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Falloposcope cancer screening tool testing advances to next steps

Jennifer Barton, PhD, is spearheading an effort to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier and give high-risk patients a new option.

Medical students Jerry Ruvalcaba and Katie Simic stand side by side outdoors, smiling in their white lab coats embroidered with titles from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix.

Couple commits to caring for Phoenix together

A decorative image shows a cell as it travels through the body.

Why does losing the Y chromosome make some cancers worse? New $6.5M NIH grant could provide clues

A microscopic view of cells shows one large purple cell surrounded by smaller "normal" cells. The purple cell is about four times the size of the normal cells.

Researchers find potential link between chronic pain, immune condition

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

The Human Immune Monitoring Facility is a shared resource within the University of Arizona Cancer Center that provides comprehensive immune profiling, sample preparation and clinical trial support.

Monitoring the immune system to unlock new treatments

Match Day celebrations are a joyous turning point in pharmacy and medical students’ careers. They joy and anticipation marks the start of the next phase of their career with residency training.

Joy, anticipation part of Match Day memories

Rachna Shroff, MD, associate professor of medicine in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has dedicated her career to caring for cancer patients and researching pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancer treatments.

Oscars Red Carpet Welcomed UArizona Cancer Center Researcher

Training Genetic Counselors to Advance Precision Medicine

Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, JD, MPH, and Brian Erstad, PharmD, review the chapter Dr. Erstad wrote for a faculty survival guide that provides tips and what questions faculty should ask when being hired.

Early-Career Faculty Success Supported by Colleges

Answering the Call for More Primary Care Physicians

Daniel Cracchiolo’s philanthropic gifts to the Steele Children’s Research Center aligned with his strong belief in helping children. His daughter, Marianne Cracchiolo Mago, is carrying on that tradition as the next generation of Steele Foundation leaders.

A Lasting Legacy: ‘Take Care of the Children’

Training first responders and health care providers how to help people who have been exposed to hazardous materials around the state and around the world is the mission of the Advanced Hazmat Life Support team.

Advanced Hazmat Life Support Keeps Good Chemicals from Going Bad

Esteban Ramirez, a student from Pima County JTED, a technical education program for high school students, bumps fists with Nathan Cherrington, PhD (right), director of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, at a January tour of his lab in the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy.

SWEHSC Delivers With Collaboration, Research Success

Service-Learning Course Opens Doors for Bilingual Students

PeerWORKS apprentices gain the education and work experience needed to become a behavioral health paraprofessional, placing them in a unique position to reach out and support individuals in recovery through their own lived experiences.

Training Program Turns Lived Experiences into Peer Support

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