Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds
Speaker: Michael D. L. Johnson, PhD
Title: "Harnessing the Power of Copper to Kill Streptococcus pneumoniae"
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Rheumatology
UA Mobile App Tracks Zika Virus For Summer Travelers
Just because Zika isn’t in the news as much lately, doesn’t mean the mosquito-borne infection no longer is a health threat. Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and public health officials continue to seek a better understanding of how Zika may spread and if and where it may become endemic.
UA Geriatrician Receives Award to Improve Health Outcomes of Seriously Ill Elders
UA Center on Aging member Monica Vandivort, MD, will use a $50,000 start-up grant from the Arizona Area Health Education Centers (AzAHEC) for a clinical research initiative to improve health outcomes of seriously ill elders in Sierra Vista.
Grant will Help UA Evaluate if Telemedicine Effective for Insomnia Patients
Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, director of the UA Health Sciences Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, has received a $250,000 grant from the American Sleep Medicine Foundation to evaluate how telemedicine can assist in the delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
UA’s Dr. Monica Kraft Elected Fellow of European Respiratory Society
Monica Kraft, MD, chair of the University of Arizona Department of Medicine, has been elected as a fellow of the prestigious European Respiratory Society. She is one of only 17 people (and two Americans) to receive the honor this year.
White Coat Ceremony, Class of 2021 at the UA College of Medicine - Tucson
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson welcomes 120 students into the Class of 2021 during the College’s 23rd annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, July 21, 5 to 7 p.m., in Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., on the UA Main Campus.
UA Offers Free Health Screening Services to Vulnerable Residents in Pima County
Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds
Speaker: Tim Kuberski, MD, FIDSA
Title: "I Am a Prion and I Want Your Brain" Prions, Not Zombies, Are the Real Brain Eaters
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Study Finds Molecular Explanation for Struggles of Obese Asthmatics
A large, bouquet-shaped molecule called surfactant protein A, or SP-A, may explain why obese asthma patients have harder-to-treat symptoms than their lean and overweight counterparts, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Arizona and Duke University. The results were published in a recent edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Rheumatology/Radiology Grand Rounds
RHEUMATOLOGY/RADIOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS
SPEAKER: Jennifer N. Alcala, MD
TOPIC: Imaging in Rheumatic Diseases
Jennifer Alcala, MD is a board certified radiologist in Tucson, Arizona. Dr. Alcala is currently licensed to practice medicine in Arizona. She is affiliated with Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System and is an Assistant Professor at University of Arizona College of Medicine. She received her medical degree from Albany Medical College. She is one of 10 doctors at Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System who specialize in Radiology.
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