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U of A and UNM win joint $43.6M NIH award to help turn clinical research into practical medicine

The CTSA grant, the largest infrastructure and training award from the NIH, supports the translation of research discoveries into improved patient care.

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$4.5M NIDA grant will fund research to improve methadone treatment quality

Confocal cancer cells and fibroblasts in collagen.

$1.7M DOD grant funds virtual cancer center to support research into military health

Nursing student Misty L. Pagán, DNP, poses for a photo in an outdoor setting. She is wearing a white coat over a blue dress and has a stethoscope wrapped around her neck.

From grief to purpose: How a PhD student discovered her calling in nursing

Uniquely U of A Health Sciences

When thoughtfully used by scientists, researchers and clinicians, social media can be a tool to promote science and health literacy among a general audience.

Boosting Science Through Social Media

One of the biggest scientific applications to come from the pandemic can be found in the immunology that led to the development of the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines.

A New Era: Creating Defenses Against Disease After COVID-19

Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD

Dr. Juanita Merchant Awarded Second Term on NAM Council

Moreno to Lead All of Us Research Program University of Arizona-Banner Health

Researchers in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson and Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health will study drivers of household transmission for COVID-19 and influenza.

UArizona Health Sciences Researchers Investigate Virus Transmission in Households

Dr. Gustavo De Oliveira Almeida’s fascination with applying data science to real life led him to his dream job as coordinator of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Sensor Lab.

Finding a Career Calling in the Health Sciences Sensor Lab

Andrew T. Weil, MD

Dr. Andrew Weil Receives Integrative Healthcare Leader Award

Researchers identified a genetic variation that could help identify when patients with H. pylori infection are more likely to develop stomach cancer, a discovery they hope will lead to earlier detection and therapeutics.

Gene Variation May Be Early Indicator for Gastric Cancer

Data science fellows apply the technical training they learn through the year-long program to the research they are doing in the laboratory.

Training and Retaining Home-grown Data Scientists

Allison J. Huff, DHEd

Dr. Allison Huff Recognized with Career Development Award

Julie Ledford, PhD, co-director of the Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Program, is an associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.

Ledford Named Co-director of UArizona Health Sciences Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Program

The Innovations in Healthy Aging Summit will feature panels on topics concerning the needs of an older population, including telehealth to improve aging in place; fraud, abuse and consumer protection; aging well; and aging trends and perspectives.

Washington Summit to Focus on Healthy Aging