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
Mesa puts biotech on fast track (Arizona Republic article)
July 10, 2006
[Source: Josh Kelley, Arizona Republic] — Educators in Mesa have devised a novel strategy to attract young people to the burgeoning field of biotechnology. This fall, students will begin decoding the genome of a bacterium as part of a research…
West Valley middle school students can sign up for bioscience camps
July 07, 2006
Two bioscience camps, sponsored by the Arizona Challenger Space Center, are coming up for students living in greater Phoenix’s West Valley. One is geared specifically for girls in grades 5-8 (July 10-14, 2006) and the other is for both boys…
Arizona asthma researcher driven by familial inspirations
June 29, 2006
Asthma research has been listed by Arizona's Bioscience Roadmap as a strength that could help the state leapfrog onto the international bioscience stage. Now Fernando Martinez is helping to drive the effort to make that happen.
Mesa biotech class opens instructors’ eyes; lab methods help teachers learn lessons (Arizona Republic article)
June 29, 2006
[Source: Josh Kelley, Arizona Republic] — Mesa High science teachers Amanda Grimes and Jenny Brierton carefully injected dyed solutions from a pipette into a clear gel used to test DNA. They wanted to determine whether a Doritos chip and a…
