PBC News
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Calviri CEO Dr. Stephen Johnston on cancer eradication
Phoenix Bioscience Core-based Calviri Inc.’s founder Dr. Stephen Johnston recently spoke to Progress, Potential and Possibilities on eradicating cancer via a universival preventative cancer vaccine.
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TGen study allows late-stage cancer patients to use their health data to guide care
A unique study pairing researchers from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, with one cancer patient is now underway to help answer that question. Rick Stanton, a former engineer and advanced prostate cancer patient, is at the center of TGen’s Patient Engagements, Operational Practices, and Laboratory Environment Standardization (PEOPLES) protocol.
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego discusses Phoenix Bioscience Core, growth of life science industry in Phoenix
Development Director Christine Mackay recently spoke to Arizona PBS about the growth of the Phoenix Bioscience Core and the city’s life science industry as a whole. Speaking to Arizona Horizon, Mayor Gallego noted how Phoenix has become a hot spot for life science companies from around the world.
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UArizona Health Sciences previews new Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies in Phoenix
The University of Arizona offered a new preview of the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies on May 16 as part of its Tomorrow is Here lecture series. The […]
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Slideshow: Wexford Science + Technology plans new innovation labs at 850 PBC
Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, a national innovation district developer that partners exclusively with universities, academic medical centers, and research institutions, is launching the Wexford Innovation Labs at 850 PBC, the firm’s newest development located in the Phoenix Bioscience Core.
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ASU names Marisa Domino to lead Center for Health Information and Research
ASU announced Marisa Domino will lead the Center for Health Information and Research in ASU’s College of Health Solutions on the downtown Phoenix campus.
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Arizona Medical Association welcomes Dr. Jennifer Hartmark-Hill as 131st President
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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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