Featured Spotlights

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Using big data to target gene mutations in cancer tumor cells

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]
UArizona designated an ‘Age-Friendly University’

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.
[When Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, threw a recent dinner party, she recreated a meal she’d made in Sicily, complete with homemade pasta.]
The doctor is in – in the kitchen that is

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!
[People load bags of donations into a small airplane while the pilot sits in the front seat.]
Taking the high route to deliver for the holidays

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.
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Better way to study Parkinson’s disease in the lab could lead to earlier diagnosis

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.
[Nanotech medic programming microscopic healers in lab full of swirling molecules.]
Paging Dr. Robot – A Q&A with Dr. Marvin Slepian on AI in health care

Artificial intelligence platforms can help medical professionals diagnose and treat diseases – but are patients ready to trust them? Learn more in this interview with cardiologist and Sarver Heart Center stalwart Dr. Marvin Slepian...
[John Galgiani, MD, at the Valley Fever Center for Excellence in the Medical Research Building on the University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Tucson campus.]
Paving a path for Valley fever research, treatment, prevention

For four decades, the Division of Infectious Diseases’ John Galgiani, MD, has pioneered translational research and clinical care for Valley fever, a disease more common in Arizona than anywhere else.
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Reluctant doctor finds her passion helping women, children

Dr. Purnima Madhivanan’s mother made her study medicine, but the public health and infectious diseases associate professor’s drive to help the underserved led to a career in health research, teaching and clinical support.
[Elaine Situ-LaCasse, MD, receiving her medical degree at the Class of 2013 convocation ceremony]
Meet Members of the Class of 2013 Who Are ‘MedCats for Life’

An unusually high number of 2013 graduates remain as faculty at the College of Medicine – Tucson – including Dermatology’s Dr. Daniel Butler, where they find joy in helping to shape the next generation of physicians.
The Department of Medicine’s Division of Dermatology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is launching a research program devoted to aging skin, bringing the emerging field of geriatric dermatology to Southern Arizona.
Bringing a new dermatology discipline to Tucson

Dermatology’s Dr. Daniel Butler helped define a new specialty in medicine — geriatric dermatology — and has returned to his hometown to launch a research program devoted to aging skin.
Salma Patel, MD, MPH (center), and Lora Wang, MD (right) are two members of the inaugural SSWIMS cohort.
New SSWIMS fellowship aims to elevate women in academic medicine

Tapping into nearly a quarter-century of history, the Women in Medicine and Science Program takes its biggest step yet in preparing women for leadership positions. Among DOM participants are Drs. Mindy Fain, Indu Partha, Salma Patel and Olivia Hung – the last two among the inaugural SSWIMS fellows.
Christine Bime, MD, is committed to making an impact globally, particularly in resource-challenged areas of the world, by building collaborations starting in Tucson.
Pulmonary’s Dr. Christian Bime motivated by mission doctor’s devotion

The critical care specialist is working to build a global health care coalition to bridge the gaps in underserved nations, such as his native Cameroon, and help people receive needed chronic illness care.
Older bicyclist mountain bikes through desert with Saguaro cactus in his wake.
Revolutionizing skin cancer care through data

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers, including Division of Dermatology Chief Dr. Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, in the College of Medicine – Tucson's Department of Medicine, are filling a knowledge gap by building a powerful tool to accelerate the development of diagnostic and prognostic technologies.
Marvin Slepian, MD, JD, cardiologist and Sarver Heart Center member
Cardiology’s Dr. Marvin Slepian follows where inspiration leads

Curiosity guides the Regents Professor to bridge medicine, engineering and now the law to address unmet needs in medical research and mentorship.
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.
Sky’s the Limit for Research at New Sleep Facility

New world-class University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Sleep, Circadian Rhythm and Neuroscience Research greatly expands research capabilities.
Employees in office talk together in different groups in open workspace setting.
Key to healthier employees could be a quieter – or louder – office space

A new study led by Department of Medicine professor Dr. Esther Sternberg, with the Center for Integrative Medicine and Institute for Place, Wellbeing & Performance, suggests too much – or too little – office noise has a negative effect on employee well-being. The sweet spot? About 50 decibels, comparable to moderate rain or birdsong.
An architectural rendering shows the lobby of the new Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, where researchers will study sleep and circadian rhythms while controlling a multitude of factors including temperature, noise levels, and the intensity, duration and color of light.
Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences Construction Underway

A new location will give investigators, led by Pulmonary division chief Dr. Sai Parthasarathy, access to state-of-the-art technology to conduct sleep and circadian rhythm research.
Juanita L. Merchant, MD, PhD
Dr. Juanita Merchant Recognized as Inspiring Black Scientist

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, has been named one of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America by Cell Mentor, an online resource from Cell Press and Cell Signaling Technology that provides early-career researchers with career insights, publishing advice, and techniques on experimental processes and procedures.
Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute Sign
Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute at University of Arizona receives special designation to support Hep C patients

The Thomas B. Boyer Liver Institute's Hepatitis C Treatment Program (HCTP), led by Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD and Geoffrey Block, MD, pursued the 340B designation, filling a desperate need in the community by offering patients discounted prescription drugs and other services.
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University of Arizona Startup, ElectroSonix Sees Future for Heart Imaging Technology

ElectroSonix has licensed the University of Arizona patents for acoustoelectric imaging, a technology that has the potential to improve the accuracy of cardiac ablation procedures in treating cardiac arrhythmias—with other applications in neuroimaging of the brain as well. The firm’s chief science officer is UArizona Sarver Heart Center member and College of Medicine – Tucson medical imaging professor Dr. Russell Witte…

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