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June 23, 2021
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is creating a Medical Scientist Training Program that will support students in the MD/PhD dual-degree program thanks to a new grant from the N

December 11, 2020
Greg Branigan, a fourth-year MD/PhD student in the College of Medicine – Tucson, conducts research at the Center for Innovation in Brain Science (CIBS).

December 9, 2020
The UArizona Health Sciences have put together a short heartfelt video expressing their reasons for wearing a mask.
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August 26, 2020
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.

August 26, 2020
Jessika Iwanski, MS, MD/PhD candidate, College of Medicine - Tucson. Project title: Examining the role of cyclase-associated protein 2 in cardiomyocyte thin filament function and contractility.

August 26, 2020
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.

August 24, 2020
UArizona M.D./Ph.D. student Ike Chinyere discussed his experienced in Tech Launch Arizona’s (TLA) Student Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program

April 27, 2020
Our first-year student Britt Gratreak gives her insight to help with COVID-19. Here's a link to her article:

April 9, 2020
Julie Huynh is an MD/PhD student in her 2rd year of her PhD program and is the 2020 winner of the MCB Outstanding Graduate for Scholarship

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