Ledford Named Co-director of UArizona Health Sciences Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Program
Endocrinology
Winners Announced for 2019-20 Faculty Teaching Awards
![[Images of Joao Paulo "JP" Ferreira, MD, and Elizabeth Juneman, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/ferreira-n-juneman-png_1920x1282px_1.jpg?itok=L5Tmh9s0 "Joao Paulo \"JP\" Ferreira, MD, and Elizabeth Juneman, MD")
The list below of honorees for the 2019-2020 University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson teaching awards can also be found at this link.
NIH funding increases lead to impressive performance in Blue Ridge rankings
![[Infographic illustrating National Institutes of Health funding per the Blue Ridge rankings for the UArizona Health Sciences in 2023]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-02.16_blue_ridge_rankings_2024.png?itok=bMx4N2_c "Infographic illustrating National Institutes of Health funding per the Blue Ridge rankings for the UArizona Health Sciences in 2023")
Several colleges at the University of Arizona Health Sciences increased their National Institutes of Health funding in 2022-2023, leading to a strong showing overall in the annual Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings.
UArizona Health Sciences Post Gains in Blue Ridge Rankings
![[Infographic for National Institutes of Health funding for the five UArizona Health Sciences colleges]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023.02.21_nih-infographic-022123_card.jpg?itok=iOnLq1SY "Infographic for National Institutes of Health funding for the five UArizona Health Sciences colleges")
The University of Arizona Health Sciences received nearly $137 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in 2021-2022 and advanced in several categories in the recently released Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research national rankings.
UArizona Health Sciences Colleges Climb in Blue Ridge Rankings of NIH Funding
The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $133 million in grants to University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers in 2020-2021.
Leading Valley fever expert shares ‘state-of-the-art’ knowledge about fungal disease
![[Portrait of John Galgiani, MD, in a lush Sonoran desert location]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/galgiani-03_ofa2023_081822-112-card.jpg?itok=ZeFbn9K1 "John Galgiani, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson and director of the college’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence, was recognized for his expertise by the New England Journal of Medicine.")
![[Portrait of John Galgiani, MD, in a lush Sonoran desert location]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/galgiani-03_ofa2023_081822-112-hero.jpg "John Galgiani, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson and director of the college’s Valley Fever Center for Excellence, was recognized for his expertise by the New England Journal of Medicine.")
Friday Frontiers seminar features DOM Chair Dr. Liao, new Neurosurgery chair
![[Dr. James Liao presenting 02.09.24 on ‘Rho-associated Kinase (ROCK) as a Therapeutic Target for Fibrotic Diseases’ at Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science seminar at University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024.02.09_friday_frontiers_dsc_6056_card.jpg?itok=Ls4EA55Y "Dr. James Liao presenting 02.09.24 on ‘Rho-associated Kinase (ROCK) as a Therapeutic Target for Fibrotic Diseases’ at Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science seminar at University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute.")
![[Dr. James Liao presenting 02.09.24 on ‘Rho-associated Kinase (ROCK) as a Therapeutic Target for Fibrotic Diseases’ at Friday Frontiers in Biomedical Science seminar at University of Arizona’s BIO5 Institute.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2024.02.09_friday_frontiers_dsc_6056_600x325px.jpg "Dr.</body></html>")
Immunobiology Seminar: ‘Gestational diabetes disrupts maternal immunity & vaginal microbiota to promote bacterial infection’
The Department of Immunobiology Seminar Series presents:
“Gestational Diabetes Disrupts Maternal Immunity and the Vaginal Microbiota to Promote Bacterial Infection”
Presenter Details
Katy Partas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Alkek Center for Metegenomics and Microbiome Research
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
CMM Seminar: ‘Endothelial profilin-1 as a novel target in kidney cancer’
Presented by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department Cellular and Molecular Medicine:
When
Noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 21, 2024
Where
Sarver Heart Center, Room 4137
1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85724
Event Description
Cellular and Molecular Medicine Seminar Series.
Presenter Details
David Gau, PhD
Lecturer, Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh
Translational Medicine Symposium research poster competition submissions due Feb. 22
![[Banner image for Translational Medicine Symposium hosted 3.22.2024 by UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/translational_medicine_symposium_banner-plus_750x400px.jpg?itok=WI067V87 "Banner image for Translational Medicine Symposium hosted 3.22.2024 by UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson")
![[Banner image for Translational Medicine Symposium hosted 3.22.2024 by UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium_image/public/translational_medicine_symposium_banner-plus_600x320px.jpg?itok=daSl7wXF "Banner image for Translational Medicine Symposium hosted 3.22.2024 by UArizona College of Medicine - Tucson")
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from biomedical disciplines across the University of Arizona Heal
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