Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
Welcome to the Flinn Foundation Bio Blog where you will receive the latest news throughout 2025 (and beyond) on the next iteration of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap.
The Roadmap is the nation’s longest-running, statewide bioscience strategic plan. Bookmark this page for regular updates on the biosciences in Arizona and the development of the new Roadmap coming this fall.
Live Blog: Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap
News and Updates
Sampath Rangasamy’s personal journey leading to improved diabetes treatment
September 09, 2024
TGen researcher and Flinn seed grants awardee creates app to guide injection of insulin By Brian PowellFlinn FoundationSampath Rangasamy was just a child when he was taken by his father past the rice fields and palm trees of his rural…
Arizona Bioscience News: U of A president salary; Journey Venture Studio; Ivy Brian Center clinical trial; Tech Launch Arizona sets record
August 29, 2024
Regents approve new U of A president's salary, contract / Arizona Daily Star | Suresh Garimella has formally been appointed to serve as the 23rd president of the University of Arizona, with an annual base salary of $810,000. He will begin his…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 and dementia; Fall Tech Talent Summit; C-Path awarded $250K
August 22, 2024
A groundbreaking study aims to determine if long COVID-19 could lead to another type of dementia / KJZZ | Barrow Neurological Institute is launching a new study to determine the impacts of long COVID-19 on neurological function and if the disease…
Arizona Bioscience News: Arizona Science Center Grant; Disrupted sleep study; Terros Health and Lifewell merger.
August 15, 2024
Arizona Science Center gets $1M grant to expand education fair / KTAR | A new $1 million grant from the Helios Education Foundation will support and grow the Arizona Science Center education fair by including more participants and communities throughout…
Arizona Bioscience News: University of Arizona presidency; 40-year asthma study; 2024 Arizona Innovation Challenge
August 08, 2024
Single candidate being considered for University of Arizona presidency / Arizona Daily Star | Suresh Garimella, the current president of the University of Vermont and former executive vice president for research and partnerships at Purdue University, is the only candidate scheduled…
Flinn application for seed grants program due Sept. 26
August 02, 2024
The Flinn Foundation has opened its application for the next round of $100,000 translational research seed grants for Arizona-based research teams. About 10 teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system will be awarded the grant over…
Arizona Bioscience News: Dynamic muscle function; Arizona Venture Development Corp. CEO; Sonoran Oasis Science and Technology ParkArizona
August 02, 2024
NAU researcher part of national study on dynamic muscle function / Arizona Daily Sun | Kiisa Nishikawa, a regents’ professor of biological sciences and the director of Northern Arizona University’s Biomechanics Laboratory, is co-leading research on dynamic muscle function through…
