Precision Medicine

11 Reasons The World Is Watching Tucson
2023 Nurses Week Awards
Characterizing Adaptive Immune Response in Emphysema Patients to Better Inform Personalized Treatments
Maintaining Transparency: Study To Focus On Causes of Cataracts
Study Uncovers New Link Between Long-term Arsenic Exposure And Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers Find Link Between Parkinson's Gene And Vocal Issues That Could Lead To Earlier Diagnosis
White House Initiative Hosts Health Summit For Asian American, Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islanders In Arizona
Polishing The Gold Standard In Prostate Cancer
UA Health Sciences Centers Collaborate To Present Discovering New Medicines At Arizona Summit
All Paths Arizona: Roadtrip Nation Interviews Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD
7th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference Highlights Groundbreaking Research From Across The Valley
Dr. Bonnie LaFleur Named to NIH Data Safety Committee
BIO5 Members Make Strides Against Traumatic Brain Injury Through Research and Clinical Practice
Episode 27: Little sensors solving big problems
Developing a Better Way to Measure Frailty in Patients with Advanced Heart Disease
BizTucson Spring 2022 - Special Section UA College of Science
Dean Guy Reed, MD, MS, Honored As A Health Care Hero In Medical Education
Rare Genetic Mutations Protected A Woman From Developing Alzheimer’s
7 University Employees Make This Year's '40 Under 40' List
UA Cancer Center Receives $5M Gift From Big Name In Cosmetics
Flinn Foundation Commits $5.52M to UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awarded To Researcher Focused On Women’s Health
Decoding the Mystery Of Alzheimer's Disease
Episode 6: Viruses, vaccines and advocacy
Stanley Pau, Judith Su Named To The National Academy of Inventors
Can A Simple Breathing Exercise Improve Sleep And Blood Pressure?
REAL Work Sophomores Gain Research Experience
Episode 327: Lowering The Cost of Detecting Cancer
National Institutes of Health Call On Jennifer Barton’s Expertise
This $60M Project Will Study Why Brains Age Differently
Study Finds Inflammatory Protein Can Protect Against Spread of Herpes Virus
Episode 318: Assessing Progress In The Fight Against COVID-19.
University’s Data Science Institute Awards Fellowship To Postdoctoral Candidate
Deciphering Causes of and Developing Treatments for Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
Student And Alumni Podcasts Promote Public Health
How Alzheimer's Disease Affects Women
Biomimicry Builds On 'Nature's Genius'
UArizona Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation, Commercialization And Impact
Simply Scintillating: Nanomaterials Sharpen Focus For Radioisotope Detection
UArizona Researchers Develop First Regenerative, Safe Therapeutic for Alzheimer’s Disease
UArizona Accomplishments Honored With Governor's Innovation Awards
Arizona Universities Push For Long COVID Answers As Symptoms Persist In Millions
Where We Have Been, Where We Are Now And Where We Are Going
Fruit Flies And Cellular Demise – Zeroing In On The Causes of ALS
Transforming the Future of Health Care Through Technology
Women May Be More Willing Than Men To Donate Organs
Zebra Finches Help Scientists Understand Voice Changes In People With Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Curiel-Lewandrowski Accepted Into Leadership Fellowship
Four Questions: A Rattlesnake's Seasonal Snooze
Building a Comprehensive Approach to Treating Pain and Addiction
Understanding The Eye's 'Plumbing' Could Lead To Future Treatments For Glaucoma, Other Diseases
Hope For Those Experiencing Blindness in Countries With Limited Healthcare Access
UArizona Recognizes Women In Research And Innovation
Community Leaders Humberto And Czarina Lopez Establish Two Endowed Chairs At UArizona
Undernourished Infants At Risk For Lung Restriction, Weaker Health As Adults, UArizona Health Sciences Study Finds
Research Study Shows Traumatic Brain Injury in Pregnant Mothers May Affect Development of The Unborn Baby
College of Medicine – Phoenix: Class of 2022 Officially Become Doctors
New UArizona Health Sciences Center Receives $150M State Investment
False Research Results—A Global Problem That Includes The Arab World
Episode 25: Increase your ZZZs with three simple tips
Startup Sees Future For Heart Imaging Technology
Thesis Thursdays: Lane Breshears
UA Scientists Design Screening Tool For Ovarian Cancer
Episode 8: Personalizing treatments with the power of computers
UA Researchers Discover Promising Treatment To Prevent Post-Stroke Dementia
BizTucson: Fall Issue 2021
Health Sciences Graduates Celebrated With In-Person Events
Multigenerational Faculty Members Take Long View
Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union To Track Coronavirus
Improving Health And Wellness Begins With Basic Science
Two Faculty Inventors Named NAI Fellows
Uncovering A Connection Between Cannabinoids And Migraine
A One Health Approach For Better Health Solutions
Dr. Monica Kraft Awarded Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellowship
Bringing Discoveries to the Patient’s Bedside
The Region’s Biotech Engine: UArizona Fuels Innovative Research, Startups
Biomedical Engineers Sneak Medicines Past Immune System
Researchers Develop Drug To Treat Alzheimer's Disease In Down Syndrome Patients
Could Copper Disable The Virus Behind COVID-19?
Sleep Deprivation Increases Serotonin 2A Receptor Response in Brain
UArizona Scientists Assemble COVID-19 Collection Kits
Do TikTok Sleep Hacks Actually Work? Here’s What The Sleep Experts Say
AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $22M To Continue Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness
Episode 277: Using Optical Science To Detect COVID-19
Will COVID-19 And Vaccines Affect Your Fertility?
Bridging The Gap In Decades of Data: Researchers Study How Ovarian Hormones Impact Pain And Addiction
Navigating Uncharted Territory In Female Brain Aging
Meet A Doctoral Student Researching Treatments For Brain Disorders
Researchers and Clinicians Create Two-Way Texting System To Gather and Provide Critical COVID-19 Health Data
What you need to know about boosters and vaccines now that the omicron variant is dominant in Arizona
UArizona Invention May Help COVID-19 Patients Breathe Easier
Early-Life Risk Factors That Lead To Poorer Adult Lung Health
Married Couple Are ‘Heart And Soul’ of Willed Body Program
Novel Microscopy and Chemoprevention Strategies Combat Skin Cancer
UA Leading Efforts To Address Health Disparities Faced By Minorities
Cancer Patients On Chemotherapy Likely Not Fully Protected By COVID-19 Vaccine
Navigating Uncharted Territory In Female Brain Aging
Hope For ALS Patients
Faculty Industry Networking Event to Foster Collaborations Between UArizona Researchers and Industry Leaders
Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among COVID-19 Vaccinated And Unvaccinated Healthcare Personnel, First Responders, And Other Essential And Frontline Workers: Eight US Locations, January–September 2021
UArizona Partners With State To Provide COVID-19 Antibody Tests
Sleep Awareness And Health
UArizona Reports Record Number of Inventions
From a Thousand to One: Evolving Precision Medicine With Bioinformatics
The Beat Goes On … Preventing Heart Attack Or Stroke
AZ HEROES Data Show First Responders At Higher Risk of COVID-19 Infection
New Lecture Series Kicks Off With Exploration of Future Science Driven By COVID-19
Episode 44: See One, Do One, Teach One: The Importance of Paying It Forward As Scientists
Patient Stem Cells Point to Causes, Treatments of Congenital Heart Disease
Top 10 UArizona Health Sciences News Stories of 2021: COVID-19, Cannabis For Pain Relief, Valley Fever And More
UArizona Partnership With State of Arizona Begins Providing COVID-19 Antibody Tests
UArizona Research Aims to Help Those Who Are Anorexic or Obese
Following Nature's Rules, Researchers Develop New Methods For Treating Degenerative Neurological Disease
New UArizona Health Sciences Undergraduate Degree To Prepare Students For Health Care Careers
Women In STEM At The UA
Building For The Future in More Ways Than One
University of Arizona Health Sciences Studying Antibiotic Treatments For Asthma In Preschoolers
All of Us Research Program UArizona-Banner Announces Seed Project Awardees
Push To End HIV Epidemic in Us Complicated by ‘Brain Drain’
UArizona Researchers Identify Bacterial Lysates That Could Prevent, Treat COVID-19
UArizona Researchers, Industry Leaders and Support Service Groups Connect at the Faculty Industry Networking Event
Roche Moving Gantenerumab Into Phase 3 Prevention Trial for Early Alzheimer’s
Pharmacy’s Dean Rick Schnellmann Earns Award For Excellence
FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug Giving Hope To Patients, Families
Howl For Good Dog Breath! uPetsia Wins Purina Pet Care Innovation Prize
Compound Developed At UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Insomnia?
Episode 45: The Road to Discovery is Winding
Human Disease: Pathway to Cures - Genetic Testing: Hype and Reality
Researchers To Study Why COVID-19 Strikes Asthma Sufferers Less Severely Than Others
UArizona Health Sciences Researcher Developing New Imaging Technology to Combat Colorectal Cancer
Finding Better Paths To Treat Pain And Prevent Addiction
Dr. Heddwen Brooks Elected To APS Leadership Council
A Cancer Immunotherapy Technique May Prevent Diabetes
New UArizona Health Sciences Center Will Expand Research Opportunities To Address Addiction
Episode 24: Female education and empowerment
The Quest For Longer-Lasting Covid-19 Vaccines
International Dual-Degree Program Making An Impact
GI Chief Wins Mentorship Award from Gastroenterology Group
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers To Study Long COVID As Part of National Collaborative
UArizona Researchers Seek To Understand Relationship Among Endometriosis, Infertility, Stroke in Women
Dr. Carol Gregorio Named AAAS Fellow
CDC Grants UArizona $22 Million To Continue Studying COVID-19
Like in the Gut, Bacteria Are Key to Vaginal Health
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Haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplants Being Researched And Conducted
Dr. Donata Vercelli Appointed As Regents Professor
Following Nature's Rules
Hormonal Resistance to Therapy in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Psychiatric Precision Medicine A Focus of Ayman Fanous, MD
Suramin Repurposed to Fight Oral Mucositis and Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Valley Fever Collaborative Awarded $3.3M In Research Funds
Understanding Infectious Diseases To Improve Health
Minding Melanoma: Clinical Trials
UArizona Launches New Valley Fever Initiative
Valley Fever Center For Excellence Promotes Awareness of Disease that Affects Tens of Thousands of Arizonans
Recovery Initiative: Researchers Studying Long COVID-19
Tomorrow is Here
Frailty in HIV/AIDS Patients Lessened Through New Therapies
A Path For Hope
Teaching a Damaged Brain New Tricks
New Immunotherapy Center Coming To Phoenix Bioscience Core
UArizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Ranked No. 5 By American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Bacteria Are Key To Vaginal Health, UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Say
Dr. Heddwen Brooks Elected To The American Physiological Society Leadership Council
FACT FINDERS: How Long Will The COVID Booster Last?
Dr. Allison Huff Recognized With Career Development Award
Physician-Scientist Finds Purpose In A Life Devoted To Pain
Addressing Sinus Infections Through Genetic Mutation
BIO5: 20 Years of Impact
UArizona Researchers Study How Blue Light Therapy Can Help Concussion Patients
Health Sciences Research Team Creates New Way To Fight Autoimmune Diseases
Timothy Secomb Wins Prestigious National Award For Microvascular Research
UA Researchers Develop New Tool for Understanding Blood Flow and Heart Disease
University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University Announce Transformative Addiction Research Partnership
Why Immersive Summer Programs Matter To Health Care Students
Dr. David Tzou Recognized With Health Sciences Career Development Award
Seven Arizona Bioscience Startups To Watch In 2022
UArizona Health Sciences Researchers To Study Long COVID As Part of National Collaborative
New Partnership Set To Transform Pain And Addiction Research
Presenters Prepare To Bust Myths At This Year's UA Science Lecture Series
Pharmacologist to Direct Manufacture of Potential Stroke Therapy
Pain Relief Caused By SARS-CoV-2 Infection May Help Explain COVID-19 Spread
Episode 304: Protecting Younger Children From COVID-19.
UA Health Sciences Appoints Leader as Associate Vice President for Clinical Research and Global Health Initiatives
Robert Logan Nugent Award
Datasets And ‘Flipped’ Research Drive Alzheimer's Advances
F.D.A. Aiming to Speed Extra Vaccine Doses for Immunocompromised Patients
Faculty Spotlight: Bernard Futscher, PhD
Physiology Researcher To Investigate Gene Therapy To Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
What Your Sweat Can Tell Doctors About Your Health
UArizona Health Sciences Post Gains In Blue Ridge Rankings
Dr. Todd Vanderah Named UArizona Alumni of The Year
Career of Eminent Stroke Researcher Comes Full Circle
Episode 298: The Cost of Coping With COVID-19
UArizona Study Finds No Significant Sex Difference in Heart Treatment
Study Identifies Biomarkers That Could Guide Precision Medicine Therapies For Alzheimer’s Disease
The U.S. Is One Step Closer To Having New COVID-19 Booster Shots Available As Soon As This Fall.
Solving the Puzzles of Mental Illnesses
Student Views of Racism In Medicine A Catalyst For Change
Forty Outstanding Tucsonans Honored In 17th Annual 40 Under 40 Awards
Aging Experts To Address UArizona Living Healthy With Arthritis Virtual Conference
APS Highlights Migraine Drug Study for February Spotlight
$1.8M To Advance Device For Detecting COVID-19, Cancer, Contaminants
Episode 300: Discovering What Happens To Our Brains As We Age
UArizona Scientists Working To Crack The Cancer Code
Menopause and Cognition: Testing An Alternative To Estrogen Therapy
Expanding Student Research Horizons: Amrita To Arizona
The Power of Hormones In Treating Pain and Addiction In Women
UArizona Engineer Leads $1M Project To Fight Vision Loss
Study Seeks To Improve Medication Adherence, Reduce Hypertension Disparities
My Duyen Tran Wins The May 2022 Outstanding Senior Award And The Danny Brower Memorial Scholarship
Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic
BIO5 Member Named College of Pharmacy Educator of the Year
Nikolich-Žugich Named Arizona Bioscience Researcher of The Year
Tucson-Based Medical Company Secures Grant for Parkinson's Research
Health Sciences Researchers Inspired By Eureka
America’s Fall Booster Plan Has A Fatal Paradox
UArizona Awarded $60M To Lead Precision Aging Network
Closing In On A New Solution To Manage Type 1 Diabetes
Ben Atwell Wins The 2022 MCB Outstanding Graduate Student Award In Scholarship
Covid-19 origins still a mystery despite recent US findings
$900K NIH Grant Supports Core Facilities
The Top 10 Health Sciences Connect Stories of 2021
UArizona Researchers Developing 15-Minute MRI
Antibiotic Treatments For Asthma in Preschoolers Focus of UArizona Health Sciences National Study
COM-T Faculty And Departments Honored With Excellence Awards
Exploring The Role of Social Relationships In Hispanic Health
Dr. Steven Goldman Named To National Academy of Inventors
Aaron Byrd - MCB Outstanding Graduate, Scholarship
Where did COVID-19 come from? UA researcher discusses latest assessment
Internationally Renowned Islet Cell Transplant Surgeon Joins College of Medicine
Expert Insights: Meet The Expert - Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD
UA Nephrology Division Focuses on Partnerships to Deliver Innovative, High-Quality Kidney Care
Dr. Rachna Shroff Receives Women In Oncology Award
Annual Summit Showcasing Medical Advances In Drug Discovery Returns To Phoenix
PeerWORKS Program Designed To Help Those Impacted By Opioid Disorders
Gov. Ducey Proclaims March “Arizonans In Health Research Month” To Celebrate All of Us UArizona-Banner Milestone
Gene Variation May Be Early Indicator For Gastric Cancer
Women’s Health Researchers Respond to New York Times Article on Menopause
Immunotherapy: Cancer's New Frontier
UArizona Cancer Center Celebrates 50 Years of National Cancer Act
NIH Funds Study To Understand Relationship Between Endometriosis, Infertility, And Stroke In Women
Aging Lymph Nodes: Seeking A Solution For Weakened Immune Systems
Study Uncovers Possible Path For Improving T Cell Therapies
Startup Regulonix Licenses UA Non-Opioid Pain Drug Candidates
Construction Scheduled To Begin On New Home For Andrew Weil Center For Integrative Medicine
Arizona Researchers To Study Cross-Border Childhood Asthma
Boosting Science Through Social Media
Has life returned to normal? 8 COVID-19 experts weigh in
A Deeper Dive into System Genetics
Honoring Health Sciences Veterans
UArizona Researchers Use Novel Stem Cell and Imaging Techniques and Studies of Vocal Production to Tackle Parkinson’s Disease
Study Shows Amputation, Hospitalization Rates Fell Among Minorities Following Medicaid Expansion
Episode 337: What Happens To The Brain When Neurons Malfunction?
Why Are Women More Susceptible To Alzheimer's Disease Than Men
Study Finds Molecular Explanation For Struggles of Obese Asthmatics
Thesis Thursday: Danielle Philo
Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD
Dr. Juanita Merchant Awarded Second Term On NAM Council
The key to healthier employees could be a quieter – or louder – office space
People in Action: Dr. Monica Kraft
Crushing Cancer with Innovative, Interdisciplinary Approaches
Unraveling the Mechanisms of Asthma
Landmark Stories Debuts New Documentary “Poop Doesn’t Lie”
Episode 333: How CertaIn Birds Can Help Us Understand The Development of Parkinson’s In Humans
Pharmacy
White House Announces UA's Involvement in National Precision Medicine Initiative
Expanding Support For Families Impacted By Addiction
Episode 36: Outshining the sun to squash skin cancer
UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Names New Orthopaedic Surgery Chair
Wireless brain implant monitors neurotransmitters in real-time
BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellowship Provides Funds, Mentorship to Advance Professional Goals
BIO5 Pairs Local Startup with UArizona Researcher to Address Cognitive Decline
Study Finds Breast Cancer’s Response to Tumor Stiffness May Predict Bone Metastasis
‘Feast for Your Brain’ Community Event Focuses On Healthy Aging
Biomedicine
Startup To Commercialize Blood Test For Most Major Cancers
Sensor Lab Seed Grants Advance Innovative Research
Frequent Snorers And Those With Sleep Apnea Are Less Active During The Day
Infectious Disease, Immunology Are Focus of New UArizona Health Sciences Graduate Certificate
Wireless brain implant monitors neurotransmitters in real-time
Episode 2: Novel treatments for COVID-19
Aqualung Therapeutics Corp., An Immunotherapeutics Biotech Company, Closes A $2.5M Convertible Note Raise With A Committed Series A Lead Investor
Tackling Breast Cancer with Basic Science and Translational Research
COVID-19 Research Initiative Reaches Out To Minorities
By Better Predicting Asthma Risk, Preventive Treatments Could Bypass Disease Development
Genetic Variation Linked To Respiratory Disease
Skin Cancer Chemoprevention
Is it Possible To Slow the Progression of Muscle Degeneration In ALS Patients?
Researchers Discuss Cannabinoid-Based Findings Related To Pain Management
Making Strides In The Fight Against Stomach Cancer
Monitoring The Immune System to Unlock New Treatments
Episode 3: Pursing wellness amid COVID-19
College Celebrates 2021 Annual Faculty And Staff Award Winners
Episode 22: Innovation happens one breath at a time
Connecting With Dean Reed: Leading A Capital City Med School
Slow Vaccine Delivery May Maximize Immune Response
Precision Medicine's Impact On Immune Disorders Focus of UA Arthritis Conference
Podcast: Microbes Modifying Medicine
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New Research Could Explain Unknown Causes of Epilepsy
Miniature Organs Driving Precision Medicine And New Drug Discovery
Episode 4: Finding our new normal
Li Receives National Recognition For Discoveries In Hand Biomechanics
Diversity Fuels STEM Research and Education at BIO5
More Than 25 Faculty Members Honored For Excellence In Teaching, Scholarship And Outreach
Alzheimer’s Researcher And Anti-Inflammatory Startup Receive Arizona Biotech Honors
Advances In Wearable Tech Help Track, Treat And Prevent Diseases
Researchers Call for Personalized Approach to Aging Brain Health
Joining Forces in the Fight Against Valley Fever
New Technology Could Dramatically Improve Response Time for Biospecimen Samples’ Processing
Arizona Board Of Regents Confirms Five New UArizona Regents Professors
Improving Women’s Health By Studying Disease Association
Dr. Nicholas Delamere Elected To AAMC Leadership Position
Tech Talk: Automated Agriculture, Energy Tracking And A Sleep Apnea Trial
Dr. Juanita Merchant Appointed As Regents Professor
College of Medicine – Tucson Celebrates Inventors With Awarded Patents
Blood-Collection Device Makes Radiation Testing Quick And Easy
Weil Commits $15M To Name UA Center For Integrative Medicine
Gov. Ducey Proclaims March 'Arizonans in Health Research Month' To Celebrate All of Us UArizona-Banner Milestone
Francesca Vitali
Assistant Research Professor, Neurology, Assistant Research Professor, BIO5 Institute

Francesca Vitali, PhD, research interests are in precision medicine, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence and big data techniques.

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