University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

Steele Children’s Research Center Scientist Awarded Prestigious Grant

Four-year grant from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will allow Claire Larmonier, PhD, to explore role of protein in gastrointestinal diseases.

Dr. Larmonier and mentors

Diamond Children’s Pediatric Asthma Program Awarded ‘Gold Seal of Approval’ by Joint Commission

Certification demonstrates commitment to providing the highest level of care—Diamond Children's is one of only nine gold seal recipients in the United States.

Dr. Deshpande and patient

ARCS Scholarships Recognize UA College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Research

A trio of University of Arizona cellular and molecular medicine scholars has been awarded $27,000 in scholarship endowments by the Phoenix Chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, Inc., known as ARCS.  

Mobile Phone App to Help Smokers Remember to Take Tobacco-Cessation Medication Needs Testers

Judith Gordon, PhD, a behavioral psychologist with the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, is seeking participants to help test a mobile phone app designed to help people take medication to quit smoking.  

UA Surgeon Performs World’s First and Second Robot-Assisted Surgeries for Mesothelioma

The world’s first and second robot-assisted extrapleural pneumonectomy for the treatment of mesothelioma have been performed by Farid Gharagozloo, MD, professor and section chief of thoracic surgery, robotic cardiothoracic surgery and esophageal surgery at the

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