Category: Community News
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Dissemination and implementation science is becoming more of a staple in everyday research
According to the National Institutes of Health, a research project takes an average of 17 years to make it into clinical practice, not including abandoned projects. Professors at the College of Health Solutions, Matthew Buman and Cady Berkel, wanted a way for innovative science to become more impactful. Six years ago, Buman and Berkel created the Dissemination and Implementation Affinity Network(D&I…
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TGen Launches Center For Spatial Multi-Omics (COSMO): A Service Center Dedicated To Transforming Biomedical Research Through Spatial Biology
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, today announced the launch of the Center for Spatial Multi-Omics (COSMO), a service center dedicated to transforming biomedical research through spatial biology. COSMO offers an unparalleled suite of services designed to help scientists visualize and map molecular data at the single-cell level directly within tissues. COSMO focuses…
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Changing lives in the lab
Neurological conditions are the leading cause of disability, with more than 43% of people affected worldwide. Yet for most of these conditions, treatments and cures remain elusive. This summer, three NAU students were driven to change that. Avery Carter, Sophia Justice and Alexandra Wicker—all Lumberjack Scholarship recipients in NAU’s Honors College—were selected to participate in a competitive internship…
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New Research Suggests Synaptic Plasticity is More Autonomous than Previously Thought
Aaron McGee, PhD, and fellow researchers investigated the functions of synaptic plasticity in brain vision circuitry How is the development of the brain altered by the absence of microglia — immune cells that reside in the central nervous system? That is the central question Thomas ‘Chris’ Brown, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Translational…
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Breaking Barriers: Insights from the Leading Ladies in Bio
The “Leading Ladies in Biotech and Beyond” panel was a highlight of Arizona Bioscience Week 2024, taking place on Monday, September 16th at the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC). The event celebrated the contributions of top women leaders in the biotech field, fostering connections through conversations and networking. Moderated by Scarlett Spring, Executive Director of the…
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Women Blazing the Trail in Science and Medicine
The research of Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, MD (right), chair of the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms contributing to cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in heart failure Each September, the American Medical Association honors the celebration of Women in Medicine and Science Month (WIMS), and the University of…
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Arizona BioIndustry Association opens office on Phoenix Bioscience Core at Connect Labs
The Phoenix Bioscience Core is excited to welcome the Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. (AZBio) to the PBC. Its new office in Connect Labs by Wexford Science + Technology expands on AZBio’s close relationship with the PBC and its community members.
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Phoenix Bioscience Core seeks new workforce development coordinator to reduce Arizona’s health care workforce
The Office of the Phoenix Bioscience Core is seeking a new workforce development coordinator to support the Arizona Board of Regents and universities’ efforts to reduce Arizona’s health care workforce gap.
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Recap: 2023 State of the Phoenix Bioscience Core
On Tuesday, December 12, more than 200 members of greater Phoenix’s business and life science community joined the Phoenix Bioscience Core for its inaugural state of the PBC. The sold out event at 850 PBC gave the public an opportunity to hear pertinent updates from leaders from Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University…
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Flinn Foundation announces recipients of Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program
Ten research teams from three Arizona institutions have been awarded $100,000 each from the Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program to help turn their findings into viable treatments and diagnostics.
