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September 2, 2016
Daniela Zarnescu, MCB associate professor, was awarded a research grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) totaling $300K over a period of three years to study metabolic dysregulation in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Congratulations Dr. Zarnescu! Read More
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July 22, 2016
MCB Ph.D. student Scott Daniel talked at the Arizona 3-Minute Grad Slam, a statewide competition for graduate students to present their research in 3 minutes. Scott's talk was entitled “What can poo do for you?” -- about saving colon cancer patients' lives with the beneficial bacteria in our faecal matter. See his presentation here. Read More
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May 21, 2016
May graduate David Maestas had a difficult time imagining himself as a graduate student, but that was before joining the UA's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium, which Maria Teresa Velez helped establish. After graduating, he joins a cell and tissue engineering laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. See UANews here for more details. Read More
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May 21, 2016
Vip Sitaraman, MCB graduate at the age of 18, shelved his plans for medical school when his entrepreneurial side couldn't be contained any longer, and his most recent endeavor has made him the youngest person in the U.S. to raise venture capital funding. See UA news here. Read More
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April 26, 2016
A parasitologist and biochemist, Libor Grubhoffer has an international reputation of excellence in his fields and extensive history of collaboration and partnership with the University of Arizona (UA).
As past rector (president) of the University of South Bohemia – located in in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic – a position he held from 2012 - 2016, Grubhoffer helped establish programs that internationalize university students' education and strengthens cooperation between his university, other universities, and the Czech Academy of Sciences Institutes.
That spirit of collaboration began in 1... Read More
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April 21, 2016
Hope Dang, an Assistant Staff Scientist in the Fares lab at MCB, was honored with the Billy Joe Varney Award for Excellence that recognizes outstanding performance by dedicated and committed employees who have been employed at the UofA for at least 15 years. The surprise award came during a lab meeting (see pictures here). Congratulations, Hope! Read More
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