Image Researchers using $3.3M NCI grant to develop more accurate, comfortable breast cancer screening technology Oct. 21, 2024 College of Medicine – Tucson researchers are leading a team that will test noncompression CT technology, which has the potential to detect more breast cancers while increasing comfort and decreasing radiation exposure. Read more
Image College of Medicine – Tucson, Banner – University Medicine welcome new chair of neurology Oct. 15, 2024 Dr. Dedrick Jordan, formerly of Louisiana State University, will take the helm of the College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Neurology on Nov. 5. Read more
Image Pediatric autoimmune diseases: Finding hope in research Oct. 3, 2024 Department of Pediatrics researchers are working to enhance prevention and treatment options for autoimmune diseases, which can be hard to diagnose and treat. Read more
Image Leading the charge to discover answers in immunology Sept. 26, 2024 Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya is shepherding a new era in immunology research as the inaugural executive director of the U of A Health Sciences Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies. Read more
Image Making a commitment to connect people through technology Sept. 19, 2024 Dr. Justin Starren is a medical doctor turned data scientist who has been building bridges between people, computer systems and organizations for 30 years. Read more
Image Saving Ramon Sept. 13, 2024 With 10 weeks still to go before his birth, tiny Ramon took a short journey on the frontiers of fetal medicine. The procedure made history, and — more importantly — it worked. Read more
Image New geriatrics faculty member selected for National Institute on Aging scholars program Aug. 27, 2024 With just a few weeks under her belt as a faculty member, Dr. April Ehrlich, in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, was off to NIA headquarters for a weeklong summer aging research symposium named for the institute’s first two directors. Read more
Image Fellowship helps a physician find her passion for treating chronic pain patients Aug. 22, 2024 Dr. Annie Lee, a recent graduate of the Pain Fellowship program, enjoys connecting with her patients and helping them manage their pain without opioids. Read more
Image U of A study seeks to understand factors that allow HIV to persist during antiretroviral therapy Aug. 19, 2024 Dr. Liz Connick received NIH/NIAID bridge funding to identify factors in secondary lymphoid tissues that lead to continuous low-level expression of HIV in people living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy, or ART. Read more
Image College of Medicine – Tucson gains new head of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Aug. 19, 2024 Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, is the new head of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and associate director of basic science at the Sarver Heart Center. Read more