Image From engineering dreams to virology breakthroughs April 15, 2025 Dr. Pierce Longmire is a molecular virologist passionate about studying pathogens and sharing his science with the community. Read more
Image Waking up to the interdisciplinary science of sleep April 14, 2025 2025 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellow Kat Kennedy blends an interdisciplinary background to explore how sleep affects health, cognition, and society. Read more
Image Studying desert environments for water conservation March 27, 2025 Dr. Vanessa Buzzard works on green infrastructure management and mentors the next generation of sustainability-minded innovators. Read more
Image Removing barriers to high-quality opioid use disorder care March 27, 2025 Nurse-scientist and 2025 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellow Zhanette Coffee hopes to empower primary care nurse practitioners to play a crucial role in improving access to evidence-based care for patients with substance use disorders. Read in U of A Health Sciences
Image BIO5 Institute offers Flinn Scholars early research opportunities at the University of Arizona March 26, 2025 Nine exceptional University of Arizona freshmen from diverse fields are participating in immersive, semester-long research with a mentor of their choice to jumpstart their scientific careers. Read more
Image BIO5 Institute announces largest cohort for the 2025 KEYS Research Internship March 20, 2025 Sixty-six outstanding Arizona students from 35 high schools have been accepted into the 7-week research program set to begin in June, with the addition of an inaugural Phoenix cohort. Read in KEYS
Image Five BIO5 staff mark over a decade of technological impact at CyVerse March 14, 2025 Members of CyVerse, the world's largest publicly funded open-source cyberinfrastructure for life sciences, celebrate their 10 and 15 year anniversaries at the BIO5 Institute. Read more
Image U of A climbs to No. 31 worldwide in patent rankings March 13, 2025 In 2024, the U of A ranked No. 31 globally, with 96 patents, including BIO5 director Jennifer Barton’s falloposcope for ovarian cancer and BIO5 member Steven Goldman’s heart tissue repair patch. Read more in Tech Launch Arizona
Image Vocal changes in birds may predict age-related disorders in people, study finds March 12, 2025 BIO5 members Charles Higgins and Julie Miller found that vocal changes in aging songbirds may predict neurodegenerative disorders in humans, aiding early diagnoses. Read more in U of A News
Image Art, music, science combine for unparalleled experience March 11, 2025 BIO5 member Tally M. Largent-Milnes led the "Hearing the Invisible" event, using brain wave sonification to highlight EEG differences in healthy, Alzheimer’s, and dementia patients. Read more in U of A Health Sciences
