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TGen begins testing animals in captivity and nature for COVID-19
Working with state and federal wildlife agencies and private and public zoos across Arizona, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, is testing wild animals in captivity and in nature for SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen that causes COVID-19 in humans.
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Bioscience leaders connect the dots between the arts and biosciences
On March 3, Artlink and Phoenix Community Alliance’s Arts, Culture & Public Life Committee hosted the 6th Annual Creative City Symposium. The virtual event, attended by 65 local arts advocates and community leaders, served up a multi-faceted conversation about the state of the arts and the role that creativity and the arts play in a…
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UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix’s Ayman Fanous contributes to largest worldwide study of Schizophrenia
In a paper published April 8 in Nature, specific genes were identified that could play important roles in the psychiatric disorder. In the largest genetic study of schizophrenia, researchers including Ayman Fanous, MD, analyzed DNA from 76,755 people with schizophrenia and 243,649 without it to better understand the genes and biological processes underpinning the condition.
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Calviri announces new scientific advisory board
The newly formed Scientific Advisory Board will collaborate closely with Calviri’s senior leadership team and support the advancement of the company’s diversified portfolio of diagnostic platforms and therapeutic cancer vaccines pipeline targeting both human and animal health.
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Catheter-based cardioneural ablation safe, effective for recurrent fainting, according to UArizona COM-P report
e by as much as 80% for patients with symptoms despite medical intervention and behavioral modification who did not desire permanent pacing.
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Connecting with UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Dean Guy Reed
The University of Arizona Health Sciences spoke to UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Dean Guy Reed at the end of the academic year to discuss the past two years, what lies ahead for the College of Medicine – Phoenix and the Phoenix Bioscience Core.
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Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union compile 100,000 sequenced genomes of COVID-19
The Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union, which includes PBC institutions such as Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the Translational Genomics Research Institute and the University of Arizona have successfully compiled 100,000 sequenced genomes of COVID-19 to combat the next pandemic.
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TGen-led study suggest a drug combination that might prove effective for 1 in 3 glioblastoma patients
Based on the findings of a new study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, a coast-to-coast clinical trial is planned that, if successful, could lead […]
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7th Annual ABRC-Flinn Research Conference highlights wide range of translational research
Translational research in pancreatic and chronic lung diseases, opioid receptors, West Nile Virus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever transmission, autism in older adults and insulin-dependent diabetes were among the topics discussed at the 7th ABRC-Flinn Research Conference.
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Downtown Phoenix Farmer’s Market to relocate to Phoenix Bioscience Core
Beginning May 7, the Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market will be operating its Saturday market at a new location: Fifth Street and McKinley, south parking lot on the Phoenix Bioscience Core, which is located between Roosevelt Row and the central business district. Without a break in service to the community, the market and its 90+ farmers…
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