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![[James E. Dalen, MD, MPH, ScD, with his wife, Priscilla]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/card_dalen_james_and_priscilla_dsc7804_201307303.jpg?itok=3_9dw9qI×tamp=1705622738 "James E. Dalen, MD, MPH, ScD, with his wife, Priscilla")
January 18, 2024
The College of Medicine – Tucson's sixth dean, Dr. James E. Dalen, died Jan. 16. Long-time DOM and other colleagues note his contributions in a golden era for the college and UArizona Health Sciences, of which he also was vice president. Memorial service set for Mon., Jan. 29, 1 p.m., Vistoso Funeral Home, Oro Valley.
![[Dominoes lined up to split into two rows with red domino falling into them at center]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2024.01.18_11062023-domino_cell_mutation-klh_1409_hero-card.jpg?itok=sSMAr4hc×tamp=1706632854 "A single domino can send things in a new direction, much like how a gene mutation can initiate a chain reaction in cells and lead to cancer. University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are using big data to target a particularly challenging gene mutation called KRAS.")
January 18, 2024
UArizona Health Sciences researchers – including Dr. Aaron Scott, of the Division of Hematology & Oncology in the Department of Medicine – are leveraging molecular profiling data to better understand certain cancers and uncover new treatments.
![[Three older adults walk through the University of Arizona Health Sciences campus]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/aging_093021-awe-walk-nhg_6382-hero_card.jpg?itok=n6AIVbif×tamp=1704990611 "A commitment to promote positive and healthy aging, such as through outreach programs that connect older adults to campus programs, led to the University of Arizona’s inclusion in the Age-Friendly University Global Network.")
![[Mindy Fain, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/fain-mindy_nhg_7121-inline_092921_100x150px.jpg?itok=nkfpuyKa×tamp=1704991281 "Mindy Fain, MD")
![[C. Kent Kwoh, MD]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/kwoh_c._kent_md_rheum-headshot_100x150px.jpg?itok=ROGbTq9-×tamp=1704991281 "C. Kent Kwoh, MD")
January 9, 2024
A University of Arizona Health Sciences strategic initiative, research activities, educational opportunities and community events for older adults – including geriatrics and rheumatology programs, the Center on Aging and Arthritis Center – earn recognition.
![[Man wearing white coat stands pointing at a screen. A woman with long blonde hair sits at a desk in front of the computer screen the man is pointing at.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/center_for_sleep_sai_parthasarathy_klh2147-card_0.jpg?itok=DJYLCjto×tamp=1704757014 "Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Sleep, Circadian and Neuroscience Research, reviews test data in the control room of the center’s new facility with lead sleep technologist Sicily La Rue. This story is one of the top 10 Health Sciences Connect stories of 2023.")
January 8, 2024
A new café for the HSIB; resources and tips for staying safe on campus; and five Health Sciences faculty profiles were among your favorite stories. Department of Medicine faculty mentioned in stories include Drs. Sairam Parthasarathy, Rachna Shroff, Marvin Slepian and Purnima Madhivanan.
![[Photo of John N. Galgiani, MD, an infectious diseases professor at the UArizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix, at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence that he directs.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/vfce_w_john_galgiani_md_1500x1002.jpg?itok=95yUuQbh×tamp=1704753019 "John N. Galgiani, MD, an infectious diseases professor at the UArizona Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix, at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence that he directs.")
January 4, 2024
UArizona Health Sciences faculty – including the Department of Medicine’s Dr. John Galgiani, director of the Valley Fever Center for Excellence – made impactful contributions to health care and advanced major projects that are building a healthier future for Arizona and beyond.
![[Division of Gastroenterology staff at holiday photo booth they're hosting Dec. 20-21, 2023, at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/card_gastro_holiday_photobooth_12-20-23_img_3217.jpg?itok=1CZ3OAQ8×tamp=1703103294 "Division of Gastroenterology staff at holiday photo booth they're hosting Dec. 20-21, 2023, at University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson")
December 20, 2023
In the spirit of the season, the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology invites all comers to join them in the hallway outside their office (COM-T Room 6402) to shoot selfies of themselves and colleagues at their 2023 GI Holiday Photo Booth display Dec. 20 and Dec. 21, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
![[Stephen Dahmer, MD, in glasses, blue blazer and dress shirt]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/dahmer_stephen-md_awcim_card.jpg?itok=VHOw61_I×tamp=1702683973 "Stephen Dahmer, MD")
December 15, 2023
Mt. Sinai/Icahn School of Medicine’s Dr. Stephen Dahmer agrees to take lead on Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and new division to be created in Department of Family and Community Medicine. He’ll also serve as assistant dean of wellness at UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
![[Portrait of Dr. Marvin J. Slepian wearing a white medical coat and tie.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/051923-marvin-slepian-nhg_3403-card1.jpg?itok=UhJPiDRi×tamp=1702683175 "Marvin J. Slepian, MD")
December 14, 2023
Dr. Slepian, Regents Professor in the Division of Cardiology and Sarver Heart Center member at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, will serve on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Public Advisory Committee through 2026.
![[When Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, threw a recent dinner party, she recreated a meal she’d made in Sicily, complete with homemade pasta.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/juanita_merchant_cooking_khp_1357-card.jpg?itok=4qFPcfrv×tamp=1702665552 "When Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, threw a recent dinner party, she recreated a meal she’d made in Sicily, complete with homemade pasta.")
December 14, 2023
Everyone has to eat, but these UArizona Health Sciences faculty members – including Gastroenterology & Hepatology Division Chief Dr. Juanita Merchant and Dr. Andrew Weil, founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine – take their cooking to another level. This story comes with a latke recipe, too!
![[Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/banner_alzheimers_institute_tucson_card.jpg?itok=q3kyiabO×tamp=1702510818 "Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Tucson")
December 13, 2023
‘Tele-mentoring’ coaches Arizona health pros in top-quality Alzheimer’s treatment in free virtual course starting in January 2024.
![[Department of Medicine logo with block A for the University of Arizona]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/dom-block-a_900x600px_0.jpg?itok=hxU4KMHv×tamp=1701123377 "Department of Medicine logo with block A for the University of Arizona")
November 27, 2023
A shuffle of clinical associate directors reflects better management of divisions from Cardiology to Rheumatology, with a new associate director, Monica Rodriguez, joining the team in November.
![[People load bags of donations into a small airplane while the pilot sits in the front seat.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/navajo_airlift_liver_institute_dsc_1646-hero-card.jpg?itok=ZeXU_wdK×tamp=1700581784 "(From left) Liz Bonorand, executive assistant for the University of Arizona Thomas Boyer Liver Institute, and Carina Mendoza, outreach coordinator for the institute, hand donations to Geoffrey Block, MD, MSc, FACP, who delivered them to the Navajo Nation earlier this month.")
November 21, 2023
Dr. Geoffrey Block, a transplant hepatologist and Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute director, and the College of Medicine – Tucson give a much-needed lift to the holiday season on the Navajo Nation.
![[Three women working in a University of Arizona Health Sciences research laboratory]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/madhavan_lab-cells_in_flask_khp_0820-card.jpg?itok=jsTikV5L×tamp=1700158123 "Dr. Lalitha Madhavan and her research team used induced pluripotent stem cell technology to reprogram adult skin cells into brain cells to study Parkinson’s disease. The Madhavan Lab hopes their discoveries lead to improved diagnostics and treatments for the disease. (Photo courtesy of Kris Hanning, University of Arizona Health Sciences)")
November 16, 2023
Dr. Lalitha Madhavan and her research team used induced pluripotent stem cell technology to reprogram adult skin cells into brain cells to study Parkinson’s disease in hopes of developing improved diagnostics and treatments for the neurological disorder.
![[Dr. Geoffrey Block will participate in the Navajo Christmas Airlift, flying donations collected in Tucson across the state in time for holiday celebrations.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/navajo_nation_klh8942-card_1.jpg?itok=K6nO5Pj2×tamp=1699586774 "Dr. Geoffrey Block will participate in the Navajo Christmas Airlift, flying donations collected in Tucson across the state in time for holiday celebrations.")
November 9, 2023
Dr. Geoffrey Block will participate in the Navajo Christmas Airlift, flying donations collected in Tucson across the state in time for holiday celebrations.
![[College of Medicine – Tucson Veterans Day flag-raising and blessing ceremony, Nov. 9, at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/vetsday_img_3922_card.jpg?itok=Hkyb554M×tamp=1699562234 "College of Medicine – Tucson Veterans Day flag-raising and blessing ceremony, Nov. 9, at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson.")
November 9, 2023
A group of people gathered at the Banner – University Medical Center Tucson’s main entrance Thursday, Nov. 9, for a flag-raising and blessing ceremony in recognition of Veterans Day. See mini-photo gallery of event and things to do this weekend.
![[C. Kent Kwoh, MD, professor of medicine, chief, Division of Rheumatology, and director, UArizona Arthritis Center]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/kwoh-kent-6370-card_201504500.jpg?itok=RGI7dO5Q×tamp=1709415980 "C. Kent Kwoh, MD, professor of medicine, chief, Division of Rheumatology, and director, UArizona Arthritis Center")
November 7, 2023
The Master designation is the highest honor offered by the ACR. Dr. Kwoh, who also is chief of the Division of Rheumatology, joined the UArizona a decade ago. He has published nearly 300 papers and earned over $75 million in NIH grants in his career.
![[Portrait of Marvin Slepian, an older white man in a white lab coat in a lab setting.]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2023-11-06_051923-marvin-slepian-nhg_3403-card1.jpg?itok=y0FdhDGM×tamp=1699309098 "Marvin Slepian, MD, JD")
November 6, 2023
Dr. Marvin Slepian, cardiologist, Sarver Heart Center member and Regents' Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, has been named a 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow.
![[Janko Ž. Nikolich, MD, PhD, professor and head of the Department of Immunobiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/2023.11.01_janko-lab-blood_klh6254-card-hero-2120107634.jpg?itok=1KNKuE_x×tamp=1706638343 "Janko Ž. Nikolich, MD, PhD, professor and head of the Department of Immunobiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson")
November 1, 2023
As part of a long-running research program to develop strategies for “rejuvenating” the aging immune system, the National Institute on Aging has awarded a $13.1 million grant to a team of investigators across the country led by Dr. Janko Ž. Nikolich, a professor of medicine, Center on Aging co-director and head of the Department of Immunobiology.
![[Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Tucson]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/banner-alzheimers-institute-tucson_card.jpg?itok=DVdWrVi2×tamp=1698700448 "Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Tucson")
October 30, 2023
Banner Alzheimer’s Institute will hold a free, bilingual “Brain Health Expo” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Nov. 11, at the facility located at 2626 E. River Road.
![[Composite image of photo headshots of University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students accepted into the UArizona Health Sciences Primary Care Scholarship Program]](https://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/styles/1x_widescreen/public/20223-10-30_pcp_scholarship_recipients-card_0.jpg?itok=LVg-wquT×tamp=1702998955 "Composite image of photo headshots of University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson students accepted into the UArizona Health Sciences Primary Care Scholarship Program")
October 30, 2023
Twenty-five aspiring physicians—14 students in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and 11 in the College of Medicine – Phoenix—are the latest to benefit from the UArizona Health Sciences Primary Care Physician Scholarship Program.