SWEHSC News

Researchers have long sought to discover why babies who weigh less than expected at birth, a condition known as small for gestational age, or SGA, are at higher risk for heart, lung and metabolic diseases as adults. Now, using blood samples collected over decades, a team led by University of Arizona researchers may have identified an explanation.

SWEHSC has had the pleasure of collaborating with Harvard University and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), to share knowledge and expertise across campuses.

The overarching aim of Dr. Jeong-Yeol Yoon's study was to explore a rapid, easy-to-use, low-cost, and portable Antithrombin (AT) test that can be translated into real-world clinical and field applications.

SWEHSC was proud to be part of the local planning committee for this national conference. It was an important gathering of researchers, professionals, and impacted communities to discuss the impacts and latest developments regarding PFAS.

Researchers at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy have developed a new strategy that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer tumors more effectively. By packaging a chemotherapy drug and an RNA molecule in a tiny lipid carrier, the team boosted an immune response that slowed tumor growth and enhanced the effects of immunotherapy.

The R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy continues to highlight excellence in student research, with doctoral student Paxton Sample recently being awarded a highly competitive National Institutes of Health F31 individual training grant, a prestigious award that supports predoctoral students pursuing research careers in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences.

At the U of A Imaging Cores – Optical facility, scientists explore worlds invisible to the naked eye, using advanced microscopes to reveal biological structures and processes in remarkable detail.

This month, 49 speakers and 424 participants gathered at the 2026 National PFAS Conference held at the University of Arizona to discuss educational resources, connections and research-backed strategies relating to PFAS. Read more in this article.

Matthew Wun, DVM, MS, DACVIM, a research technologist in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, recently published articles in the Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia for his work on injectable non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acute kidney injury in veterinary medicine.

The 2026 National PFAS Conference takes place June 8-10 at the University of Arizona, the fifth gathering in a series that began at Northeastern University in 2017. The conference, held every other year, is one of the few national conferences devoted entirely to PFAS, and one of the only ones designed around the people living with the contamination very closely.