Arizona Biosciences News

Carolyn Compton, an internationally recognized cancer pathologist who previously led important units at the National Institutes of Health, has been hired as the new president and CEO of the Tucson-based Critical Path Institute. Dr. Compton replaces Raymond Woosley, a longtime fixture in Arizona's bioscience community, who founded C-Path in 2005 to help make development of health-care innovations safer, faster, and cheaper. 

Top bioscience news, February 9-16: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute's assessment of science standards nationwide finds little to praise in Arizona's standards. ¶ Chandler's Innovations tech incubator will expand its facility by more than 50% ¶ Medical-device maker Ulthera has received funding from the Arizona Commerce Authority and plans to expand its Mesa presence. (Plus 3 more stories.)

Top bioscience news, January 24-February 7: Bioscience Roadmap update shows sharp increase in jobs ¶ TGen's canine research provides insights into human cancer ¶ Carolyn Compton assumes C-Path leadership (Plus 10 more stories.)

Greg Stanton, the newly elected mayor of Phoenix, began his tenure on January 3 with a strong show of commitment to the bioscience sector, announcing a plan to develop a bioscience cluster around the Mayo Clinic hospital campus in north Phoenix and reaffirming his support for the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. 

A partnership of nearly 50 scientists, led by Jeffrey Trent, president and research director of the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute, has won a highly competitive $6 million grant to find new ways to stop melanoma, the most dangerous kind of skin cancer. Researchers from Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic Arizona are also playing key roles for the project, which is funded by Stand Up To Cancer and the Melanoma Research Alliance. 

The Flinn Foundation has announced its support for the inaugural Arizona Science and Technology (SciTech) Festival, a six-week event in cities and towns across Arizona that will showcase innovation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The Festival’s events will be centered in February 2012, coinciding with the celebration of Arizona’s centennial.