in CALES
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Building confidence and communication skills through the BIO5 Ambassadors program

May 27, 2025

Hanami Inagaki, a 2025 University of Arizona alumna, reflects on how the BIO5 Ambassadors program helped her grow as a science communicator, leader, and aspiring researcher in green chemistry.

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$2.4M grant will fund imaging for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

May 22, 2025

BIO5 members Dongkyun Kang and Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski are part of a team that hope to image nerve endings and create objective, quantitative biomarkers for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN, a common and painful side effect of chemotherapy drugs.

Read more in U of A Health Scienes
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Drug discovery startup based on UA research receives $4 million seed funding

May 20, 2025

Branch Therapeutics, a University of Arizona startup co-founded by BIO5 members Christopher Hulme and Curtis Thorne, has received $4 million in seed funding to advance its development of targeted therapies for cancer and other diseases.

Read more in Tech Launch Arizona
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U of A researchers developing world's first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions

May 19, 2025

BIO5 member Mohammed Hassan is leading groundbreaking work on the development of the world's first phototransistor capable of operating at petahertz speeds under ambient conditions. Petahertz refers to a frequency of one million billion cycles per second, representing a significant leap in speed and performance.

Read more in U of A News
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Longer-lasting wearables set to transform health monitoring

May 14, 2025

BIO5 member Philipp Gutruf and his team at the University of Arizona have developed a new class of wearable devices designed to monitor health for longer periods without recharging.

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Health care workers and firefighters have increased PFAS levels, study finds

May 13, 2025

BIO5 member Jeff Burgess and University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers found that health care workers and firefighters have higher levels of PFAS in their blood than the general population.

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Student researchers confront the realities of cognitive decline

May 7, 2025

Biochemistry major Gavin Arnold is taking advantage of undergraduate University of Arizona research opportunities by conducting research with BIO5 member Ying-Hui Chou on using brain stimulation treatment to improve patients' cognitive abilities.

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