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A close-up, high-angle shot of a person in a lab setting, wearing blue latex gloves. The person is using a long, thin metal tool to transfer a substance to a clear plastic plate with multiple wells, some of which contain a pink liquid. In the background, a pipette and other lab equipment are visible on a stainless steel surface.

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.

A tight, circular composition shows a group of people holding hands in a close-knit cluster. The hands are intertwined, with some clasped together and others holding on to wrists, suggesting unity and support. The people are cropped from the shoulders down, focusing on the connection of their hands.

$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

UArizona Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin 'Computer on the Bone'

Klearchos Papas, PhD, director of the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Institute for Cellular Transplantation, holds a synthetic nanoporous pouch used in an implantable cell therapy device to provide insulin for Type 1 diabetes patients.

Health Sciences Researchers Close In on Diabetes Solution

Photo illustration by Debra Bowles

Aligning Research with Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Maya Sarihan, MD, then a College of Medicine – Tucson 4th year medical student, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to an agricultural laborer at the Consulate of Mexico in Douglas, Arizona, as part of a MOVE UP clinic hosted by UArizona Health Sciences.

MOVE UP Outreach Dispenses 36,000 COVID-19 Vaccines

From left: Associate Vice President for Communications, Mark Lane, with members of the Health Sciences Office of Communications staff Kris Hanning, Lesley Merrifield, Caroline Berger, Stacy Pigott and Gawain Douglas hold up the five awards received at the annual Public Relations Society of America – Southern Arizona IMPACT Awards ceremony.

Health Sciences Office of Communications Takes Home Top Honors

Research Study on Cancer Risk for Wildland Firefighters Funded by FEMA

Jennie Joe, PhD, MPH, professor emerita, Family and Community Medicine, smiles after revealing the sign for the newly named Wassaja Carlos Montezuma Center for Native American Health in late October.

Renamed Center Honors Arizona’s First Native American Doctor

Grants Create New Center to Address Native American Disability Challenges

Pima County Health Director Named UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson Alumni of Year

Compound 194 (left) was developed by researchers to uncouple the interaction between CRMP2 and the enzyme Ubc9, which indirectly regulates the sodium ion channel NaV1.7. A new study showed that the resulting reduction in sodium currents reduced pain. (Image: Samantha Perez-Miller, Aude Chefdeville and Rajesh Khanna)

Compound Developed at UArizona Health Sciences Provides Innovative Pain Relief

Honoring Health Sciences Veterans

The COVID-19 pandemic turned an annual interprofessional exercise into an opportunity for students to listen and ask questions as panelists shared personal stories from the pandemic.

Pandemic Provides Backdrop for Real-World Student Education