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A gloved hand points out a mutated cell on a display of cells under a microscope.

Collaboration aims to accelerate personalized cancer therapy development

Researchers are using AI and mRNA to turn tumor mutations into targets, training the immune system to hunt down and destroy cancer cells.

A medical student types on her laptop in front of a larger screen in the background that shows the U of A’s Virtual Outpatient Clinic.

AI patients help students around the world practice empathy

Two men sit at a desk and talk. Behind them are maps of the United States that show flu activity.

How a U of A tool is helping the world track flu activity in real time

An older woman suffering from apparent heat-related distress sits and holds a container of water as a man presses a cloth to her forehead and a second woman fans her with a wide-brimmed hat.

Study finds increase in EMS calls due to extreme heat among vulnerable populations

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

A woman wearing a white medical coat holds a stethoscope while looking towards a sunset over a rural desert landscape.

Halle Foundation unites U of A and Banner Health to expand primary care GME statewide

Suresh Garimella and Amy Perry each holding one side of a framed proclamation in front of a white backdrop with red and blue logos for U of A and Banner Health

A decade of impact: U of A and Banner Health transform health care in Arizona

Outside portrait of Michael D.L. Johnson, PhD

Michael D.L. Johnson receives microbiology honor

Photo of Stewart Goldman, MD, standing next to Vlad Kalinichenko, MD, PhD. Both are wearing white doctors coats.

U of A works to build a pediatric powerhouse with institute

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

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U of A endocrinologist earns honors for turmeric research

Portrait of Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA

Geoffrey D. Rubin earns top radiology award

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

Portrait of Purnima Madhivanan, PhD, MBBS, MPH.

Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Purnima Madhivanan named a top mentor at U of A

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

A 13-year-old boy holds a medical tool against a model of a torso while a medical student in scrubs and two other middle schoolers watch.

Connect2STEM helps students explore health care fields

Two male researchers wearing dark safety glasses test a prototype of an imaging device in a lab. Behind them is a computer screen that shows an image of the sample being studied.

New imaging tech promises to help doctors better diagnose and treat skin cancers