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Health Sciences genome sequencers a leap forward for research

Devices allow Health Sciences and other college collaborators greater scale and cost-effective methods to improve care.


Researchers Determined to Stop the Viruses from Winning

Under the shadow of increasing viral threats, researchers at the Aegis Consortium are working to create a pandemic-free future.


Applying A Team Approach to Health Care Education

Interprofessional education modules at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center teach students the importance of teamwork in health care.


Dr. Felicia Goodrum named the 2022 Edith Sayre Auslander Emerging Visionary

Dr. Felicia Goodrum named the 2022 Edith Sayre Auslander Emerging Visionary by the University of Arizona’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).


How 'autoantibodies' could help us understand long COVID and other autoimmune diseases

Michael Kuhns, an associate professor of immunobiology at the University of Arizona who was not affiliated with the ASU study, said that having a better handle on what kinds of autoantibodies exist in healthy people may help scientists evaluate "how robust (a particular autoantibody) might be as a biomarker, even a diagnostic.”


AZ HEROES Study Receives $22M to Continue COVID-19 Research

CDC funding will allow research on COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness to continue as new variants emerge.


New Editors-in-Chief Announced for ASM’s Journal of Virology

Washington, D.C. – ASM is pleased to welcome incoming co-Editors-in-Chief (EiCs), Felicia Goodrum, Ph.D.


Creating New Defenses Against Disease After COVID-19

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, will discuss how research findings connected to COVID-19 are opening new potential pathways to create defenses against disease.


P-MAP Cheers Alumni, Expanding Physician Pipeline

Ceremony will honor alumni completing residencies, students receiving medical degrees and students who are preparing to enter medical school in July.


Lymph Nodes: Seeking a Solution for Weakened Immune Systems

The body's system for maintaining infection-fighting cells deteriorates faster near the skin than deeper in the body, according to a new study.


UArizona, OSU Announce Addiction Research Partnership

The partnership will advance pain and addiction research and accelerate positive health outcomes in Arizona, Oklahoma and across the country.


ABOR Votes to Confirm 5 New UArizona Regents Professors

The Arizona Board of Regents voted to confirm the appointments of University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty members Drs. Juanita Merchant and Donata Vercelli as Regents Professors.


Wil Pederson
Addressing a Research Gap in Menopausal Asthma

A doctoral student is using the Infection and Inflammation as Drivers of Aging training program to investigate menopause-onset asthma.


Future Doctors Celebrate Match Day

Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students learned where they’ll launch their careers as new residents.


March Proclaimed as “Arizonans in Health Research Month”

Arizona leads the nation in enrolling participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.


Future Physicians to Begin Next Chapter on Match Day

More than 110 College of Medicine – Tucson medical students will simultaneously open envelopes revealing where they will complete their residency training.


Trevor Tankersley
Trevor Tankersley, Nugent Award Recipient

The Nikolich Lab is excited to announce, Trevor Tankersley has been selected by The Dean of Students Office as the recipient of the Nugent Award to commemorate his achievements as an outstanding senior.


Dr. Michael Johnson and his mom, Barbara Johnson
Duke Honors Dr. Michael Johnson with Changemaker Award

Michael D.L. Johnson, PhD, was honored with a Duke Alumni Changemaker Award during their Alumni Awards 2021 celebration. Dr.


What We Know About the Omicron Variant and Vaccine Efficacy

UArizona Health Sciences expert Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, discusses the omicron variant, COVID-19 vaccines and the best ways to stay healthy and safe.


Kristian Doyle, PhD
Buildup in Brain Presents New Target to Reduce Dementia Risk from Stroke

Most stroke research focuses on the first few hours, when the brain is deprived of its blood supply and cells start dying. In contrast, Dr. Doyle focuses on the weeks and months after a stroke, leading him into largely uncharted territory.


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