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
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; Dolphins help TGen study aging; UArizona develops technology for cataract patients
August 13, 2020
While COVID-19 trends in Arizona continue to improve, a new report shows the state has the highest rate of children and young adults 19 and under testing positive for the infection. A number of late-stage clinical trials are underway in…
Preparing for COVID-19 during flu season
August 12, 2020
*This article first appeared in the Summer 2020 issue of Arizona Physician magazine, a publication of the Maricopa County Medical Society. Listen to the Podcast By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation August typically marks the return of Arizona students to their classrooms…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
August 06, 2020
As Arizona continues its decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, schools and universities are planning how they will reopen as new metrics are set to be released today to guide the return of students to the classroom. Researchers and hospitals…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona; Alzheimer’s blood test breakthrough; UArizona tech parks leader joins AZ Tech Council board
July 30, 2020
Two large-scale Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trials are enrolling participants at multiple sites in the Phoenix area and Tucson with hope the late-stage trials will lead to an approved vaccine by early next year. Free testing is being offered, including the Arizona State University saliva-based…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
July 23, 2020
As COVID-19 has shown signs of moderating in Arizona, innovation continues as researchers begin a study to investigate the impact Vitamin D plays on how a person responds to COVID-19, while the student-led Luminosity Lab at Arizona State University creates…
Flinn-Brown Fellow Kevin Bonine: The intersection of environmental stewardship and science education
July 17, 2020
Flinn-Brown Fellow Kevin Bonine (2014) is director of education at Biosphere 2 and a science faculty member in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. At Biosphere…
Arizona Bioscience News: COVID-19 in Arizona
July 16, 2020
Arizona’s infection and hospitalization rates for COVID-19 remain among the highest in the U.S., pushing overtaxed clinical providers to the limit, but data suggest that mitigation strategies, including mask-wearing and closures of bars and gyms, may be blunting the spread.…
