Translational and Regenerative Medicine

Nine faculty members in the Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson will rec

Clara Curiel Lewandrowski, MD, and Dongkyun Kang, PhD, prepare a side-by-side test of their confocal microscope and a portable unit to compare image quality. Dr. Curiel aligns the larger device, while Dr. Kang aims the handheld one at a spot on Savannah Barber’s arm. Barber is a medical assistant.

Living in the state with the second highest UV index––a measure of the strength of ultraviolet radiation from the sun––people in Arizona are affected by the Earth’s closest star daily.

Researchers from the University of Arizona and Texas Oncology found that a cancer drug used for melanoma called talimogene laherparepvec, also known as TVEC, is effective for pat