Researchers, including Aaron Scott, MD, associate professor of medicine, modified the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to more effectively target breast and pancreatic cancer tumors.

A study recently published in Nature describes a “previously unrecognized” sense that facilitates communication between the gut and the brain.

The career of physician-scientist Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, tracks with the evolution of sleep science.

A new study led by Dr. Stefano Guerra, professor of medicine, will investigate whether levels of the lung protein CC16 in childhood can predict risk of early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease later in life.

The award funds a sabbatical for Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, MPH, to better understand biomarkers that may dictate a child’s developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease late in life.

Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski, MD, has been named the inaugural chair of the college’s new Department of Dermatology, a unit that was formerly housed under the Department of Medicine as the Division of Dermatology.

Photo Gallery: We welcomed the Class of 2029 during our annual white coat ceremony July 25 at Centennial Hall.

A U of A Cancer Center team led by the Division of Hematology & Oncology’s Drs. Steffan Nawrocki and Jennifer Carew identified a novel biomarker to predict which patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma may best benefit from a targeted combination therapy involving autophagy inhibition.

Cardiologist Marvin J. Slepian, MD, JD, received this year’s University Distinguished Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award.