PBC News
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St. Joseph’s, Home of Barrow, Named a Top Major Teaching Hospital in US
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, home of Barrow Neurological Institute, is among Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals for 2025. St. Joseph’s earned the No. 5 rank in the 20 Top Major Teaching Hospitals category, maintaining the top spot in Arizona and climbing eight positions nationwide from 2024. The list, compiled by Premier, Inc. and published on Fortune.com, recognizes institutions…
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International Startups Explore US Market with U of A Center for Innovation
May 12, 2025 (Tucson, Ariz,)— Two international startups from Mexico and Chile joined the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) Soft Landings program with support from Tech Parks Arizona’s Global Advantage Partners, from April 28 through May 9. Tucson offers strategic advantages for international startups, including relatively low business costs, access to major markets, and…
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Michael Yudell appointed dean of College of Health Solutions
Named interim dean in 2024, Yudell has positioned the college as a ‘vital contributor to the broader ASU Health vision’ Michael Yudell has been appointed dean of Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions. Yudell joined ASU in 2021 as the college’s first vice dean and a professor. He stepped into the interim dean role in July 2024. “Michael…
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Genetic Factors May Influence Liver Fat Even in Healthy Weight People
Study improves our understanding of steatotic liver disease in an understudied population PHOENIX, Ariz. (May 15, 2025) — Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, have identified several genetic variants related to the accumulation of liver fat in normal-weight individuals, a population often overlooked in studies of metabolic liver disease.Their findings,…
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ASU students design accessible motorized training wheelchairs for children
Founder of Mobility Independence Foundation says their ingenuity can better lives for kids, their families Ten-year-old Zaiiden Mendivil tests out a motorized wheelchair prototype during the HCI Design Challenge showcase held at 850 PBC in downtown Phoenix on Saturday, April 26. The event was the culmination of a semester-long internship where students were challenged to…
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Accomplished ‘double devil’ completes doctorate early with novel gut-brain axis research
College of Health Solutions Outstanding Graduate Student Emily Dow — who earned her bachelor’s degree at ASU — completed her PhD in exercise and nutritional sciences in just three years. College of Health Solutions Outstanding Graduate Student Emily Dow has grown into a highly accomplished doctoral student, completing her PhD in exercise and nutritional sciences in just three…
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Critical Path Institute Celebrates 20 Years of Advancing Drug Development through Innovation and Collaboration
TUCSON, Ariz., May 8, 2025 — The year 2025 marks a historic milestone for Critical Path Institute® (C-Path), as the organization celebrates 20 years of transforming the landscape of drug development through collaboration, regulatory science, and next-generation strategies. Founded in 2005 by Raymond Woosley, M.D., Ph.D., with the support of leaders across multiple sectors in the…
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Health Sciences colleges merge art and humanities with science
The wealth of arts and humanities programs offered boost wellness and help create more empathetic health care providers. Yunjia Yang, PhD, couldn’t bear to watch her beloved grandmother slip into the dark solitude of Alzheimer’s disease. Her grandmother couldn’t recognize her anymore, so Yang — a trained dancer — tried to reach her in other ways.…
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First-of-Its-Kind Cancer Therapy Targets ‘Undruggable’ Protein Interaction
Phoenix scientists pioneer a new cancer therapy by disrupting a protein link that helps tumors survive and spread A groundbreaking cancer therapy being developed in Phoenix is rewriting the rules of drug discovery by targeting what scientists have long considered “undruggable”— a critical interaction between two proteins that drive tumor growth and spreading. In findings…
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HonorHealth Research Institute presents new findings in decades-long quest to conquer aggressive pancreatic cancer
HonorHealth Research Institute presents new findings in decades-long quest to conquer aggressive pancreatic cancerPromising results of RMC-6236, in combination with other drug treatments, presented at annual meeting of AACR PHOENIX, Ariz. — April 30, 2025 — HonorHealth Research Institute’s new downtown Phoenix laboratory has produced its first study, centered on a promising new treatment for pancreatic cancer,…
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