Researchers Awarded $8 Million Grant to Study Depression and Cardiovascular Disease
November 30, 2020
Grant to better understand co-occurrence of major depression and heart disease
Overview
The Department of Basic Medical Sciences at the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix is the academic home to a faculty with a diverse research portfolio in basic biomedical sciences.
Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) faculty also teach and provide curricular leadership to support the educational mission of the college. Our blended faculty creates a unique environment to perform cutting-edge collaborative and interdisciplinary research aimed at investigating fundamental biological questions and finding solutions to challenges in cancer, metabolic and cardiovascular as well as neurological and infectious diseases.
Through discovery, education and service, the BMS faculty strive to be leaders in their areas of scholarship. Using interdisciplinary approaches, BMS faculty perform hypothesis-driven investigations to reveal mechanisms that underlie biological processes and human disease and collaborate with clinical researchers to facilitate the development of novel diagnostics, therapies and preventive measures. BMS faculty are also engaged in medical and graduate education by developing, delivering and assessing curricula, and conduct educational scholarship.
BMS Highlights 2019 (PDF).
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Department News
Study Suggests Alternative Method of Diagnosing Lung Infection
October 08, 2020
Study suggests there may be a better way to diagnose ventilator-associated pneumonia
Women in Medicine Fighting COVID-19: Drs. Hale, Herbst-Kralovetz and Mahnert
September 18, 2020
Highly collaborative research project analyzes COVID-19 pandemic, stress and pregnancy
Taben Hale, PhD
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Dr. Hale's research focuses on identifying the causes and consequences of hypertensive heart disease
Second-Year Medical Student Receives VRP Grant for Cardiovascular Research
August 21, 2020
Alexis Bailey’s research focuses on ACE-Inhibitors, which prevent the formation of angiotensin II
UArizona First-of-Its-Kind Study Offers Insight into Bacteria Found in Bacterial Vaginosis
July 27, 2020
A study conducted by Dr. Herbst-Kralovetz could help develop novel therapeutic interventions to treat BV
UArizona Aims to Provide Rapid Tests for Individuals Exposed to Biothreats and Pathogens, Such as COVID-19
July 23, 2020
UArizona researchers to develop device for easy, quick and accurate detection of pathogens and biothreats
Valley Research Partnership Announces Fifth Round of Funding
July 20, 2020
Researchers awarded funding for projects designed to improve health care
The Classic ‘Chicken-or-Egg’ Question Comes to Cancer
June 17, 2020
Dr. Herbst-Kralovetz is working to better understand gynecologic cancers
Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD, Promoted to Professor
June 12, 2020
Dr. Gallitano is the second female to achieve the rank of tenured professor at the college