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In this study, Jessika Iwanski and Mert Colpan, PhD, co-principal investigator, will decipher the molecular role of CAP2, a novel actin regulatory protein, and how it contributes to thin filament length regulation and cardiac disease.

The study’s lead author, Gregory Branigan, a predoctoral fellow, is part of the UArizona MD/PhD Program, which offers dual training in both medicine and biomedical research, and is conducting his doctoral research in Dr. Brinton’s laboratory.

Our first-year student Britt Gratreak gives her insight to help with COVID-19. Here's a link to her article:

Congratulations to our MD/PhD Students who have been named as 2020-21 UA ARCS Foundation Scholars!

MD/PhD first year student Britt Gratreak was selected to receive the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) Medical Education Scholarship and the Jim Heller Annual Meeting Travel Grant to atte

First-year medical student Ashley Nelson has spent the last year working at the National Institute of Aging in Baltimore, MD, as a Post-baccalaureate fellow. Since high school, Nelson has had a deep passion for neuroscience, which eventually led her to her goal of becoming a physician scientist and being a part of the medical school's inaugural MD/PhD class.