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Downtown Phoenix Inc. Celebrates Black History Month with Record-Breaking Entrepreneurship Rate
30% of the businesses opened Downtown in 2024 were Black-owned businesses  PHOENIX (Feb. 3, 2025)—Downtown Phoenix currently has 34 Black-owned businesses and counting, 12 of which opened in the past year. In honor of …
Flinn Foundation’s Mary O’Reilly on Translational Research, Collaboration, and Advancing Healthcare Solutions
Mary O'Reilly, VP of Bioscience Research Programs, Flinn Foundation This interview with Dr. Mary O'Reilly, the current overseer of translational research programs at the Flinn Foundation, aimed at highlighting her expertise in relation to …
Dr. Corey Casper named Banner Health Chief Research Officer
Physician-scientist brings extensive experience to new role PHOENIX (Feb. 3, 2025) – Corey Casper, MD, MPH, who has more than 20 years of experience as a physician-scientist in Seattle, has been named Chief Research …

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Downtown Phoenix Inc. Celebrates Black History Month with Record-Breaking Entrepreneurship Rate
30% of the businesses opened Downtown in 2024 were Black-owned businesses  PHOENIX (Feb. 3, 2025)—Downtown Phoenix currently has 34 Black-owned businesses and counting, 12 of which opened in the past …
Flinn Foundation’s Mary O’Reilly on Translational Research, Collaboration, and Advancing Healthcare Solutions
Mary O'Reilly, VP of Bioscience Research Programs, Flinn Foundation This interview with Dr. Mary O'Reilly, the current overseer of translational research programs at the Flinn Foundation, aimed at highlighting her …

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Downtown Phoenix Inc. Celebrates Black History Month with Record-Breaking Entrepreneurship Rate
30% of the businesses opened Downtown in 2024 were Black-owned businesses  PHOENIX (Feb. 3, 2025)—Downtown Phoenix currently has 34 Black-owned businesses and counting, 12 of which opened in the past …
Flinn Foundation’s Mary O’Reilly on Translational Research, Collaboration, and Advancing Healthcare Solutions
Mary O'Reilly, VP of Bioscience Research Programs, Flinn Foundation This interview with Dr. Mary O'Reilly, the current overseer of translational research programs at the Flinn Foundation, aimed at highlighting her …

Academic news from around the Phoenix Bioscience Core

Northern Arizona University receives $150,000 grant award from Direct Relief 
Northern Arizona University has received a grant from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity to confront the critical nursing shortage in rural, underserved areas of Arizona by supporting Native American nursing students …
Innovating to advance primary care, rural health in Arizona
College of Medicine – Phoenix faculty design changes to emphasize community engagement and help increase the number of providers. Targeted curricululm changes at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine …
Do big personality changes predict Alzheimer’s? Not necessarily, new study says 
For decades, scientists have been trying to identify early signs of memory impairment in adults in an attempt to screen for or even slow down the onset of cognitive decline. …

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Innovating to advance primary care, rural health in Arizona
College of Medicine – Phoenix faculty design changes to emphasize community engagement and help increase the number of providers. Targeted curricululm changes at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine …
C-Path Announces Jennifer Kendra as New Vice President of Strategic Relationships
New Leadership to Drive Expansion of Collaborative Initiatives and Fundraising Strategies at C-Path    TUCSON, Ariz., January 23, 2025 — Critical Path Institute® (C-Path) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Kendra as …
Do big personality changes predict Alzheimer’s? Not necessarily, new study says 
For decades, scientists have been trying to identify early signs of memory impairment in adults in an attempt to screen for or even slow down the onset of cognitive decline. …