The Carnegie Foundation announced today that Northern Arizona University received R1 research activity designation, the highest classification for research institutes in the United States.Continue reading
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Arizona High School Students Invited to Explore Healthcare Careers
The Midwestern University Health Careers Institute offers a free educational opportunity for high school students. The programs is held in Glendale, AZ. Applications close April 1, 2025.Continue reading
TGen appoints Dr. Aleksandar Sekulic as Physician-in-Chief
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, today announced the appointment of Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., Ph.D., a distinguished physician-scientist known for his work in skin cancer treatment and clinical research, as Physician-in-Chief. Dr. Sekulic specializes in immunotherapy and targeted therapies for a range of skin cancers, from melanoma to rare types of cutaneous lymphoma and epidermal neoplasms. His patient care approach integrates advanced treatments with a focus on individual needs, ensuring comprehensive, whole-person care.Continue reading
Seed fund to help early-stage university startups enters investment phase
Seed fund to help early-stage university startups enters investment phaseContinue reading
BioLab Holdings, Inc. Receives IRB Approval for Trial on Membrane Wrap™
Study will Evaluate Efficacy of Skin Substitute on Venous Leg UlcersContinue reading
Applications for the Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars Program are open until March 2 2025
Banner-ASU Neuroscience Scholars is a paid, eight-week training program open to top-achieving college undergraduate and graduate science and social science students. Scholars work full-time on a research project under the mentorship of a Banner Research or ASU-Biodesign scientist or clinician to unlock medical and scientific mysteries in the areas of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, in a lab or clinical setting in the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area.Continue reading
Temporary Restraining Order Granted for 22 States on NIH 15 Percent Cap on Indirect Costs
U.S. District Judge Angel Kelly granted a temporary restraining order on Feb. 10, 2025 related to changes announced on Feb. 7, related to how the National Institutes of Health reimburses Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs also known as indirect costs. Judge Kelley set an in-person hearing for Feb. 21, 2025.Continue reading
HonorHealth Research Institute’s Chief Medical Officer is recognized by the world’s leading organization for cancer doctors
Dr. Michael S. Gordon is named as a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical OncologyContinue reading
NIH Announces New Indirect Cost Rates of 15%
NIH announced on February 7, 2025 that effective Monday, February 10, 2025, “In accordance with 45 CFR 75 and its accompanying appendices, this Guidance implements and makes publicly available NIH’s updated policy deviating from the negotiated indirect cost rate for new grant awards and existing grant awards, effective as of the date of this Guidance’s issuance. Pursuant to this Supplemental Guidance, there will be a standard indirect rate of 15% across all NIH grants for indirect costs in lieu of a separately negotiated rate for indirect costs in every grant.”
Read Notice Number NOT-OD-25-068 for more information.Continue reading
AZBio CEO Shares Insights on Health Innovation in Arizona with the House Science and Technology Committee
Joan Koerber-Walker, President & CEO of the Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio), shares a look at the past, present, and future of health innovation in Arizona in this presentation to the Arizona House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee on 2/5/2025.Continue reading