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Two individuals seated on stage, speaking at an event at the BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona. The person on the left holds a microphone and is speaking, while the person on the right listens attentively.

Aug. 22, 2025

How BIO5 mentorship shaped a scientist’s journey

Two vials of chemotherapy drugs, one clear and one amber-colored, beside a syringe on a yellow caution mat labeled "Chemotherapy Drugs: Observe Safety Precautions for Handling."

Aug. 21, 2025

Repackaged cancer drug boosts delivery to tumors, improves combination therapies

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Aug. 14, 2025

$3.8M NIH grant will fund research into potential early COPD biomarker

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Aug. 5, 2025

Leveraging research, industry expertise to speed biomedical breakthroughs

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Science Talks Episode 64: Where curiosity leads from engineering dreams

From engineering dreams to virology breakthroughs

April 15, 2025

Dr. Pierce Longmire is a molecular virologist passionate about studying pathogens and sharing his science with the community.

Waking up to the interdisciplinary science of sleep

April 14, 2025

2025 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellow Kat Kennedy blends an interdisciplinary background to explore how sleep affects health, cognition, and society.

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Biomedical engineering faculty win grants to advance research to market

April 3, 2025

BIO5 members Zong-Ming Li and Russell Witte received 2025 Flinn Foundation seed grants for their innovative work.

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Connecting with Frederic Zenhausern, PhD

March 31, 2025

BIO5 member Frederic Zenhausern leads the Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine, uniting research from molecular science to space exploration.

Four U of A professors named AAAS fellows

March 28, 2025

BIO5 members Luciano Matzkin, Armin Sorooshian and Jil Tardiff, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Studying desert environments for water conservation

March 27, 2025

Dr. Vanessa Buzzard works on green infrastructure management and mentors the next generation of sustainability-minded innovators.

Removing barriers to high-quality opioid use disorder care

March 27, 2025

Nurse-scientist and 2025 BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellow Zhanette Coffee hopes to empower primary care nurse practitioners to play a crucial role in improving access to evidence-based care for patients with substance use disorders.

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BIO5 Institute offers Flinn Scholars early research opportunities at the University of Arizona

March 26, 2025

Nine exceptional University of Arizona freshmen from diverse fields are participating in immersive, semester-long research with a mentor of their choice to jumpstart their scientific careers.

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Turning the historical into a modern piece of art

March 24, 2025

As the director of the Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, BIO5 member Heather Ingram brings her background in art history, cultural anthropology, ans science to bring history to life.