Image BIO5 Institute announces largest cohort for the 2025 KEYS Research Internship Thursday 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
Image With $2M in grants, U of A engineers push toward a quantum computing future March 10, 2025 BIO5 member Bane Vasic and University of Arizona engineers are advancing quantum error correction with QLDPC codes to stabilize quantum computers and enhance qubit stability. Read more in U of A College of Engineering
Image BIO5 Institute showcases research impact at Fuel Wonder Phoenix Feb. 27, 2025 On February 19, BIO5 showcased young innovators, breakthrough technologies, and the future of bioscience. Read more
Image Empowering future bioscience leaders: Recap of the 17th Annual Student Industry Networking Event Feb. 26, 2025 With over 400 people participating in an afternoon of virtual and in-person networking, we asked both University of Arizona students and bioscience industry professionals how the event benefited them. Read more
Image Faculty innovators named to the National Academy of Inventors Feb. 20, 2025 BIO5 director Jennifer Barton and BIO5 member Euan McLeod were named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors for their impactful contributions in optical and health sciences. Read more in Tech Launch Arizona
Image Catching PHIRE: Students harness informatics, ignite research careers Feb. 20, 2025 BIO5 member Vignesh Subbian leads the PHIRE program, that fosters interdisciplinary collaboration that helps tackle complex biomedical challenges using informatics. Read more in U of A Health Sciences