Featured Stories Image Shared RNA language drives ALS research at the University of Arizona Feb. 20, 2026 Two scientists combine complementary strengths in RNA biology and aging neuron research to advance new approaches in studying ALS, supported by the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute. Read more Image BIO5 Fellowship moves marine research forward in the desert Jan. 8, 2026 The postdoctoral award through the BIO5 Institute supported international collaboration, new methods, and interdisciplinary conversations that advanced a University of Arizona researcher’s ocean microbiology research far from the coast. Read more Image University of Arizona celebrates new AI-powered MRI and BIO5 Brain & Body Imaging Center Sept. 23, 2025 State-of-the-art technology and interdisciplinary expertise position the university at the forefront of imaging innovation in Arizona. Read more All Stories Filter by category - Any -25th AnniversaryAgingAgriculture & EnvironmentAnnouncementBiology & Life SciencesBrainCancerCOVIDData ScienceEducation & OutreachEngineeringEventGeneticsGrantHealth & WellnessImmune SystemInfectious Disease & VirusesKEYSNewsNext Generation WorkforceOptics & ImagingOtherPharmacyPhysical SciencesPodcastProfileRespiratory SystemSleepTechnologyVeterinary Science Apply Image PFAS beware: Jeong-Yeol Yoon leads development of smartphone detection system Feb. 5, 2025 BIO5 member Jeong-Yeol Yoon developed an innovative system that uses smartphones and machine learning to detect harmful "forever chemicals." Read more in U of A News Image Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters Jan. 22, 2025 BIO5 members Jeff Burgess and Leslie Farland were key contributors to a study that found PTSD and anxiety among women firefighters reduce anti-Müllerian hormone levels, potentially impacting fertility. Read more in U of A Health Sciences Image Building confidence in biomedical engineering: Susan Burrell (KEYS ‘19) Jan. 21, 2025 From an enthusiastic high school intern to a first-year graduate student, local Tucsonan and KEYS Research Internship alum Susan Burrell is forging her path in biomedical engineering and health care innovation Read in KEYS Image U of A research teams dominate 2025 $100K Flinn Foundation seed grants Jan. 17, 2025 BIO5 members Russell Witte, Julie Ledford, Christopher Hulme, Steven Goldman, Elise Erickson, and Zong-Ming Li received $100K Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to advance research in areas like pain management, cancer, and Parkinson's disease. Read more in Tech Launch Arizona Image U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers Jan. 16, 2025 BIO5 member Rachna Shroff, led a clinical trial that found that triplet chemotherapy did not improve survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer, highlighting the need for better treatment options. Read more in U of A Health Sciences Image The future of pregnancy care: Erickson's pursuit of safer, personalized treatments through science and innovation Jan. 15, 2025 BIO5 member Elise Erickson leads maternal health research by focusing on oxytocin response, biological age, and AI-based pregnancy predictions to improve global healthcare outcomes. Read more in College of Nursing Image $1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria Jan. 10, 2025 BIO5 member Michael D.L. Johnson is researching how copper can combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, particularly Streptococcus pneumoniae, with a $1.9 million NIH grant. His work aims to understand copper's toxicity to bacteria and develop new treatments. Read more in U of A Health Sciences Image Study links vaginal microbiome differences to higher cervical cancer rates in Native American women Dec. 19, 2024 BIO5 member Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz led a study showing higher HPV and dysbiosis rates in Native American women, increasing cervical cancer risk, with a focus on prevention through microbiome modulation. Read more in U of A Health Sciences Image Bugs, neuroscience, and empowerment: Zachary Boydell (KEYS ‘24) Dec. 19, 2024 Growing up in Vail, Zachary Boydell pushed himself out of his comfort zone to apply for the KEYS Research Internship and discover a passion for neuroscience that led him to attend the University of Arizona. Read in KEYS Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Image Shared RNA language drives ALS research at the University of Arizona Feb. 20, 2026 Two scientists combine complementary strengths in RNA biology and aging neuron research to advance new approaches in studying ALS, supported by the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute. Read more
Image BIO5 Fellowship moves marine research forward in the desert Jan. 8, 2026 The postdoctoral award through the BIO5 Institute supported international collaboration, new methods, and interdisciplinary conversations that advanced a University of Arizona researcher’s ocean microbiology research far from the coast. Read more
Image University of Arizona celebrates new AI-powered MRI and BIO5 Brain & Body Imaging Center Sept. 23, 2025 State-of-the-art technology and interdisciplinary expertise position the university at the forefront of imaging innovation in Arizona. Read more
Image PFAS beware: Jeong-Yeol Yoon leads development of smartphone detection system Feb. 5, 2025 BIO5 member Jeong-Yeol Yoon developed an innovative system that uses smartphones and machine learning to detect harmful "forever chemicals." Read more in U of A News
Image Research shows PTSD, anxiety may affect reproductive health of women firefighters Jan. 22, 2025 BIO5 members Jeff Burgess and Leslie Farland were key contributors to a study that found PTSD and anxiety among women firefighters reduce anti-Müllerian hormone levels, potentially impacting fertility. Read more in U of A Health Sciences
Image Building confidence in biomedical engineering: Susan Burrell (KEYS ‘19) Jan. 21, 2025 From an enthusiastic high school intern to a first-year graduate student, local Tucsonan and KEYS Research Internship alum Susan Burrell is forging her path in biomedical engineering and health care innovation Read in KEYS
Image U of A research teams dominate 2025 $100K Flinn Foundation seed grants Jan. 17, 2025 BIO5 members Russell Witte, Julie Ledford, Christopher Hulme, Steven Goldman, Elise Erickson, and Zong-Ming Li received $100K Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to advance research in areas like pain management, cancer, and Parkinson's disease. Read more in Tech Launch Arizona
Image U of A Cancer Center clinical trial advances research in treatment of biliary tract cancers Jan. 16, 2025 BIO5 member Rachna Shroff, led a clinical trial that found that triplet chemotherapy did not improve survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer, highlighting the need for better treatment options. Read more in U of A Health Sciences
Image The future of pregnancy care: Erickson's pursuit of safer, personalized treatments through science and innovation Jan. 15, 2025 BIO5 member Elise Erickson leads maternal health research by focusing on oxytocin response, biological age, and AI-based pregnancy predictions to improve global healthcare outcomes. Read more in College of Nursing
Image $1.9M NIH grant will allow researchers to explore how copper kills bacteria Jan. 10, 2025 BIO5 member Michael D.L. Johnson is researching how copper can combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, particularly Streptococcus pneumoniae, with a $1.9 million NIH grant. His work aims to understand copper's toxicity to bacteria and develop new treatments. Read more in U of A Health Sciences
Image Study links vaginal microbiome differences to higher cervical cancer rates in Native American women Dec. 19, 2024 BIO5 member Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz led a study showing higher HPV and dysbiosis rates in Native American women, increasing cervical cancer risk, with a focus on prevention through microbiome modulation. Read more in U of A Health Sciences
Image Bugs, neuroscience, and empowerment: Zachary Boydell (KEYS ‘24) Dec. 19, 2024 Growing up in Vail, Zachary Boydell pushed himself out of his comfort zone to apply for the KEYS Research Internship and discover a passion for neuroscience that led him to attend the University of Arizona. Read in KEYS
