News Archive: 2017
September 12, 2017
Drs. Francisco Mora and Norm Beatty will use awards from the travel assistance fund to present on their research at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting, Baltimore, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America's ID Week 2017, San Diego. See who contributed to the fund to make their trips possible—and join the list by giving today!
September 12, 2017
Looking to keep up with all the fall events planned through the UA College of Medicine – Tucson. Try downloading this COM-T Fall calendar flyer, which is particularly useful for activities around Global Health Week in October and Founders Week in November. For the latest updates, though, the DOM Events webpage is always your best bet. You also can download DOM Events directly to your personal calendar via iCal, Outlook, Google or Yahoo…
September 11, 2017
The inaugural issue of Lung Matters, a newsletter of activities, accomplishments and accolades for physicians and researchers in the University of Arizona Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (PACCS), has been posted to the division’s webpages at the UA Department of Medicine website. Among those spotlighted are Drs. James Knepler, Afshin Sam, Louise Hecker, Monica Kraft, Stefano Guerra, Tara Car and Sarah Patel…
September 11, 2017
UA Division of Rheumatology assistant professor and UA Arthritis Center investigator Ernest R. Vina, MD, was quoted recently in MedPage Today about significant research findings detailed in a paper he wrote which was published in the latest issue of Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism. The study concludes black men are at greater risk for radiographic progression of knee osteoarthritis than black women and whites of both genders—with a need for more race- and gender-specific care interventions…
September 8, 2017
Dr. Gordon Ewy, professor and director emeritus, UA Sarver Heart Center, and founder of the center’s Women's Heart Health Education Committee, will be honored with the Mary Anne Fay Women's Heart Health Advocate Award. It will be presented at the 2017 Heart of Women's Health Luncheon at Skyline Country Club, Friday, Nov. 3. Drs. Elizabeth Juneman and Khadijah Breathett are featured speakers…
September 7, 2017
In October, the Arizona Bioindustry Association will honor industry leaders from across Arizona. Many of those to be honored have deep connections to the UA and have brought UA ideas and inventions to the marketplace. Among them are Drs. Marvin Slepian and Steven Goldman of the UA Division of Cardiology…
September 7, 2017
Banner Health invites Southern Arizona job seekers to a Career Open House, 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., to learn about job openings at Banner Health’s two hospitals and dozens of clinics in Tucson. Banner has more than 250 openings in Tucson from entry-level to leadership positions. Job candidates are invited to bring copies of their resume, and be prepared to meet or interview with recruiters and managers...
September 7, 2017
Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at UAHS, received a $450,000 grant to advance her groundbreaking clinical development of the first regenerative therapeutic for Alzheimer’s disease.
September 7, 2017
Justina McEvoy, PhD, a research member at the University of Arizona Cancer Center has been named a St. Baldrick’s Scholar.
September 6, 2017
“A History of Research and Collaboration” is the theme for a research fair sponsored by the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) and the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, in the R.E. Lindsey, Jr., Auditorium at the Tucson VA Medical Center campus, 3601 S. Sixth Ave., the SAVAHCS flagship facility…
September 6, 2017
University of Arizona startup SinfoníaRx, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinfonía HealthCare Corporation, has been acquired by Tabula Rasa HealthCare (NASDAQ: TRHC), a public health care company that provides individualized, data-driven technology solutions.
September 5, 2017
A trial will look at whether a naturally occurring compound, known as angiotensin 1-7, relieves cognitive deficits after heart bypass. University of Arizona collaborators include Sarver Heart Center director and chief of the Division of Cardiology, Dr. Nancy Sweitzer, physiologist Meredith Hay and psychologist Lee Ryan...
September 5, 2017
The UA's Todd Vanderah and his colleagues have been studying the class of chemical compounds, which may help people find pain relief brought about by metastatic breast cancer.
September 1, 2017
Professor Douglas Loy and graduate student Stephanie Tolbert develop their research and bring it to the world through commercialization. The novel formulation binds oxybenzone — the active ingredient in most over-the-counter sunscreens — in such a way that it does not seep into the skin…
September 1, 2017
The new director of the Clinical Informatics Fellowship at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix has plans to revolutionize health care.
August 31, 2017
Two projects underscoring basic/clinical partnerships in translational research have been awarded the two-year, $100,000 grants from the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Congratulations to Drs. Linda Garland and Heidi Hamann and Drs. Daruka Mahadevan and Nathan Ellis. This award is supported by the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant…
August 30, 2017
The focus of this year’s event is “finding spirit” after cancer treatment. Presenters include keynote speaker Miguel Flores Jr. CEO/president of Holistic Wellness Counseling and Consultant Services.
August 29, 2017
UA Infectious Diseases nurse practitioner Hooshang Nematollahi, 62, passed away Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, after a long battle with thyroid cancer. His funeral was Aug. 28. A 2008 Fab Fifty nurse in Tucson, Hooshang was the lead clinician for the UA Refugee Preventive Health Screening Program and also worked with patients in the Petersen HIV Clinic. A native of Iran, he had worked previously in oncology, surgery and transplant services…
August 29, 2017
Your skin health is important regardless of the season. In five weekly installments in August, each Tuesday, the University of Arizona Cancer Center is presenting a strategy for enjoying the sun’s benefits while protecting yourself from cancer-causing UV radiation. This week’s strategy: Skin Cancer Screening
August 25, 2017
Free and open to the public, the lecture by Ann Skulas-Ray, PhD, UA professor of nutritional sciences, will include detailed information about inflammation and where research is headed. At the conclusion of her lecture, she will be joined by fellow UA Professor Donato Romagnolo, MSc, PhD, for an epilogue on “The Mediterranean Diet and its Impact on Inflammation.” Both professors will host the question-and-answer session.