Tag: for faculty
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Artist + Researcher Applications are open!
The Artist + Researcher program (ARx) at Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) is the largest initiative of the PBC Arts Committee, offering scientists the opportunity to collaborate with local artists to create pieces that visually interpret and communicate their scientific research and innovations. ARx was birthed in 2021 when the PBC connected with the Phoenix-based Bentley…
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Lara Ferry promoted to Vice President of Research at ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise
It takes a special understanding of faculty to be an effective leader at a major research university. You have a responsibility to advance the research mission while also taking care of the people who fulfill it. That’s what gets Lara Ferry excited about officially taking on the role of vice president of research at Arizona…
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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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HonorHealth named primary clinical affiliate for new ASU School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering
Arizona State University and HonorHealth, a locally owned nonprofit health system, announced today that they have finalized an agreement for HonorHealth to serve as the primary clinical affiliate for ASU’s School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering, a central component of ASU Health. Driven by a mutual desire to advance health care through technology and humanity,…
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President’s Alumni Award winner for CHHS – Dr. Michael Harris-Love
Dr. Michael Harris-Love is the 2024 winner from CHHS of the President’s Alumni Award. Get to know him, his pathway to becoming a physical therapist, and what it means to him to be recognized with this award. As a first-generation college grad who was raised by a single parent in East Detroit, there was no…
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Dissemination and implementation science is becoming more of a staple in everyday research
According to the National Institutes of Health, a research project takes an average of 17 years to make it into clinical practice, not including abandoned projects. Professors at the College of Health Solutions, Matthew Buman and Cady Berkel, wanted a way for innovative science to become more impactful. Six years ago, Buman and Berkel created the Dissemination and Implementation Affinity Network(D&I…
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Leading the charge to discover answers in immunology
Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya is shepherding a new era in immunology research as the inaugural executive director of the U of A Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies. Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, remembers the mouse that humbled him. An ordinary mouse, in most respects, save a single missing gene. And Bhattacharya was going to…
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Assistant Clinical Professor Ricardo Correa filling the gap for the underserved
College of Medicine – Phoenix assistant clinical professor felt called to medicine early to help minorities, the underrepresented and refugees. Ricardo Correa, MD, said he believes medicine is about service. Although there was that one occasion when it was actually about … chicken. A real, live chicken. At the time, Correa, an assistant clinical professor in the University…
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TGen Launches Center For Spatial Multi-Omics (COSMO): A Service Center Dedicated To Transforming Biomedical Research Through Spatial Biology
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, today announced the launch of the Center for Spatial Multi-Omics (COSMO), a service center dedicated to transforming biomedical research through spatial biology. COSMO offers an unparalleled suite of services designed to help scientists visualize and map molecular data at the single-cell level directly within tissues. COSMO focuses…
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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…
