AZBio Awards to honor two U of A faculty members, startup company
Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, LifeSpan Digital Health and Dr. Eric Reiman are being recognized by the Arizona Bioindustry Association.
The Arizona Bioindustry Association will recognize two University of Arizona faculty members and a startup company that originated at the university at its annual award banquet Oct. 15 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.
Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD, U of A Cancer Center member, professor of basic medical sciences, as well as obstetrics and gynecology at the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, and member of the BIO5 Institute, will receive the Biosciences Researcher of the Year award. LifeSpan Digital Health, a startup launched through Tech Launch Arizona, the U of A’s commercialization office, will be presented with a Fast Lane award. And Dr. Eric Reiman, associate research professor of psychiatry at the College of Medicine – Phoenix and chief executive officer at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institutes, will receive the Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement.