C-Path Welcomes Mucopolysaccharidosis Clinical Trial Data Contribution from Children’s Hospital of Orange County into RDCA-DAP

TUCSON, Ariz., December 12, 2023 – C-Path (Critical Path Institute) is thrilled to announce a significant addition to its Rare Disease Cures Accelerator-Data and Analytics Platform (RDCA-DAP®). Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has generously contributed clinical trial data related to mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS), reinforcing the power of collaboration in advancing rare disease research.Continue reading

Avery Therapeutics, Inc. shares publication in Nature Communications Biology: “Biologically derived epicardial patch induces macropha​ge mediated pathophysiologic repair in chronically infarcted swine hearts”

TUCSON, ARIZONA, DECEMBER 11, 2023 – Avery Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held, pre-clinical stage therapeutics company, developing therapeutics for diseases of aging, inflammation and fibrosis announces a publication in Nature Communications Biology, dated November 24, 2023. The article, titled “Biologically derived epicardial patch induces macrophage mediated pathophysiologic repair in chronically infarcted swine hearts,” demonstrates a novel approach in the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF).Continue reading

MCCCD Welcomes New Leadership to Drive Innovation and Growth

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is pleased to announce the selection of three new executive leaders; Lee Ann Bohn, Chief Operating Officer; Dr. Heather Carter, Senior Vice Chancellor of External Affairs; and Dr. Lisa Armour, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. The three well-respected leaders will enhance the System’s already robust administrative talent.Continue reading

Applications are open for Helios Scholars at TGen

Do you want to experience what it’s really like to be a scientist?

Helios Scholars at TGen is a paid, eight-week summer internship program in biomedical research open to incoming and continuing undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students who have studied at an Arizona high school, college, or university. Interns work full-time on a research project under the mentorship of a TGen scientist to unravel the genetic components of diabetes, neurological disease and cancer. At TGen North in Flagstaff, interns focus their summer research on public health and pathogens such as Valley Fever and antibiotic resistant bacteria.  Applications close Wednesday, Feb. 7.Continue reading