Category: Innovation
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Former Flinn Foundation Summer Intern Received First-Place Prize in Student Researcher Competition
Yash Soni poses with (from left) Joan Koerber-Walker, president and CEO of AZBio, Eric Reiman, PhD, professor of Psychiatry at the college, and Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD, a professor of Basic Medical Sciences and OB/GYN at the college. Yash Soni received the prestigious award from the Arizona Bioindustry Association’s Student Discovery Zone Competition Recently, Yash Soni,…
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Preparing Clinicians for Rural Practice: RHPP program growth fueled by statewide support
The College of Nursing’s Rural Health Professions Program (RHPP) continues to grow its statewide impact as demand for rural training opportunities hits record levels. Ninety-two students participated in fiscal year 2025 across various Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) specialties, including Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care, Pediatrics, Nurse Midwifery, and Psychiatric Mental Health, showing remarkable growth, strong interest…
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First patient in Arizona treated with new immune-cell therapy at HonorHealth Research Institute
Patients with synovial sarcoma, a soft-tissue cancer that often affects joints in the arms and legs, usually have limited options and poor outcomes SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Dec. 11, 2025 — A patient with synovial sarcoma, a soft-tissue cancer that usually occurs in the large joints of the arms and legs, is the first in Arizona treated…
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Barrow, University of Calgary Study Urges “Major Change” to Migraine Treatment in Emergency Departments
A new study by Phoenix’s Barrow Neurological Institute and the University of Calgary has found which injectable treatments showed the most benefit for migraine patients and should be routinely offered by emergency departments when feasible. The findings from the study will update the guidelines for the American Headache Society. (PHOENIX – Dec. 5, 2025) –…
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Groundbreaking Metabolism Research Receives $6.8 Million in Funding
Yanqiao Zhang, MD (center), along with members of his research lab, is investigating how disruptions in liver metabolism may lead to chronic disease. Dr. Yanqiao Zhang’s team explores how disruptions in liver metabolism contribute to obesity, diabetes and heart disease The liver serves as the body’s central metabolic hub, converting nutrients from food into the…
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Doctoral student wins NSF fellowship for research into synthetic elastins
Ashley Martinez was not interested in doing research. When she was an undergraduate biology student at NAU and struggling in her classes, the thought of adding more work was overwhelming. She approached research reluctantly, finally deciding to do it “just so I could say that I tried it.” She found a Hispanic woman doing research in…
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AI’s expanding role in health care at the heart of ASU summit
Dr. Priya Radhakrishnan (right), vice dean of ASU’s John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, and Dr. Maria Manriquez (center), a professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona, talk with moderator Jyoti Pathak, dean of ASU’s School of Technology for Public Health, about “Building a Smarter Healthcare System for Public…
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HonorHealth launches Whole Health Institute focused on prevention and whole-person care
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Dec. 1, 2025 — HonorHealth, a leading Valley-based nonprofit healthcare system serving more than five million people in the greater Phoenix area, today announced the launch of the HonorHealth Whole Health Institute, a bold step toward transforming healthcare by focusing on prevention, whole-person care and evidence-based lifestyle interventions. According to the Centers for…
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Turning Emissions Into Assets: Airobes Advances Biological Carbon Capture Technology
Phoenix, AZ (November 20, 2025) – A biotech startup is taking a fresh approach to carbon capture — using algae and bacteria to turn CO₂ into high-value proteins. Founded in 2024 by three Arizona State University alumni, Erik Eshima, Jarrett Eshima, and Dhruva Moudgal, Airobes is demonstrating that CO₂ does not have to be a…
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From Classroom Prototype to Global Impact: ReSuture Thrives in Phoenix’s Bioscience Ecosystem
Phoenix, AZ (November 20, 2025) – What began as an engineering project at Tulane University has grown into one of the most innovative startups in surgical simulation — and it’s now thriving in Downtown Phoenix. The idea originated when Benjamin Knapp collaborated with a team of surgeons who were frustrated by the limitations of traditional…
