The University of Arizona

Clinical Partners

ASTEROIDS, a 3D culture-organ-on-chip platform — developed by Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA, and Jerome Lacombe, PhD, in collaboration with HonorHealth Research Institute — mimics the human response to treatments of tumor microenvironments.

International Team Led by U of A and HonorHealth Research Institute Develop 3D Chip Platform for Laboratory Testing in Cancer Research

January 27, 2026

ASTEROIDS technology enables testing of new drugs and personalized medicine with greater precision

Ekokobe Fonkem, DO

Ekokobe Fonkem, DO, Joins the College as Vice Chair and Professor of Neurology

January 13, 2026

In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Fonkem conducts research to discover new therapies for cancer and neurological diseases

A mother holds her infant

Daily Independent

January 06, 2026

Phoenix Children’s Research Institute Secures $9M in Grants

Onvida Health in Yuma, AZ

KAWC-Radio

January 06, 2026

Yuma Plans to Distribute $3M in State Funding to Onvida Health

Vlad Kalinichenko, MD, PhD, is internationally renowned for his research in lung development and regeneration.

Phoenix Children’s Research Institute Secures Three Prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants

December 18, 2025

Grant funding will advance pediatric lung and spine research