http://www.azbiz.com/ The latest news from the www.azbiz.com website! Newsys Template Engine Community Lifestyle/people In Action http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 newsys-1991689334 http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2009/11/20/community_lifestyle/people_in_action/doc4afd9587b0377681241442.txt BIO5 Dr. Fernando Martinez accepted the position of director of the Bio5 Institute at the University of Arizona. He previously had been serving as the interim director and co-director of Bio5 since February. Martinez is a renowned researcher in childhood respiratory diseases and director of the Arizona Respiratory Center. Bio5, the most prominent research institute at the UA, brings researchers from five fields — agriculture, medicine, pharmacy, basic science and engineering — together with industry leaders to find solutions to common problems, such as diseases. The institute has been a pipeline for grants and also has proved successful at creating a number of spin-off companies that use technologies developed in UA laboratories. The UA receives about $500 million in research money each year, with Bio5 bringing in a large share of the funding, including a $50 million grant last year to fund the UA’s iPlant Collaborative, which researches plant biology. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:43:55 -0700 newsys-1990309844 http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2009/11/20/community_lifestyle/people_in_action/doc4af44624330af568672761.txt New Hires Isaac Rothschild joined Mesch, Clark & Rothschild, P.C. as an associate attorney in the firm’s bankruptcy and estate planning sections. Rothschild served as a law clerk for the Federal District Court Judge Collins Chambers from 2007 to August 2009, and prior to that was an assistant in the legal department at Tucson Medical Center. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:37:37 -0700 newsys-1964696732 http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2009/11/20/community_lifestyle/people_in_action/doc4aeb14be2b0f3768822796.txt Promotions Paul Breiterman was promoted to assistant vice president, Business Lending and Services for Vantage West Credit Union.  This is his second promotion since joining Vantage West Credit Union in 2005.  Prior to joining the credit union, Breiterman was employed by Paychex. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:46:28 -0700 newsys-1961810848 http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2009/11/20/community_lifestyle/people_in_action/doc4ae1e09e25264500700818.txt New Hires Mike Rogers joined GLHN Architects & Engineers Inc. as a mechanical designer. Rogers has more than 10 years of design experience in HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and industrial ventilation systems. He previously served as mechanical designer on the Discovery Channel Telescope project currently under construction at Lowell Observatory near Flagstaff. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:48:44 -0700