Study of RNA interface drug presented at AACR Annual Meeting 2013Continue reading
Category Archives: BioScience
UA Researchers Identify Clue That Links Statins and “Fuzzy” Memory
Research Reveals Possible Reason for Cholesterol-Drug Side EffectsContinue reading
“Normal” Blood Needed for Chronic Fatigue, MS, ALS Study
UA Alumnus Doing Research Related to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s DiseaseContinue reading
Keeping AZ BioTalent in AZ
A letter to AZBio Members – A Guest Post on UA Career ServicesContinue reading
SynCardia to expand with $19M in new financing
SynCardia Secures $19M Financing for Total Artificial Heart
$15M Financed by Athyrium Opportunities Fund, $4M by Existing ShareholdersContinue reading
A Look at the Power and Promise of Biologics
Video from the Alliance for Patient AccessContinue reading
Gary Dirks appointed director of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability
Gary Dirks, director of Arizona State University’s LightWorks Initiative and former president of BP China and BP Pacific-Asia, has been appointed director of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS), with the goal of expanding the global impact of ASU.Continue reading
AZBio Leaders Present at the Arizona Capital
Communicating with our legislative leaders is key to building relationships and sharing the information that helps them blaze a trail for us as we continue to build Arizona’s innovation and bioscience sectors.
Watch what Arizona’s Bioscience Leaders shared with our Arizona Legislative Leaders.Continue reading
Human Y Chromosome Much Older Than Previously Thought
By Daniel Stolte, University Communications | March 1, 2013
The discovery and UA analysis of an extremely rare African American Y chromosome pushes back the time of the most recent common ancestor for the Y chromosome lineage tree to 338,000 years ago. This time predates the age of the oldest known anatomically modern human fossils.Continue reading
Medtronic’s Paul F. Gerrish Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has recently announced the induction of Paul F. Gerrish, Director of Technology Development at Medtronic, Inc., to its College of Fellows. Mr. Gerrish was nominated by peers and elected by the full membership into the official College of Fellows Class of 2013 for 25 years of contributions toward the improvement of implantable medical electronics.