Tag: UArizona
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Mayo Clinic announces transformative $1.9B investment in Arizona
Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Arizona will reimagine the healthcare experience for patients and staff and expand clinical space on the Phoenix campus by nearly 60% Today, Mayo Clinic announced a nearly $1.9 billion investment in the continued transformation of its Phoenix campus as part of its Bold. Forward. strategy to Cure, Connect and Transform healthcare for the benefit of patients everywhere.…
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Statewide initiative to speed transfer of ASU lab research to marketplace
Board of Regents grant to fund technology-transfer project for 3 state universities A new statewide initiative will help Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University move their research from the laboratory to the marketplace faster, a process called “technology transfer.” A $1.5 million grant from the Arizona Board of Regents will…
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A Simple Guide to Commercializing Academic Research
At Arizona State University (ASU), we are changing the way the world solves problems. From rising global temperatures to opioid addiction, emerging diseases to disinformation, the biggest challenges we face are complex, interdependent, and daunting. But in academia, groundbreaking discoveries and innovative research often remain confined within the walls of universities and laboratories. Even so…
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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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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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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…
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PBC Arts Committee Student Grant to showcase student research and innovation through art
The Phoenix Bioscience Core Arts Committee is excited to announce a student grant opportunity! This program will award funds of up to $500 each to students on the Phoenix Bioscience Core who are interested in using art to showcase their academic work or research. We are seeking innovation: everything from visual arts to performance, technology driven…
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$3.9 Million Grant Seeks to Expand Primary Care and Rural Tracks for Medical Student Training in Arizona
Grant funding aims to address the shortage of primary care physicians in underserved communities in Arizona Arizona is one of the fastest-growing states in the United States, but it is facing critical shortage of primary care physicians. Today, Arizona currently ranks 42nd in primary care access and will need 1,941 primary care physicians by 2030 to…
