Category Archives: BioScience
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
$4.5M Grant to Continue Study of Childhood Origins of Adult Airway Disease
The UA’s Dr. Fernando Martinez will lead the Tucson Children’s Respiratory Study.Continue reading
Determined NAU team tracks tainted heroin across globe
Meagan Seymour knew her career path before she finished high school in May 2009—laboratory-dwelling crime fighter specializing in forensics—and her tour of NAU’s Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics lab convinced her it was the right place to be.Continue reading
2012 Bioscience Researcher of the Year: Paul Keim, Ph.D.
The Arizona Bioindustry Association today announced that Paul Keim, Ph.D., the Cowden Endowed Chair of Microbiology at Northern Arizona University (NAU), the Director of Pathogen Genomics at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and research affiliate at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).will receive the awards for 2012 Bioscience Researcher of the Year from AZBio on October 23, 2012 at the 7th Annual AZBio Awards. Dr. Keim was nominated by members of the Arizona Bioscience Community and selected by an independent, statewide panel of leaders for this recognition of his research and innovation in the field of pathogen genomics and microbiology.Continue reading
Meet the 2012 AZBio Fast Lane Winners
Global Cancer Diagnostics, Inc.(Tempe, Arizona), The Critical Path Institute (Tucson, Arizona and Rockville, Maryland) and Ulthera, Inc.(Mesa, Arizona) announced as 2012 AZBio Fast Lane Award Winners.Continue reading
UA Professor Directs Manufacture of Experimental Stroke Drug
By Alexis Blue, University Communications | September 20, 2012
Researchers think the drug 3K3A-APC, currently undergoing clinical trials in Europe, may help reduce brain damage and improve motor skills after a stroke.Continue reading
Medtronic seeks pharma partners for Alzheimer’s treatments
According to a receint article in FierceMedicalDevices, Medtronic ($MDT) believes its pump technology could pair well with the next generation of Alzheimer’s treatments, and the company is on the hunt for pharmaceutical partners.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