The BIO5 Postdoctoral Fellowship provided Jennifer Lising Roxas with a steppingstone to attain a two-year USDA fellowship award that funds her salary, research and travel to professional development opportunities.
Joseph Alvin – Michael Johnson
Emma Bowers – Kenneth Ramos
Shaun Davis – Todd Schlenke
Lucas D'Souza – Deepta Bhattacharya
Diana Ferro – Daniela Zarnescu
Koeun Lim – Ying-Hui Chou
Katherine Rhodes – Maggie So
Chandrasekaran Sambamurthy – Anita Koshy
Reviews are based on: overall merit of the proposal for enhancing the applicant’s research skills; strength of advancement of applicant’s independence and career goals; described mentoring plan; mentor’s letter of support.
Broad implications of the Fellow's innovative research enable the advancement of human health and bold solutions to environmental challenges.
Fellows are competitively chosen from diverse backgrounds and labs focused on interdisciplinary STEM projects at the University of Arizona.
Sponsored by the BIO5 Institute and the Biotechnology Industry Organization of Southern Arizona (BIOSA), the Faculty Industry Networking Event (FINE) supports university and industry innovators in life sciences, medicine, engineering, computer and information sciences as they pursue the commercialization of their discoveries, products and ideas. The annual event offers concrete opportunities for professionals to team up on projects and pursue funding through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.
The Precision Wellness Symposia Series, part of the Precision Nutrition and Wellness Initiative (PNWI), unites members of the community with health professionals to discover and share knowledge that will increase quality of life for all. PNWI aims to integrate research, technology and personalized lifestyle changes to determine and optimize the state of health of individuals to predict and prevent disease and increase overall quality of life. The symposia series educates the community on breakthroughs related to the initiative’s mission.
Discover BIO5 is an annual celebration of science provides a “public sneak peek” into our world-class research and discovery endeavors focused on solving the world’s grand biological challenges, improving society, and positively impacting Arizonans. With self-paced lab tours through our tri-building complex, hands-on discover stations, KEYS alumni poster presentations, inspiring and interactive discussions with BIO5 researchers, and much more, you will learn how novel research grows into meaningful innovation.
In 2009, the BIO5 Institute pioneered the idea of a simple "science pavilion" concept to be held during the newly formed community event the Tucson Festival of Books.
Learn about exciting innovations that UArizona research teams are developing to solve societal challenges and positively impact humankind at the Research to Innovation Showcase. This annual event is open to the public, as well as faculty, students, and staff across the UA community, and is designed to facilitate potential collaborations and connections amongst BIO5 faculty members, students, and the local bioscience sector.
