Tag: for students
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MD/PhD Student Receives Fellowship from National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Sukriti Bagchi will focus on researching methods of treating pathological cardiac hypertrophy Sukriti Bagchi, an MD/PhD student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, has received a fellowship from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Bagchi’s research training fellowship will focus on the regulation of SGK1-mediated pathological cardiac hypertrophy by non-canonical endoplasmic reticulum-associated…
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American Cancer Society Awards Grant to Postdoctoral Researchers
Nicole Jimenez, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, has received a grant from the American Cancer Society. Dr. Jimenez’s research plan focuses on the relationship of endometrial bacteria with endometrial cancer and tumor characteristics using a previously collected…
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Faculty innovators named to the National Academy of Inventors
New Senior Members have made impactful contributions at the intersection of optical and health sciences. The National Academy of Inventors has named two University of Arizona faculty researchers as members of its 2025 class of Senior Members. The newly named cohort of 162 honorees from across the nation includes Professor Jennifer Barton, Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair of Biomedical…
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NAU continues adding, expanding programs through health-focused initiative
Expanding NAU Health Programs Over a year after its initial announcement of an effort to grow its healthcare education offerings, Northern Arizona University (NAU) has added programs and is working on others. Part of the Arizona Healthy Tomorrow Initiative NAU Health is part of the Arizona Healthy Tomorrow Initiative from the Arizona Board of Regents…
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Downtown Phoenix Inc. Celebrates Black History Month with Record-Breaking Entrepreneurship Rate
30% of the businesses opened Downtown in 2024 were Black-owned businesses PHOENIX (Feb. 3, 2025)—Downtown Phoenix currently has 34 Black-owned businesses and counting, 12 of which opened in the past year. In honor of Black History Month this February, Downtown Phoenix Inc. [DPI], a community-building nonprofit that provides enhanced municipal services to the Downtown business core and marketing and…
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Northern Arizona University receives $150,000 grant award from Direct Relief
Northern Arizona University has received a grant from Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity to confront the critical nursing shortage in rural, underserved areas of Arizona by supporting Native American nursing students in their academic journeys. The Fund for Health Equity mobilizes financial resources for organizations focused on non-clinical interventions that affect a person’s health. Commonly known…
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Innovating to advance primary care, rural health in Arizona
College of Medicine – Phoenix faculty design changes to emphasize community engagement and help increase the number of providers. It’s not news that American health care is in crisis. The stakes are particularly high in Arizona, where there is an increasing need for primary care providers. But help for our state is on the way thanks…
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C-Path Announces Jennifer Kendra as New Vice President of Strategic Relationships
New Leadership to Drive Expansion of Collaborative Initiatives and Fundraising Strategies at C-Path TUCSON, Ariz., January 23, 2025 — Critical Path Institute® (C-Path) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Kendra as the new Vice President of Strategic Relationships. With a robust career spanning over two decades in strategic planning, partnership development, and executive leadership, Kendra is…
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Do big personality changes predict Alzheimer’s? Not necessarily, new study says
For decades, scientists have been trying to identify early signs of memory impairment in adults in an attempt to screen for or even slow down the onset of cognitive decline. Some clinicians believe that major personality changes, such as an increase in neuroticism, could be a canary in the coal mine for Alzheimer’s disease and…
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Local medical student’s impact on women’s health goes global
The U of A Health Sciences Primary Care Physician Scholarship is making medical school affordable for Jillian Leaver, an aspiring OB-GYN provider and co-founder of the nonprofit CCAP Across The Map. For Jillian Leaver, the path to medical school started with a cup of coffee and a trip to a local bookstore. Two weeks after high…
