Geneticist, informatics expert Buetow to lead new research program at ASU

Kenneth H. Buetow, a human geneticist and former director of the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology at the National Cancer Institute, is joining Arizona State University as director of Computational Sciences and Informatics in the Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative. He will hold the rank of full professor in the School of Life Sciences in ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His appointment is effective March 5.Continue reading

AZ Biosciences: Innovation, Investment and ROI

2012 marks year 10 of Arizona’s Bioscience Road Map, a collaboration between private  investors, philanthropists, public and private corporations, universities, governments and a dedicated group of leaders who share a vision for Arizona’s Bioscience Industry and our state’s future.  Committed to bioscience  innovation and the social and economic benefits it brings, our community has invested and now is reaping measurable returns on those investments.  To stay the course, we must continue to innovate and invest.Continue reading

Arizona Bioscience: Moving Forward Faster for Ten Years

2012 marks Arizona’s state centennial year.  It is also the tenth year of Arizona’s Bioscience Road Map and the anniversary of the launch of TGen (The Translational Genomics Institute.)

Employment in the biosciences field in Arizona has grown 41 percent over the past 10 years, showing growth even during the Recession.

Ted Simon of HORIZON on EIGHT  (AZ PBS) speaks with Marty Shultz, co-chair of the Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee on where we’ve been, where we’re going, and what we need to do to keep moving forward faster.Continue reading