'Freezer Farm' Ready to Store More Than 1.6M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine at UArizona Dec. 14, 2020 With the first vaccine shipments expected soon, the ultracold storage facility could play an important role in the state's plan for vaccine distribution. Read more Image
Guest Column: Student Inspired by Alzheimer’s Research Dec. 10, 2020 Greg Branigan is a first-generation MD/PhD student driven by research linking a breast cancer drug with Alzheimer’s prevention. Read more Image
Building Bridges with Indigenous Communities: Stamets Gift Funds New Scholarship for Fellowship in Integrative Medicine Dec. 9, 2020 People with training in local and indigenous healing traditions or working in underserved communities can benefit from the new award. Read more Image
UArizona Health Sciences team takes T cell research to the next level Dec. 3, 2020 UArizona Health Sciences researchers have created a five-module chimeric antigen receptor T cell that is showing early potential to fight Type 1 diabetes. Read more Image
In memoriam: Kenneth Hatch, MD Nov. 15, 2020 It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that Kenneth Hatch M.D., Professor Emeritus and former Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arizona's College of Medicine - Tucson, passed away after a short illness on November 12, 2020. Read more Image
Personalized Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial to Expand Following Promising Early Results Nov. 9, 2020 A study investigating a personalized cancer vaccine has reported a 50% response rate for patients with head and neck cancer in its preliminary data. Read more Image
Children's Cleft Lip and Palate Specialist Joins UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Banner - University Medicine Oct. 22, 2020 With UArizona faculty appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Jonathan Skirko will provide clinical care in advanced pediatric ear, nose and throat medicine at Banner Children's - Diamond Children's. Read more Image
Internationally Recognized Radiologist Named UArizona Chair of Medical Imaging Sept. 14, 2020 Joining the University of Arizona Health Sciences in October, Dr. Geoffrey Rubin holds six U.S. patents for medical image analysis and is past chairman of radiology at Duke University School of Medicine. Read more Image
Taking ‘Do No Harm’ to Heart Feb. 4, 2020 By “reprogramming” a patient’s cells to create new heart muscle cells, Health Sciences MD/PhD Candidate Ike Royal Chinyere and his mentor Steven Goldman, MD, are finding ways to improve treatments for heart-failure patients. Read at UAHS Image