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
Image Circadian rhythm disruption linked to lung inflammation Aug. 15, 2024 Researchers are studying the effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the lungs. Read more
Image For researcher, fight against cancer is personal Aug. 12, 2024 Facing the disease himself and in his brothers led Dr. Curtis Thorne to search for a cure. Read more
Image Dr. Julie Pilitsis to serve as president of neurosurgery society Aug. 12, 2024 Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, has been elected president of the American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. Read more
Image Pursuit of a Valley fever vaccine passes significant milestone Aug. 6, 2024 A human Valley fever vaccine candidate will proceed toward Phase 1 clinical trials thanks to a major investment from the National Institutes of Health. Read more