This summer, six KEYS interns worked with BIO5 members and College of Pharmacy faculty Jacob Schwartz, Haining Zhu, Jianqin Lu, Kenry, Nathan Cherrington, and Bonne LaFleur.Together with their mentors, these students built skills in lab techniques, data science, and science communication, expanding their experience and knowledge of laboratory settings and the scientific process while cultivating their interest in STEM fields.

Moses Foiryolo’s journey from KEYS intern to cancer researcher highlights the power of early research experiences as he now works to develop treatments for Ewing’s sarcoma, a childhood bone cancer. Read the story.

BIO5 member Philipp Gutruf mentored a high school student through the KEYS internship, where research focused on improving bone fracture monitoring with a wireless, battery-free sensor that attaches directly to bone, giving students hands-on experience in biomedical research. Read the story.

From starting a healthcare nonprofit to working in a cardiovascular research lab, Phoenix local Aditya Tyagi wants to use what he learned during KEYS to pursue medicine.

After discovering the BIO5 Institute by chance, Carolina Noriega, a student from Arizona’s border region turned a life-changing internship into an opportunity to mentor and inspire future students.

For 20 years, faculty mentors in the BIO5 Institute's KEYS Research Internship have welcomed Arizona high school students into their laboratories, where they've found that students arrive ready to contribute from day one.