Next Generation Education

A generous gift from the Thomas R. Brown Foundations will now permanently fund five KEYS interns focused on the physical sciences.

BIO5 member Paloma Beamer is helping lead the 2026 National PFAS Conference at the University of Arizona, bringing together researchers, regulators and community advocates to address “forever chemicals,” their health impacts and solutions for reducing exposure.

BIO5 members Juanita Merchant and Travis Sawyer contributed to research at the University of Arizona showing that reprogrammed support cells in the digestive system may play a role in the development of rare gastrointestinal cancers, offering new insights into how these diseases begin.