Tag: Bioscience
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AZBio Trailblazers Awards
Join AZBio and members of the Arizona Business and Bioscience Community for a special luncheon to honor our Arizona Legislators and State and Local Elected Officials who have made it possible for the Arizona Bioscience Industry to gain national recognition, build capital infrastructure, and take its place as a leader in both scientific discovery and…
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Scientist hopes to cure Type 1 diabetes by disguising stem cells
Dr. Hannah Pizzato, a scientist at the U of A Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, is working on a stem cell-based therapy for Type 1 diabetes. People have been waiting a long time for a cure for Type 1 diabetes. Hannah Pizzato, PhD, is one of them. “My whole life I was…
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Changing lives in the lab
Neurological conditions are the leading cause of disability, with more than 43% of people affected worldwide. Yet for most of these conditions, treatments and cures remain elusive. This summer, three NAU students were driven to change that. Avery Carter, Sophia Justice and Alexandra Wicker—all Lumberjack Scholarship recipients in NAU’s Honors College—were selected to participate in a competitive internship…
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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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College of Health Solutions program helps Parkinson’s patients ‘speak out’
From left: College of Health Solutions student Mikayla Szabo and Clinical Associate Professor Elizabeth Trueba pose in the Speech and Hearing Clinic at ASU. Degenerative diseases are of an especially insidious nature in that they only get worse over time. One such disease, Parkinson’s, is known for a common manifestation called hypokinetic dysarthria, or a…
