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The Center on Aging director and General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine division chief takes over from Joe Alpert, MD, Division of Cardiology professor, Sarver Heart Center member and past Department of Medicine chair, as head of the “Green Journal” in January 2027.

BIO5’s Vignesh Subbian, PhD, will receive the AZBIO Educator of the Year Award, while firms linked to Cardiology’s Marvin Slepian, MD, and Pulmonary’s Billie Bixby, MD, will get Fast Lane Awards. And Jennifer Carew, PhD, will speak at an AZBIO Week event.

A Cystic Fibrosis Foundation hike leader, Pathology’s Deb Fuchs, MD, said they’ll take a transverse route along the South Rim from the South Kaibab Trail, across the Tonto Plateau and returning on the Bright Angel Trailhead — all on Oct. 3.

Sameeha Rashid knows the first steps toward medical breakthroughs happen in the lab. As an MD/PhD student, she investigates the heart’s power to heal itself.

Geriatric ED accreditation by the American College of Emergency Physicians recognizes interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing age-friendly emergency care for older adults.

Both Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix make the highly selective 2026 list published by Becker’s Hospital Review.

The October rim-to-rim trek counts Jim Knepler, MD, and Holli Horak, MD, among hikers to walk 24 miles in a day to raise money for cystic fibrosis research. Help this College of Medicine – Tucson couple reach their fundraising goal of $4,000 each.

Increased dust in the air could pose greater risk of infection. “While many people infected may not require medical treatment, it can wreak havoc for those with compromised immune systems or pre-existing conditions,” said John Galgiani, MD.

The future physician-scientists enrolled in this dual-degree program envision careers in which they treat patients in the clinic and innovate in the lab.