Featured Stories Image Coming full circle July 13, 2026 How one summer in the BIO5 Institute's KEYS Research Internship helped Alexis Cruickshank-Taylor find her place in science—and inspired her to help others find theirs. Read more Image How BIO5 is changing the questions scientists can ask April 28, 2026 From cells to systems to a lifetime, researchers at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute are asking new kinds of questions about health and disease. Read more Image How a brain parasite persists — and the scientist studying it March 16, 2026 Chandrasekaran “Arun” Sambamurthy at the University of Arizona studies how the parasite Toxoplasma survives inside the human brain, research shaped in part by the BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellowship. 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 Uncovering the mind-body connection of touch Dec. 8, 2020 Drawing upon inspiration from an orphanage in Romania, BIO5 member Katalin Gothard aims to understand how the physical and social aspects of touch translate to emotion within the brain. Read in UA News Image Physician-scientist leads NIH program to tackle COVID-19 health disparities in Arizona Nov. 20, 2020 BIO5 member Sairam Parthasarathy will work to combat the health inequities of American Indian, African American and Hispanic/Latinx people as one of 11 principal investigators for the National Institutes of Health Community Read in UA News Image COVID-19 forces a change in plans for researchers studying global photosynthesis Nov. 19, 2020 BIO5 members Laura Meredith and Jana U’Ren pivoted their scheduled field work trip to Alaska to infer the impact of terrestrial carbon loss on climate change. Read more Image BIO5 Women in STEM share challenges, opportunities with aspiring young scientists Nov. 13, 2020 The annual BIO5 Inspiring Women in STEM event empowers girls and young women with advice to help navigate a STEM career while pursuing a balanced life. Read more Image UArizona researchers find that hypertension in postmenopausal women could be caused by changes to the immune system Sept. 30, 2020 A study demonstrates that menopause-induced changes to protective immune cells might contribute to the sharp increase in high blood pressure among postmenopausal women. These findings may also have implications for sex differences in COVID-19 responses. Read in UA News Image Scaling up strengths to make UArizona Health Sciences a health analytics powerhouse Sept. 28, 2020 BIO5 member Nirav Merchant is a key member in a UArizona Health Sciences strategic initiative to create a health analytics powerhouse that will expand access to centralized, HIPAA-compliant computers. Read in UArizona Health Sciences Image BIO5 Ambassador interns to learn the business side of science Sept. 10, 2020 Three University of Arizona undergraduate students were competitively chosen to work virtually alongside BIO5 Institute administrative staff to enhance their personal and professional skills. Read more Image UArizona student on front lines of COVID-19 research pursues a future in medicine fueled by curiosity and compassion Sept. 2, 2020 Cellular and molecular medicine master’s student Mallory Thompson interacts with COVID-19 patients daily, strengthening her desire to pursue a medical degree following graduation. Read more Image UArizona COVID-19 researcher turns patient when a positive test result hits home Aug. 31, 2020 After she and nine family members were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during a family vacation, Jennifer Uhrlaub now advocates for the importance of wearing a mask and social distancing not only in public, but also around those close to us. Read more Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
Image Coming full circle July 13, 2026 How one summer in the BIO5 Institute's KEYS Research Internship helped Alexis Cruickshank-Taylor find her place in science—and inspired her to help others find theirs. Read more
Image How BIO5 is changing the questions scientists can ask April 28, 2026 From cells to systems to a lifetime, researchers at the University of Arizona BIO5 Institute are asking new kinds of questions about health and disease. Read more
Image How a brain parasite persists — and the scientist studying it March 16, 2026 Chandrasekaran “Arun” Sambamurthy at the University of Arizona studies how the parasite Toxoplasma survives inside the human brain, research shaped in part by the BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellowship. Read more
Image Uncovering the mind-body connection of touch Dec. 8, 2020 Drawing upon inspiration from an orphanage in Romania, BIO5 member Katalin Gothard aims to understand how the physical and social aspects of touch translate to emotion within the brain. Read in UA News
Image Physician-scientist leads NIH program to tackle COVID-19 health disparities in Arizona Nov. 20, 2020 BIO5 member Sairam Parthasarathy will work to combat the health inequities of American Indian, African American and Hispanic/Latinx people as one of 11 principal investigators for the National Institutes of Health Community Read in UA News
Image COVID-19 forces a change in plans for researchers studying global photosynthesis Nov. 19, 2020 BIO5 members Laura Meredith and Jana U’Ren pivoted their scheduled field work trip to Alaska to infer the impact of terrestrial carbon loss on climate change. Read more
Image BIO5 Women in STEM share challenges, opportunities with aspiring young scientists Nov. 13, 2020 The annual BIO5 Inspiring Women in STEM event empowers girls and young women with advice to help navigate a STEM career while pursuing a balanced life. Read more
Image UArizona researchers find that hypertension in postmenopausal women could be caused by changes to the immune system Sept. 30, 2020 A study demonstrates that menopause-induced changes to protective immune cells might contribute to the sharp increase in high blood pressure among postmenopausal women. These findings may also have implications for sex differences in COVID-19 responses. Read in UA News
Image Scaling up strengths to make UArizona Health Sciences a health analytics powerhouse Sept. 28, 2020 BIO5 member Nirav Merchant is a key member in a UArizona Health Sciences strategic initiative to create a health analytics powerhouse that will expand access to centralized, HIPAA-compliant computers. Read in UArizona Health Sciences
Image BIO5 Ambassador interns to learn the business side of science Sept. 10, 2020 Three University of Arizona undergraduate students were competitively chosen to work virtually alongside BIO5 Institute administrative staff to enhance their personal and professional skills. Read more
Image UArizona student on front lines of COVID-19 research pursues a future in medicine fueled by curiosity and compassion Sept. 2, 2020 Cellular and molecular medicine master’s student Mallory Thompson interacts with COVID-19 patients daily, strengthening her desire to pursue a medical degree following graduation. Read more
Image UArizona COVID-19 researcher turns patient when a positive test result hits home Aug. 31, 2020 After she and nine family members were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during a family vacation, Jennifer Uhrlaub now advocates for the importance of wearing a mask and social distancing not only in public, but also around those close to us. Read more
