KJZZ discussion of Alzheimer's Disease

Public-radio station KJZZ's "Here and Now" program on May 7 focused on Alzheimer's Disease. Host Steve Goldstein interviewed researcher Marwan Sabbagh, members of the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, and experts in family services and caregiving. Listen to the broadcast here.

Picking Up Speed

2007 marked the halfway point in Arizona's 10-year push to strengthen its bioscience sector. This brochure highlights important data and key events signaling the state's progress in 2007 toward fulfilling the strategies of Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap.

High School Bioscience Programs

How is Arizona preparing its future bioscience workforce? A new report provides a snapshot of high school bioscience education programs in Arizona. To download, click here. A brochure providing summary analysis and recommendations for improving bioscience education is available here.

Arizona BioBasics

Your starting place on the Web for understanding the terms, organizations, and history of Arizona biosciences is now live. Check it out at http://www.arizonabiobasics.com.

Arizona sends largest delegation yet to top bioindustry convention
06/30/2008

UA virologist wins prestigious Pew Scholars prize
06/26/2008

National study cites Arizona's bio industry growth, strengths
06/25/2008

Mayo Clinic cancer investigator builds prodigious research network

05/29/2008 | Multiple myeloma is a relatively rare form of cancer, accounting for around 1 percent of all cancer diagnoses. But even at that frequency, it affects a huge number of people: This year, in the United States alone, 20,000 people will be diagnosed with the disease, which is the second most common cancer of the blood. For myeloma patients and many others living with cancer, the work of Rafael Fonseca is vital.

ASU appoints Biodesign director to lead new research effort

07/18/2008 | George Poste, director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, will be leaving his current position, ASU has announced, to lead an even broader effort in interdisciplinary scientific research. As chief scientist for ASU's new Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative, Dr. Poste will steer research projects in such fields as synthetic biology, sensor technologies, and healthcare informatics.

'Fund of funds' launched to build venture capital

07/17/2008 | The Arizona Economic Resource Organization (AERO), a nonprofit group created last year to coordinate the state's economic-development efforts, has received $325,000 to launch a "fund of funds" to commercialize high-technology innovations. The initiative's planners believe it could elicit $200 million in new venture-capital funding for Arizona-based entrepreneurs.

UA president announces restructuring of health-sciences areas

07/01/2008 | University of Arizona president Robert Shelton announced today a significant restructuring of UA's health-sciences units, including creation of a new position, the vice president for health affairs. The new vice president will oversee several health-related colleges and manage relations with university-affiliated hospitals and a university physicians group. Dr. Shelton also announced that the current College of Medicine dean, Keith Joiner, will step down to return to the faculty.

Governor signs budget preserving bioscience priorities

07/01/2008 | State bioscience interests achieved an escape worthy of Houdini in the Arizona Legislature's just-completed budget process. Early Friday, the Legislature passed a $9.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2009, which begins today, erasing a projected shortfall of $2 billion and leaving intact three of the funding priorities dearest to bioscience advocates.