Optics & Imaging

BIO5 member Vignesh Subbian, interim director of the BIO5 Institute, joined the judging panel for the Big Idea Challenge, which awarded funding to four U of A-Banner Health teams—including BIO5 members Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, Lisa M. Rimsza, Philipp Gutruf, and Julie G. Pilitsis—to advance promising discoveries toward clinical use and improved patient care.

Moses Foiryolo’s journey from KEYS intern to cancer researcher highlights the power of early research experiences as he now works to develop treatments for Ewing’s sarcoma, a childhood bone cancer. Read the story.

BIO5 member Travis Sawyer has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, recognizing his work advancing optical technologies for health care and strengthening international research partnerships through global collaboration.