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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

Janko Nikolich-Žugich, MD, PhD, lived through an epidemic as a boy before becoming an internationally recognized immunologist and gerontologist.

Understanding Infectious Diseases to Improve Health

Following Nature's Rules, Researchers Develop New Methods for Treating Degenerative Neurological Disease

Kathy W. Smith, MD

Dr. Kathy Smith Receives APA Roeske Teaching Award

College of Medicine – Tucson student Leenda Osman checks a young patient’s ear at the Rocky Point Medical Centers in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Volunteers from the MexZona student group at the College of Medicine – Tucson and the Migrant Health Interest Group and Global Health Program at the College of Medicine – Phoenix provide free clinical services to underserved patients in marginalized communities.

Mexico Trips Give Chance for Experience, Empathy, Engagement

White Coat Ceremony Celebrates the Next Generation of Physicians

Amanda Galster Named to Society of Clinical Research Board

Syed Shujaat Ali Zaidi, PhD, (left) and Rudramani Pokhrel, PhD (right), are working with researchers to apply computational techniques to rapidly accelerate the pace of host-microbe research as part of Personalized Defense, a University of Arizona Health Sciences initiative.

Harnessing the Power of Bioinformatics to Advance Research

The study’s third year will assess COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in preventing infection or symptoms, as well as the impact of sociodemographic, health characteristics or prior infection on vaccine effectiveness.

AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $22M to Continue Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness

Patricia Lebensohn, MD, originally planned to work as a psychiatrist in her native Argentina before being drawn to family medicine in the U.S.

Connecting with Patricia Lebensohn

Jared and Kat Alvarado are funeral directors for the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Willed Body Program, which accepts whole body donations committed by Arizonans before they die to be used as educational tools after their deaths.

Married Couple are ‘Heart and Soul’ of Willed Body Program

Addressing the Grand Challenges of Aging Through Multidisciplinary Seed Grants

Deepta Bhattacharya, PhD, professor of immunobiology in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, presented “A New Era for Science: Creating New Defenses Against Disease After COVID-19” at the first UArizona Health Sciences Tomorrow is Here Lecture Series event in Tucson on May 16.

Tomorrow is Here Lecture Series Shares Research, Discoveries