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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.

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.

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.

BIO5 members Charles Higgins and Julie Miller found that vocal changes in aging songbirds may predict neurodegenerative disorders in humans, aiding early diagnoses.

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.

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.

On February 19, BIO5 showcased young innovators, breakthrough technologies, and the future of bioscience.

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.

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.