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Amgen Foundation And Harvard Team Up To Offer Free Online Science Education Platform
LabXchange Will Provide Virtual Lab Experiences Integrating Digital Instruction With Collaboration and Mentoring Opportunities
Interactive Platform Levels Playing Field for Aspiring Scientists
Amgen Foundation Contributes $6.5 Million as Founding Sponsor
Technology Built on Open-Source edX PlatformsContinue reading
AZBio Talent Challenge – Summer 2018
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TGen and Huntsman Cancer Institute receive $6.7 million grant to battle a hidden enemy
Department of Defense grant aims to target breast cancer that has spread to the bone by re-igniting the body’s own immune systemContinue reading
Startup Licenses UA Invention to Enhance Natural Safeguard Against Skin Cancer and Other Diseases
Tucson, Ariz. – The University of Arizona has licensed two inventions developed in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to startup MCR Therapeutics. The inventors – Drs. Minying Cai and Victor J. Hruby – developed targeted peptides through their research into drug design and bioactivity expression relating to hormone activity in the brain and periphery.Continue reading
For improving scientific reproducibility, biological samples are key
From humble roots in antiquity, the scientific method has come to dominate and transform modern society. Our insights into the natural world, from bacteria to black holes, are fruits of the scientific approach to understanding, as are the life-saving medical innovations society relies on.Continue reading
TGen-Barrow study shows drug penetration of glioblastoma
Innovative ‘Phase 0’ clinical trial successful in reaching deadly brain tumorsContinue reading
All of Us Research Program Begins National Enrollment Effort; Nine Banner Sites in Arizona Enrolling Volunteers
Events are planned across the nation to engage diverse communities in the national recruitment effort. In Arizona, Banner Health and the University of Arizona Health Sciences have been enrolling volunteers into the program as a National Institutes of Health pilot site since 2017.Continue reading
Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc. announces first subject treated in a clinical trial investigating the SMD-DA ophthalmic device for the treatment of neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD)
Salutaris Medical Devices, Inc. announced the first subject was treated in a multi-center clinical trial investigating the use of its ophthalmic brachytherapy device to treat neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) on May 23, 2018.Continue reading
Pharmacology Researchers Seek Solutions to Opioid Epidemic
The UA’s focus has been on helping people with chronic pain without using narcotics or other addictive drugs.Continue reading