November 1, 2023 Immune Rejuvenation Could Pave the Way for Healthier Aging The National Institute on Aging has awarded a $13.1 million grant to a team of investigators across the country led by Janko Ž. Nikolich, MD, PhD.
September 13, 2023 Aegis Consortium Funds Research Aimed At Reducing the Threat Of Future Pandemics The Aegis Consortium awarded seed funding to eight projects that align with the UArizona Health Sciences center’s mission to create a pandemic-free future.
April 26, 2023 Computational Drug Discovery Could Open New Doors New computational approaches to drug development could lower treatment costs and make new discoveries possible.
March 16, 2023 Monitoring The Immune System to Unlock New Treatments You cannot feel it, but your immune system is currently waging a war against infection, cancer and other diseases.
November 2, 2022 New UArizona Health Sciences Center Receives $150M State Investment Gov. Doug Ducey announced $150 million in funding for the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, a center being developed by the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
September 21, 2022 College of Medicine – Tucson Celebrates Inventors With Awarded Patents The College of Medicine – Tucson and Tech Launch Arizona recognized inventors for their dedication to creating impact from their innovative work at a special luncheon held on September 15, 2022.
August 1, 2022 Understanding Infectious Diseases To Improve Health Dr. Janko Nikolich-Žugich’s past experiences left him uniquely prepared to fight a global pandemic – and help prevent the next one.
July 13, 2022 AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $22M To Continue Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness CDC funding will allow research on COVID-19 immunity and vaccine effectiveness to continue as new variants emerge.
June 2, 2022 Dr. Allison Huff Recognized With Career Development Award The University of Arizona Health Sciences Career Development Awards (CDA) program recently selected Allison J. Huff as a 2022 recipient of the award.
May 27, 2022 Recovery Initiative: Researchers Studying Long COVID-19 Researchers at UArizona Health Sciences are leading a statewide effort to study the long-term effects of COVID-19 with a projected $9.2 million in first-year funding from the NIH.
May 16, 2022 Aging Experts To Address UArizona Living Healthy With Arthritis Virtual Conference Dr. Janko Nikolich-Žugich and other experts in the health and wellness of the aging population, will deliver a combined keynote address at the UArizona Arthritis Center’s annual “Living Healthy With Arthritis” conference.
May 12, 2022 Health Sciences Graduates Celebrated With In-Person Events UArizona Health Sciences graduates got a taste of back to the future in 2022 when commencement and convocation ceremonies returned to full, in-person celebrations after two years of virtual or smaller in-person events.
May 6, 2022 Arizona Scientists Have Mapped 100,000 Coronavirus Genomes, But Say the Work Isn't Done Arizona scientists have hit a key milestone in understanding SARS-CoV-2: They have sequenced over 100,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes statewide since the start of the pandemic.
May 5, 2022 Graduates Will Be Honored For Their Determination And Excellence Inside And Outside The Classroom Seven undergraduates, two of which work with BIO5 members, will earn university-wide awards at the May 13 Commencement ceremony.
May 3, 2022 Aging Lymph Nodes: Seeking A Solution For Weakened Immune Systems The results of a new study led by Dr. Janko Nikolich-Žugich help explain the immune system’s response to skin infections, skin cancer and vaccinations delivered through the skin in older adults.
April 15, 2022 Robert Logan Nugent Award Trevor Nolan Tankersley, who has worked in the lab of Dr. Janko Nikolich-Žugich has been awarded the Robert Logan Nugent Award.
April 7, 2022 Episode 318: Assessing Progress In The Fight Against COVID-19. Scientists are cautiously optimistic that COVID-19 could fall from pandemic status this year. University of Arizona immunologist Janko Nikolich-Zugich talks about what we might expect from the coronavirus during the summer and the dangers that still exist
March 31, 2022 Addressing A Research Gap In Menopausal Asthma Wil Pederson, a UArizona doctoral student, is using the Infection and Inflammation as Drivers of Aging training program to investigate menopause-onset asthma.