ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Alyssa Robillard and Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation use narrative and social media to promote HIV testing and PrEP for Black women in South Carolina, addressing underrepresentation in HIV prevention messaging.

Arizona's public universities are driving research into market solutions, supported by a new grant focusing on tech transfer in life sciences, biomedicine, and high-tech. The initiative aims to enhance economic growth and engagement among underrepresented groups through data collection and analysis, fostering entrepreneurship and job creation. Successful tech transfer examples include Gatorade, ASU's Mindset Medical, and NAU's BioMotum.

Sidney Hecht, director of ASU's Biodesign Center for Bioenergetics, received the Arizona Bioscience Pioneer Award for merging biology and chemistry to improve human health. His center focuses on mitochondrial disorders, particularly Friedreich’s ataxia, and has developed compounds to augment ATP production. Hecht emphasizes the complexity and cost of drug discovery, highlighting the center's success in creating electron-capturing compounds for clinical trials.

The article profiles various professionals in health and statistics, including John R. Lumpkin, M.D., M.P.H., Mollyann Brodie, Ph.D., Kennon R. Copeland, Ph.D., Tara Das, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.L.I.S., Scott H. Holan, Ph.D., V. Joseph Hotz, Ph.D., Bradley Malin, Ph.D., Sally C. Morton, Ph.D., Lucila Ohno-Machado, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D., Andy Peytchev, Ph.D., C. Matthew Snipp, Ph.D., Kelly Hoover Thompson, J.D., and David R. Williams, Ph.D., detailing their roles, achievements, and contributions to their respective fields.

Algae, tiny photosynthetic eukaryotes, could be key to sustainable solutions for agriculture, pollution, and conservation. Researchers explore algal abilities like nitrogen fixation, lipid production, and nutrient recovery from wastewater, aiming to engineer algae for biofuels, food, bioplastics, and more. Despite initial hype, algal biofuels proved impractical due to high nutrient demands and energy costs. However, algae's unique biological capabilities offer potential in food production, crop improvement, water treatment, and sustainable product creation, addressing humanity's environmental impact.

ChatGPT, OpenAI's AI chatbot, has grown rapidly, used by 92% of Fortune 500 companies. OpenAI's partnership with Apple for Apple Intelligence and release of GPT-4o with voice and vision capabilities highlight advancements. Internal issues include co-founder Ilya Sutskever's exit and copyright lawsuits. OpenAI faces challenges like mimicking Scarlett Johansson's voice and potential student cheating detection tools. Recent updates include reaching 1 million paid users, Volkswagen's ChatGPT assistant in the US, and content deals with Condé Nast and TIME.

Travis Losey, MD, appointed VP of Research Affairs at Loma Linda University Health, succeeding Michael Samardzija. Losey, with extensive research experience and publications, aims to enhance collaboration and address healthcare disparities. LLUH focuses on cancer, neuroscience, mother and child, and longevity research.