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Symposium Marking the Retirement of Maggie So, PhD

Friday, October 27, 2023. Medical Research Building, Room 102.


CMM Researchers Use Organoids to Develop Novel Therapies and Better Understand Diseases

Read about how CMM researchers are using organoids (tissue or small tumors grown in the lab) to understand and treat cancer and other diseases.


Jared Alvarado Awarded Lura Hanekamp Dedicated Staff Award of Excellence

Congratulations to Jared Alvarado, Funeral Director/Embalmer for the Willed Body Program, for being selected for the Lura Hanekamp Dedicated Staff Award of Excellence! Jared is integral to our mission of teaching and research through his many contributions to the Willed Body Program and outreach to the community.


Congratulations to the CMM Spring and Summer 2023 Graduates!

We wish you all the best on your next adventure!


Fighting the second pandemic: long COVID

Researchers are defining long COVID and exploring the underlying cause and consequences of the disease that is affecting millions of people.


Large study provides scientists with deeper insight into long COVID

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers contributed to a National Institutes of Health-funded research effort that identified the most common long COVID symptoms with the aim of improving future diagnostics and treatment.


Dr. Henk Granzier Awarded Distinguished Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prize

Dr. Henk Granzier, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was awarded the Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prize for Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity. This prize honors individuals who have made major contributions to their field, with an emphasis on originality.


Warfel Lab Discovers New Mechanisms Driving Prostate Cancer Invasion

The Warfel lab has published a paper in the Journal of Cell Biology identifying PIM1 as a critical regulator actin dynamics and hypoxia-induced cell migration that is critical for prostate cancer invasion.


Computational drug discovery could open new doors

New computational approaches to drug development could lower treatment costs and make new discoveries possible.


Health Sciences genome sequencers a leap forward for research

Devices allow Health Sciences and other college collaborators greater scale and cost-effective methods to improve care.


Dr. James Proffitt Awarded 2023 COM-T Teaching Awards

Assistant Professor James Proffitt received two faculty awards from the College of Medicine – Tucson. Dr. Proffitt received the Academy of Medical Education Scholars (AMES) award for Excellence in Basic Science Teaching, as well as an Award Recognizing Professionalism in Basic Science Teaching.


Training Tomorrow's Genetic Counselors

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and University of Arizona Health Sciences are training some of Arizona's next genetic counselors. Click for more.


CMM Department Ranked #5 in BRIMR 2022 Rankings

The Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM) ranked #5 in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) 2022 rankings of Cell Biology/Anatomy Departments within Schools of Medicine. CMM ranked #17 in the 2021 BRIMR rankings. The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research is a nonprofit organization that publishes rankings of institutions, departments, and investigators based on the amount of funding they receive from the National Institutes for Health (NIH) in a given year.


Dr. Donata Vercelli Named AAAS Fellow

Donata Vercelli, MD, Regents Professor in Cellular & Molecular Medicine was named an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. Dr. Vercelli was recognized for her research on asthma and airway diseases and the genetic and environmental mechanisms that control susceptibility to complex lung diseases.


Researchers Determined to Prevent Viruses From Winning

Under the shadow of increasing viral threats, researchers at the Aegis Consortium are working to create a pandemic-free future.


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