FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Students who are part of the Native American Cancer Prevention program, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, presented their research Aug. 1 at Northern Arizona University.Continue reading
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Step Right Up – Take The Arizona Innovation Challenge
Calling All Entrepreneurs & Stakeholders of Arizona’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
Applications are now open for the Fall Arizona Innovation Challenge.Continue reading
TGen’s ‘Medical Miracle’ — now wheelchair-free — celebrates 13th birthday
Shelby Valint, following TGen genomic sequencing, able to walk and talk, even run and dance; urges public to help other children like herContinue reading
ASU Spinout Heliae Raises $28.4 Million in New Funding
New funds to accelerate growth and expand commercial footprint.Continue reading
UA Researchers Explore Root of Diabetic Retinal Damage
The UA’s Erika Eggers has received an Innovative Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to identify the early mechanisms of diabetic retinal damage.Continue reading
New Moore Foundation grant advances ASU microscopy imaging research initiative
Peering through a homemade instrument—toy-like by today’s standards—the Dutch tradesman Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) first observed a dizzying menagerie of lifeforms, invisible to the naked eye. Since then, scientists have steadily refined the field of microscopy, achieving spectacular results at ever-tinier scales.Continue reading
Castle Bioscience’s DecisionDx-Melanoma Test is in the News
Genetic Test Predicts Melanoma Recurrence RiskContinue reading
Biotech Community Loses A Leader: Duane Roth
Duane J. Roth, a respected San Diego business and life science leader, died Saturday of injuries suffered in a bicycling accident on July 21. Roth, 63, was CEO of Connect, an organization that promotes technology entrepreneurship. Roth was also vice chairman of California’s stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, or CIRM. He was to become chairman of the board for the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in September.Continue reading
ACF Steps Ups To Support TGen2School
$20,000 Arizona Community Foundation grant helps fund TGen education
TGen2School encourages scientific literacy, better-prepared bioscience workforceContinue reading
UACC Physician Awarded Fellowship for Phase III Clinical Trial
Soham Puvvada, MD, awarded prestigious Coltman Fellowship
A University of Arizona Cancer Center physician/scientist has been awarded a major fellowship to conduct research on a potential new drug combination to improve outcomes for lymphoma patients.Continue reading