2024
March
- Congratulations to our program’s first students, MS4s Benjamin Conner and Ashley Guest on matching into residency! Ben will complete an intern year here at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix before heading to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Ashley will be heading to the Bay Area to complete her training in Pediatric Neurology at Stanford University. We are so proud of you both!
2023
December
- Congratulations to Dr. Anngela Adams and Dr. Vidhi Bhargava for passing their doctoral dissertation defenses! Dr. Adams’ research focused on T-cell responses in skin cancer, while Dr. Bhargava performed neuroimaging work in Alzheimer’s disease.
November
- MS2 Jonathan Do represented the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix as a student panelist at the ABRCMS 2024 Conference here in Phoenix! Jon spoke to undergraduate and post baccalaureate students who are aspiring physician-scientists from underrepresented backgrounds in medicine. Way to go, Jon!
October
- MD/PhD program meets for our Fall Dinner!
- Jonathan Do, MS2, wins 2nd Place at the Annual Phoenix Children’s Hospital Research Symposium 2023! Jon’s poster was titled “Nanoparticle delivery of FOXF1 minicircle plasmid improves alveolarization and prevents pulmonary hypertension associated with BPD” based on his work with his PI, Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD/PhD. Congratulations to Jon!
September
- The MD/PhD Program thanks Dr. Hastings for her many years of service to the program as Co-Director, and wishes her all the best in her new role as Chair of the newly-established Department of Dermatology here at UACOM-Phoenix!
July
- Dr. Hastings, Sukriti, Dom, Jonathan, and Tiffany all attended the the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson MSTP Annual Retreat for lots of great discussions and bonding with our fellow MudPhuds in Tucson at Biosphere 2!
- We welcome Annika Ozols and Tiffany Juan to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix MD/PhD Program! We are thrilled to welcome TWO new students this year, and we are so glad they are joining our family! Annika joins us from Arizona State University and Dr. Gallitano’s lab at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, while Tiffany comes from UC Berkeley and labs at UCSF and Massachusetts General Hospital. Welcome!
July
- Elizabeth Borden, G4, receives an F30 award from the National Cancer Institute for her work in Dr. Karen Hastings’ laboratory! Elizabeth’s proposal will compare the mutated peptides in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma from immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals to test an innovative approach to cancer immunotherapy. Read the news story here. Way to go, Elizabeth!
June
- Anngela Adams, G5, receives an F30 award from the National Cancer Institute for her work in Dr. Karen Hastings’ laboratory! Anngela’s grant aims to determine the features of neoantigen-specific T cell responses that constrain cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma growth. Read the news story here. Congratulations, Anngela!
April
- Dom Julian, G1, attends the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting 2023 in Boston, MA as a Futures in Neurologic Research Scholarship recipient and had his previous work on neuroinflammation in cerebral organoids presented.
2022
October
- Dominic Julian, MS2, attended the 51st Annual Child Neurology Society Meeting in Cincinnati, OH as the recipient of the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Summer Research Scholarship.
July
- Welcome to the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, MD/PhD program, Jonathan Do! Jon joins us from UC Davis and we are so lucky to have him train with us!
May
- Dominic Julian, MS2, receives the 2023 Child Neurology Society’s Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Summer Research Scholarship. Read the news story here.
2021
December
- Our program’s first students just defended their doctoral dissertations and are newly-minted PhDs! Congratulations to Dr. Ashley Guest and Dr. Benjamin Conner!