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	UA Team Uncovers Promising Lead in Genetic Approach to Treating Glioblastoma University of Arizona scientists hope they have made progress toward a next-generation drug that may slow tumor growth and boost radiation’s effectiveness in patients with the deadly brain cancer.
	UA Researcher Awarded $3 Million to Study Genomics in Cerebral Palsy Michael Kruer, MD, receives the first federally funded grant to research genetic causes of condition that affects 1 in 250 children.
	UA Researchers Help Discover Genetic Factor That Can Help or Hurt Risk for Heart Disease Individuals with a particular genetic factor may be more resistant to plaque build-up and have a reduced risk for coronary artery disease.
	UA Researchers Study How to Regrow Long Bone Segments Using 3D Printing A $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will support research on 3D-printed scaffolds that support the repair of devastating bone injuries.
	Dr. Ann Mathias Appointed Associate Chair of Clinical Affairs of Family Medicine In this new role, Dr. Mathias will oversee the clinical operations for all Banner – University Medicine family medicine clinics and clinical service lines.
	When Melanoma Spreads to the Brain, Patients with BRAF or MEK Mutations Can Find Novel Treatment at UA Cancer Center Its ample sun puts residents at risk for melanoma, but Arizona is also home to experimental treatments through early-phase clinical trials at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
	UA Neuroscientist Roberta Diaz Brinton Awarded $1M Alzheimer’s Association Grant Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, is one of six international researchers awarded funding through the Alzheimer’s Association's Part the Cloud program to support early phase human trials of potential therapies to save brain cells.
	UA Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities Welcomes New Director, Wendy Parent-Johnson, PhD Dr. Parent-Johnson will lead the UA Sonoran Center, which focuses on the issues of health, wellness, employment and community inclusion for adults with developmental and other disabilities, across the life span.
	UA to Support Smokers on Their Journey to Quit The University of Arizona Cancer Center is building a robust tobacco-cessation program to provide support to tobacco users hoping to quit.
	New UA/Banner Health Valley Fever Clinical Guidelines to Help Avoid Delays in Diagnosis Banner Health has launched new clinical practice protocols developed with input from the University of Arizona Valley Fever Center for Excellence to help physicians more quickly diagnose and treat patients with Valley fever infections.
	UA Researchers Study Link Between Menstrual Cycle and Quitting Smoking Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson received a $347,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how the menstrual cycle impacts quit efforts in women of reproductive age who smoke.
	UA Psychologist to Lead New Core Effort of Arizona Alzheimer's Disease Center As this public health crisis escalates, researchers are working fervently to better understand the disease and who is most at risk for developing it, as well as to find ways to detect it earlier and to slow or halt its progress.
	UA’s Dr. Donata Vercelli Elected First Female Secretary General of International Allergy Collegium Donata Vercelli, MD, has been elected secretary general of the Collegium Internationale Allergologicum, a group of distinguished international physicians and scientists who study the emerging field of allergy and clinical immunology. As secretary general, Dr. Vercelli eventually will become the first female president of the organization.
	UA Professor Receives Grant for Innovative Research in Preventing Heart Failure NIH grant will allow Taben Hale, PhD, to study cardiac fibroblasts.
	Tucson High Schoolers to Explore Careers in Medicine Oct. 17 Local high school students will attend “A Pathway to Success,” an interactive health-care career fair spearheaded by residents at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson.
	Border Latino and American Indian Summer Exposure to Research Closing Ceremony Participants in the BLAISER program will give five-minute presentations about their summer research experiences in the 10-week program which helps underrepresented students, including Latino, Native American and African American undergraduate juniors and seniors, become nationally competitive medical school, health professions and biosciences-focused graduate school applicants.
	UA Health Sciences’ ‘Project Taking Charge’ Benefits Students and Patients Deploying an interdisciplinary, team-based outreach model for delivery of care, the University of Arizona Health Sciences’ “Project Taking Charge” works to improve health in Tucson’s most underserved communities through patient self-management.
	Working to Ensure Diversity in Health Care, UA Health Sciences’ Summer Programs Begin June 4 The mentorship-based, highly competitive programs work to recruit and ultimately graduate a more diverse student body dedicated to serving Arizona and the nation’s most at-risk and underserved populations.
	New Medical Spanish Program to Develop Certified Bilingual Physicians A new medical Spanish program at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson will train residents and fellows to be culturally sensitive, linguistically appropriate physicians to enhance the physician-patient relationship.
	UA’s Agnes Attakai Receives National Rural Health Award The National Rural Health Association has presented Agnes Attakai, MPA, director of health disparities outreach and prevention education at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, the Rosemary McKenzie Legacy Award for her work as a champion of health equity in Arizona and nationally to reduce health disparities among Arizona’s Native Americans.

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