Author Archive: AZBio

NIH Launches $50M Autism Data Science Initiative to Unlock Causes and Improve Outcomes

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The National Institutes of Health has launched the Autism Data Science Initiative (ADSI) <https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-science-initiative>, a landmark research effort that will harness large-scale data resources to explore contributors to the causes and rising prevalence of autism spectrum disorder. More than $50 million in awards <https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/autism-data-science-initiative/funded-research>will support 13 pioneering projects that draw on genomic, epigenomic, metabolomic, proteomic, clinical, behavioral and autism services data. These projects will integrate, aggregate and analyze existing data resources, generate targeted new data and validate findings through independent replication hubs.Continue reading→

NIH Launches Landmark Project on Whole-Person Health and Function

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an effort to advance research on whole-person health and create an integrated knowledge network of healthy physiological function. Whole person health involves looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body systems—and considering multiple factors that promote health. For example, a multicomponent lifestyle intervention including healthy diet, physical activity and stress management may improve multiple and interconnected aspects of health including cardiovascular (e.g. blood pressure), metabolic (e.g. glucose metabolism) and musculoskeletal function (e.g. muscle strength).Continue reading→

It’s Time to Reauthorize SBIR STTR Now

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BREAKING NEWS: On September 15, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5100, a bipartisan bill that provides a one-year extension for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The extension shifts the expiration date from September 30, 2025, to September 30, 2026. The US Senate now must act to get a reauthorization bill on the President's desk. The SBIR/STTR programs fuel innovation, empower small businesses, strengthen the economy, and deliver technologies that improve lives and protect the nation. Here in Arizona, these programs are a significant source of funding that helps discoveries progress to become life saving and life changing products and services.  SBIR/STTR must be reauthorized by Congress by September 30, 2025. Now is the time to let our elected leaders know why Arizonans depend on these programs.

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