Critical Path Institute names Martha Brumfield CEO

The Board of Directors of the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) announced today that Martha Brumfield, Ph.D., has been named interim president and chief executive officer of the organization. Brumfield, C-Path’s former director of International & Regulatory Programs, takes over immediately for Carolyn Compton, M.D., Ph.D., who will be assuming a new position at Arizona State University (ASU).Continue reading

Tucson ScienceWorks: Sparking a love for science in future innovators

The impact of science and technology on our lives grows with each passing day. Yet, with so much continually swirling around us, the basic workings of the world we live in have become obscured, its simple beauty hidden.  It’s not that we have given up on being curious. It’s just that for many of us, the world we face seems too complex to understand.Continue reading

BioCentury This Week: On The Brink of Disunioun

When President Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday, he’ll be speaking to a polarized Congress where brinksmanship is the order of the day.  If lawmakers don’t act by March 1, budget sequestration will slash funding for biomedical research and oversight of the nation’s food and drug products. Continue reading