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New Lecture Series Kicks Off With Exploration of Future Science Driven by COVID-19

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, will discuss how research findings connected to COVID-19 are opening new potential pathways to create defenses against disease.


P-MAP Clears Obstacles and Cheers Alumni, Expanding Physician Pipeline

Ceremony will honor alumni completing residencies, students receiving medical degrees and students who are preparing to enter medical school in July.


Aging Lymph Nodes: Seeking a Solution for Weakened Immune Systems

The body's system for maintaining infection-fighting cells deteriorates faster near the skin than deeper in the body, according to a new study.


University of Arizona, Oklahoma State University Announce Transformative Addiction Research Partnership

The partnership will advance pain and addiction research and accelerate positive health outcomes in Arizona, Oklahoma and across the country.


Dr. Donata Vercelli Appointed as Regents Professor

Congratulations to Donata Vercelli, MD, who was recently appointed as a Regents Professor. This high honor is reserved for faculty whose contributions merit national and international recognition.


ABOR Votes to Confirm 5 New UArizona Regents Professors

The Arizona Board of Regents voted to confirm the appointments of University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty members Drs. Juanita Merchant and Donata Vercelli as Regents Professors.


Addressing a Research Gap in Menopausal Asthma

A doctoral student is using the Infection and Inflammation as Drivers of Aging training program to investigate menopause-onset asthma.


Future Doctors Celebrate Match Day

Fourth-year University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students learned where they’ll launch their careers as new residents.


Gov. Ducey Proclaims March “Arizonans in Health Research Month” to Celebrate All of Us UArizona-Banner Milestone

Arizona leads the nation in enrolling participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.


Romanoski Lab Publishes Research on Variants in Human Endothelial Cells

The Romanoski Lab in collaboration with the Kaikkonen Lab at the University of Eastern Finland has published a paper in Genome Research delineating thousands of functional non-coding variants in human endothelial cells. This work is an important step in bridging the gap between genomes and function.


Future Physicians to Begin Their Next Chapter at Match Day Ceremony

More than 110 College of Medicine – Tucson medical students will simultaneously open envelopes revealing where they will complete their residency training.


Trevor Tankersley, Nugent Award Recipient

The Nikolich Lab is excited to announce, Trevor Tankersley has been selected by The Dean of Students Office as the recipient of the Nugent Award to commemorate his achievements as an outstanding senior.


CMM Researchers Discover Bacterial Extracts with Potential to Prevent SARS-COV-2 Infection

Researchers led by Dr. Vadim Pivniouk have discovered that respiratory bacterial extracts known as OM-85 reduce the ability of the SARS-COV-2 virus to attach to lung cells.


Dr. Carol Gregorio Elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow.

Dr. Carol Gregorio was elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. AAAS Council elects members whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguished.” Dr. Gregorio is being honored “For internationally-recognized contributions toward understanding striated muscle structure, function and disease, using advanced imaging and cell biological approaches.”


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