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BIO5 members Michael Riehle, John Jewett, and their team made a new advance in mosquito control by designing chemical compounds targeting mosquito larvae without harming other aquatic animals.

BIO5 member Alexander Bucksch in the University of Arizona College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences uses state-of-the-art imaging technology to connect root shape with agricultural success.

Dr. Frederic Zenhausern shares his long and fascinating scientific journey, from rapid DNA testing to organoid-based drug discovery, that spans the ever-evolving landscape of scientific innovation.

As the BIO5 Institute director assumes her presidency of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics in 2024, she propels the international society for optics and photonics into new frontiers and underscores her role as a leader in cutting-edge research and innovation while representing UArizona.

In BIO5 member Casey Romanoski's lab, a graduate student simulates blood flow in a petri dish to learn why some people are more susceptible to heart disease.

Long hours of fieldwork and over a decade of analysis in Canadian boreal forests by BIO5 member Betsy Arnold and her team reveal how important fungi are to understand a changing climate.

BIO5 members Vlad Kalinichenko at University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix received a $3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for developing new treatment methods for lung disease in premature infants.

Eight outstanding postdoctoral researchers were awarded the 2024 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellowship, which aims to propel interdisciplinary researchers to the next stage of their careers.

BIO5 member William D.S. Killgore and his team are developing a small, portable tool to quickly diagnose military personnel with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the field.