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
Low-fat diet possibly linked to lower risk of ovarian cancer
October 10, 2007
[Source: Donna Breckenridge, Arizona Cancer Center] — A low-fat diet may decrease the risk of ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Art in their science; educators work hard to make learning fun
October 09, 2007
[Source: Dalina Castellanos, Tucson Citizen] — Students gape as liquid nitrogen shoots out of a glass beaker and falls like snow onto their desks. “It’s so cold it hurts,” says one student, his hair covered in white. Earlier, four students…
BIO5 and Biodesign Institute seek early detection of Type 2 diabetes
October 09, 2007
[Source: University of Arizona Communications] — A new team of researchers from The University of Arizona and Arizona State University is taking aim at the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States: adult-onset, or type 2, diabetes. The coalition
This is a very much needed and appreciated confere…
October 08, 2007
This is a very much needed and appreciated conference. It is difficult to know where to even begin, in terms of support in Spanish, when one is diagnosed with cancer.
States turn to seniors for help in classrooms
October 05, 2007
[Source: Christine Vestal, Stateline.org] — Dorothy Johns, 74, volunteers as a teacher
President signs Rep. Giffords’ bill, opens doors for C-Path
October 04, 2007
Nine months into her first term, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Tucson has had her first bill signed into law, a professional milestone that is also a boon to the Tucson-based Critical Path Institute. The bill authorizes expanded public-private collaborations…
New federal law paves way for CPath, others in drug development field
October 03, 2007
[Source: Phoenix Business Journal] — Legislation aimed at promoting drug safety and economic development is paving the way for The Critical Path Institute in Tucson. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., said her bill was signed into law today by President…
