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A young boy kneels on a raised surface and reaches out to hug his mother

Scientists on a quest to prevent asthma by boosting immune system

A family history of respiratory illnesses led environmental researcher Paloma Beamer, PhD, to enroll her newborn son in a clinical trial to prevent asthma.

Portrait of Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD, standing outside in front of trees.

Mingyu Liang works to transform physiology at U of A

Onicio Leal Neto, PhD, MPH, stands at a desk next to a table full of people with laptops open in front of them.

Public Health launches first AI summer program

Young adult connecting smartphone to continuous glucose monitor, checking blood glucose

New bachelor’s degree positions students for success in growing medical device industry

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A medical student at the College of Medicine – Phoenix presents a special virtual Wildcat Play Hospital demonstration during the Connect2STEM kickoff event.

Reinventing Connect2STEM with Virtual Series

The College of Pharmacy’s new podcast is designed to appeal to potential students by connecting the profession with daily life.

New Podcast Explores a Changing Pharmacy Profession

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD (pictured), an associate professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Immunobiology, and Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, professor and head of the Department of Immunobiology, developed one of the most accurate antibodies available and used it to show that antibodies for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, persist for several months.

Top 10 UArizona Health Sciences News Stories of 2020

Laurence Hurley

Dr. Laurence Hurley Inducted into the National Academy of Inventors

A showing of support for public health protocols from the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. From left: Michelle Ortiz, PhD, Rachelle Powell, Victoria Murrain, DO.

Health Sciences Leads and Inspires With “I Wear a Mask”

PharmD student Lisa Le was one of dozens of pharmacy and nursing students who administered immunizations at a campus flu shot clinic.

Students Administer Flu Shots for Hands-on Experience

Chase Jones, who is in the University of Arizona men’s indoor volleyball club (center), poses with College of Nursing master’s degree students Hailey Finn (left) and Michelle Garcia (right) at the student-run flu shot clinic.

Nursing and Pharmacy Students Seize a Rare Clinical Opportunity

Brian Erstad, PharmD

Dr. Brian Erstad Receives Quality Care Award from Board of Pharmacy Specialties

Jun Wang, PhD, uses cells infected with a virus to test an antiviral drug candidate. He says preparation for the pandemic of tomorrow requires working on antiviral drugs and vaccines today.

A Virologist Answers Questions about COVID-19 and Flu

Xinxin Ding, PhD

Dr. Xinxin Ding Selected as Journal Editor

Erin Jennings is a doctoral research assistant working in the lab with James Galligan, PhD, in the College of Pharmacy.

An Inside Look at Mentoring in a Pharmacy Lab

Researchers studying new drugs can find collaboration at the second-annual ‘Discovering New Drugs in Arizona’ summit.

Drug Discovery Summit Fosters Arizona Collaborations