Category Archives: Health
University of Arizona Receives $1.4 Million Mine Safety Grant
The study will determine the health effects of biodiesel-blend fuels in the mining community and shed light on the beneficial or negative effects on the everyday citizen exposed to biodiesel-blend fuels through vehicular emissions.Continue reading
$4.5M Grant to Continue Study of Childhood Origins of Adult Airway Disease
The UA’s Dr. Fernando Martinez will lead the Tucson Children’s Respiratory Study.Continue reading
Determined NAU team tracks tainted heroin across globe
Meagan Seymour knew her career path before she finished high school in May 2009—laboratory-dwelling crime fighter specializing in forensics—and her tour of NAU’s Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics lab convinced her it was the right place to be.Continue reading
2012 Bioscience Researcher of the Year: Paul Keim, Ph.D.
The Arizona Bioindustry Association today announced that Paul Keim, Ph.D., the Cowden Endowed Chair of Microbiology at Northern Arizona University (NAU), the Director of Pathogen Genomics at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and research affiliate at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).will receive the awards for 2012 Bioscience Researcher of the Year from AZBio on October 23, 2012 at the 7th Annual AZBio Awards. Dr. Keim was nominated by members of the Arizona Bioscience Community and selected by an independent, statewide panel of leaders for this recognition of his research and innovation in the field of pathogen genomics and microbiology.Continue reading
UA College of Medicine Researcher Gets $1.9 Million Federal Grant
Faculty Member Earns Prestigious Award for Schizophrenia ResearchContinue reading
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops first-ever fully automated dual-stain technique for miRNA and protein detection in cancer
Revolutionary technique may enable new findings in what drives tumor cell growth and new targeted treatment options for patients1Continue reading
Living with an Artificial Heart
SynCardia Publishes 1st Brochure for Total Artificial Heart Patients & Their Caregivers
12-Page Resource Describes How the Total Artificial Heart Works, What to Expect Before & After Surgery and the Steps to Patient Discharge Using the Freedom® DriverContinue reading
TGen and Scottsdale Healthcare researchers Stand Up to Cancer in Hollywood
TGen, Scottsdale Healthcare cancer researchers attending Stand Up To Cancer gala in Hollywood
Primetime fundraising telethon airs Sept. 7 simultaneously on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and cable channelsContinue reading
Opportunity Alert: NCI Annual Call for Proposals
> $10 Million in Contract Funding Opportunities Available for Innovative Small Businesses in Cancer Research and Technology DevelopmentContinue reading