TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 1, 2022 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced the launch of a pre-consortium collaboration focused on accelerating medical product development in lysosomal diseases, supported by a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Continue reading
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Meet Arizona Bioscience Pioneer Dr. Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch honored with the 2022 Arizona Bioscience Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement Continue reading
Upcoming Rare Disease Workshop Focuses on the Importance of Data Sharing in Drug Development
C-Path, NORD and FDA to host annual workshop September 13-14 to highlight the impact of their innovative data and analytics platform on rare disease drug developmentContinue reading
Oak Hill Bio Joins C-Path’s International Neonatal Consortium
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 24, 2022 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today announced that Oak Hill Bio (Oak Hill), a clinical-stage neonatology and rare disease therapeutics company, has become a member of its International Neonatal Consortium (INC).Continue reading
New UArizona center to support Native American entrepreneurs
The University of Arizona has received a five-year, $500,000 matching grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to establish a new center to support economic growth in tribal communities in Arizona.
Decreased PEMT Gene Expression In The Liver Is Linked To Severity In Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
PHOENIX, Ariz. — August 22, 2022 — Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is both increasingly common and potentially deadly; yet its causes remain poorly understood. Now, a collaborative team of researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, and Temple University has uncovered a link between decreases in an enzyme that makes choline in the liver —an essential nutrient for humans— and severity of NAFLD.
Roshy Didehban named chief administrative officer at Mayo Clinic in Arizona
She takes the role during a time of historic growth for Mayo Clinic in the stateContinue reading
UArizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Ranked No. 5 by American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
More than $20 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants and contracts in fiscal year 2021 propelled the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy to No. 5 in American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) rankings.
Skysong Innovations seeks ASU faculty startups for its 4th annual Startup Challenge
Up to $50,000 in seed investments is available for faculty who recently started a company to commercialize Arizona State University-owned inventions during the fourth annual Skysong Innovations Startup Challenge.
Dr. John Galgiani Wins Inaugural UArizona Director’s Award
John Galgiani, MD, director of the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence and professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson, was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Distinguished Director’s Award and one of 25 faculty members singled out for excellence in teaching, scholarship and outreach.