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Leaders in Bioscience Honored at the 2024 AZBio Awards
The 2024 AZBio Awards highlighted outstanding achievements within Arizona’s bioscience community. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the event recognized leaders who embody the innovation and impact of the state’s growing life science industry. Held at the Phoenix Convention Center on September 18, 2024, the awards brought together key figures driving progress in research, healthcare, and biotechnology.…
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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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Fellowship helps a physician find her passion for treating chronic pain patients
Aug. 22, 2024By Stacy Pigott, U of A Health Sciences Office of Communications Dr. Annie Lee, a recent graduate of the Pain Fellowship program, enjoys connecting with her patients and helping them manage their pain without opioids. Annie Lee, MD, always knew she wanted to become a doctor. “My first inspiration to go into medicine…
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Applications Open for ABRC Investigator Grants
The Arizona Biomedical Research Centre (ABRC) of the Arizona Department of Health Services is soliciting grant proposals for RFGA2024-022 Arizona Investigator Grant (AZ IG) or New Investigator Awards (NIA). This is a two-phased application process. Approximately $10,5000,000 is available for biomedical grant projects over a period of three (3) years. Two (2) categories of grant funding are…
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ASU nanotech researcher Hao Yan elected to European Academy of Sciences
Hao Yan, a professor in Arizona State University’s School of Molecular Sciences and the director for the Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc), an independent international organization of distinguished scholars and engineers performing forefront research and the development of advanced technologies. Yan was elected to the Materials…
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PRIME Study Progress Update — Second Participant
Last month, Alex,* the second participant in our PRIME Study,** received his Neuralink implant (Link). The surgery, conducted at the Barrow Neurological Institute, went well — Alex was discharged the following day, and his recovery has been smooth. With the Link, he has been improving his ability to play video games and began learning how to…
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TGen-led multi-year, 1143-patient genetic study identifies unique types of multiple myeloma
TGen-led group confirms high-risk subgroup among cancer patients An unprecedented effort to sequence the genome, exome and RNA in tumors from patients with multiple myeloma defines distinct subtypes of the disease, according to an international team of scientists led by researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of the City of Hope. The findings of the…
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ASU Health – entrepreneurs, health care professionals come together to create medical solutions
ASU Health workshop participants discussed products that can make a difference in people’s lives From left: Honor Health supervisor Brenna Burns, Michael Collins, senior director of health innovation at ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Honor Health internal medicine physician Dr. Ben Gifford and VA Phoenix Medical Center nurse Providencia Morales discuss ways…
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College of Health Solutions research team is aiming to change how language disorders are identified in children
After four years since the research started, the Language and Development Screening Questionnaire is looking to be implemented in schools and doctor’s offices Photo: courtesy of R.J. Risueño, left to right R.J. Risueño, M. Adelaida Restrepo, Nilam Khurana, and Rebecca Keller. Members of the LDYSQ posing for a photo after presenting their research in Copenhagen,…
