UA Chemical Biologists Unearth Cause of A Rare Brain Disorder

With an underdeveloped brain, babies born with pontocerebellar hypoplasia often do not survive past one year and struggle to move, feed, and even breathe. Now, UA researchers including BIO5 members, Dr. Rajesh Khanna, Dr. Vijay Gokhale, and Dr. Eric Lyons, have keyed into the biological mishap that causes stunted brain growth and, ultimately, muscle movement failure.

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Challenges To Health Equality Go Beyond Having Insurance

BIO5's Dr. Felicia Goodrum Sterling, Associate Professor of Immunobiology at the UA College of Medicine—Tucson, has co-authored an article that addresses the many factors that play into health equality, including access to health care and health insurance.

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A Shot-In-The-Dark Email Leads To A Century-Old Family Treasure — And Hope of Cracking A Deadly Flu’s Secret

The origin of the 1918 pandemic flu virus and its unusual severity have vexed health experts. New discoveries made by BIO5's Dr. Michael Worobey, Head of UA's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, sheds new light on the devastating 1918 pandemic.

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$1.5M Gift To UA To Help Shape Biomedical Engineers of Tomorrow

The gift, from a UA alumnus and his wife, will help provide engineering students with hands-on experience in biomedical device fabrication."The Salters understand the importance of our students gaining hands-on, real-world design and build experience," said Dr. Jennifer Barton, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the BIO5 Institute.

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Stopping Cancer With A Smartphone

Using an affordable, portable device that attaches to a smartphone, BIO5 member Dr. Dongkyun “DK” Kang, Assistant Professor in the UA Department of Biomedical Engineering and the College of Optical Sciences, and his collaborators hope to save lives of those suffering from cervical cancer in rural Africa.