Celebrate with the Educators, Researchers, and Organizations
Making Life Better for People in Arizona and Around the World.
We're honoring
leaders from across the state of Arizona that illustrate the depth and breadth of our life science industry.
We're celebrating the...
AZBio Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement
Sidney M. Hecht, PhD
Director for the Center for BioEnergetics in the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University
Arizona Bioscience Company of the Year
Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year
Kristen Oelschlager
Chief Operating Officer, Castle Biosciences
AZBio Service Award Honorees
Jack & Barbara Kavanagh
Founders of the Arizona Myeloma Network and Cancer Caregivers AZ
Arizona Bioscience Researcher of the Year
Nader Sanai, MD
Director of the Ivy Brain Tumor Center
Chief of Neurosurgical Oncology at Barrow Neurological Institute
Michael A. Cusanovich Bioscience Educator of the Year
Kelle Hyland
KEYS Program Manager, Outreach & Engagement.
Keeping Youth Engaged in Science (KEYS)
BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona
AZBio Fast Lane Award Honorees
2024 AZBio Awards Agenda
South Ballroom - Phoenix Convention Center
1:30 PM
Registration Opens
2:00 PM
Student Discovery Zone Opens
3:00 PM
Cocktail reception begins
4:00 PM
AZBio Awards Ceremony
(Please be seated by 4 PM!)
5:30 PM
Buffet Dinner
6:00 PM
AZAdvances After Party
(included with AZBio Awards registration)
8:00 PM
Event Concludes
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