TUCSON, Ariz. – “The Future of Bone and Cartilage Regeneration” will be presented Wednesday, March 13, 6-7:15 p.m., at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. Free and open to the public, the 75-minute presentation will include time for questions and answers.
EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: To see the schedule of the many internationally renowned experts who will be speaking and the high-profile exhibitors, please go to the conference website: https://health19.vrvoice.co/. News media is invited to attend/cover the conference, which is not for the general public. Please contact conference co-chair Marvin Slepian, MD, for interviews, 520-661-8241 (cell phone).
Heart attack survivors are at greater risk of developing heart failure, a chronic condition in which more than half of those diagnosed will die within five years.
In response, researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix are attempting to prevent heart failure after a heart attack with a novel treatment that targets fibroblasts, cells in connective tissue that produce collagen and play a critical role in healing. An over-production of collagen, also known as fibrosis, is common in people with heart disease.
The Zuckerman Family Foundation has issued a $2 million matching challenge to support scholarships and programs at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
Presenter: Hana Masood, MD, MBA
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Presenters: Amy Sussman, MD and Erika Bracamonte, MD
Title: Nephrology/Pathology/Rheumatology Conference Part 2
We would love you to join us Dr. Juanita Merchant presents,"Helicobacter, Hedgehog and the role of MDSCs in the initiation of Gastric Cancer". On Friday, March 15th at Noon in the Medical Research Building, Room 102.
Getting started was a bit more hectic with more than 30 non-RSVP attendees showing up for the fourth public event hosted by the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson South and Banner – University M
