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We are thrilled to welcome Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD as Co-Director of our Medical Scientist Training MD/PhD Program, Associate Dean for Translational Research UA College of Medicine – Tucson, Director of the Translational Research Program, and Associate Director of UArizona Sarver Heart Center!🌵 Hossein Ardehali


Inspired by her upbringing in assisted living homes, Coco Tirambulo is breaking new ground in Alzheimer’s research. As a MD/PhD student at UA College of Medicine – Tucson, she is using data science Center for Innovation in Brain Science to develop early interventions for the disease. bit.ly/3XIgsJX #brainawarenessweek


We’re excited to welcome Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD, to our college as a tenured professor of UA Urology and congratulate him on his new role as director of University of Arizona Cancer Center.






Welcome to Tucson, Hossein Ardehali!

Congratulations to Zak Webber on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation in Medical Pharmacology this morning! Dr. Webber will now reintegrate into his MS3 clinical rotations UA College of Medicine – Tucson University of Arizona Health Sciences




UA College of Medicine – Tucson proudly graduated over 100 new physicians during its 2025 spring convocation at Centennial Hall. More photos: bit.ly/3SMvcU9


HFpEF, a common form of heart failure, is linked to stiff heart muscle. Hossein Ardehali MD, PhD, UArizona Sarver Heart Center assoc director, led a study that identified a potential drug to reverse it. “We are excited — this could potentially be a new treatment for HFpEF.” bit.ly/4khpdTK


4th year student Coco Tirambulo, MPH was recently featured in this article describing the real-life impact of student research University of Arizona UA College of Medicine – Tucson University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Innovation in Brain Science


Welcome to our new MSTP students who started their BUNT Immersion Program today! These students will complete their first lab rotations over the next few weeks before beginning medical school as MS1’s UA College of Medicine – Tucson University of Arizona Health Sciences


We are on the cover of Cell Metabolism. Check out our paper published today: Protein O-GlcNAcylation and hexokinase mitochondrial dissociation drive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: cell.com/cell-metabolis… UACOM-T Medical Scientist Training Program 🌵 UArizona Sarver Heart Center UArizona Dept of Cellular & Molecular Medicine University of Arizona
