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 Cancer caregivers recognized as first responders in the home

TGen supports Arizona Myeloma Network efforts to share knowledge with cancer caregivers, minimizing their stress and improving patient outcomes.

Sabga Foundation pledges $1 million towards TGen pancreatic cancer research

Tiny island nation makes big splash in confronting the world’s third leading cause of cancer death

Guest Post: Philips Healthcare’s Trick or Treat

If you have not been scared enough by Halloween, read this consent decree announcement made by the FDA on November 1 to Philips Healthcare …

UA Study on Impact of Delays in Diagnosing Valley Fever Funded by CDC

Dr. Fariba Donovan, an infectious diseases research scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, receives contract to examine how the failure to diagnose Valley fever impacts patient health, costs and `antimicrobial stewardship’ of this respiratory infection endemic to the U.S. Southwest.

UA Researcher Receives Grant To Study Genetic Risk Factors for Lipedemia

Is It Obesity or Lipedema? UA Researcher Receives Grant To Study Genetic Risk Factors: Yann Klimentidis, PhD, a genetic epidemiologist at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, has received funding to study the genetic risk factors for developing lipedema, a painful and body disfiguring condition affecting an estimated 11 percent of U.S. adult women.

Founding director of ASU’s Biodesign Institute, Charles Arntzen, retires

From his roots as a fair-haired Minnesota farm boy to climbing the ladder of success in big pharma, to blazing a translational academic research path into life-saving therapies, Charles Arntzen has led one extraordinary life in science.   

UA Health Sciences Innovation Building ‘Topping Off’ on Nov. 17th

The ‘topping-off’ ceremony for the new $165 million University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building signals the advancement of team-based health professions education in the United States.

 

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Digital Medicine and Medtech Showcase  (AZBio Members Save)

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Understand Your Genome Symposium 

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White Hat Investors Conference during AZBW 2018

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