Rewarding analysis of diseases ‘on-a-chip’

Rewarding analysis of diseases ‘on-a-chip’

Mehdi Nikkhah, an associate professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is one of 95 inventors to be named a 2023 Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, or NAI, in February. These Senior...
Decoding dementia

Decoding dementia

While many neurodegenerative diseases are classified as age-related illnesses, some influential factors are at play as early as conception. When a cell begins to specialize into one of the millions of options within the body, aspects of its destiny will follow a...
Balancing reproductive responsibility

Balancing reproductive responsibility

​According to data from the United Health Foundation, 28.5% of pregnancies are unintended in the United States. A team of biomedical engineering undergraduate students from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University decided to help reduce...
Scholarship supports innovative Arizona student researchers

Scholarship supports innovative Arizona student researchers

To keep up with the competitive global market and complex 21st-century issues, American engineers need as much support as possible to overcome the challenges they face. The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, or ARCS, Foundation understands the next generation...
Helping Hispanic engineers thrive by building community

Helping Hispanic engineers thrive by building community

Hispanic and Latinx representation in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields wasn’t much of a thought for David Eduardo Flores-Prieto when he was an undergraduate student in Monterrey, Mexico. Nearly all of the students, faculty members and role...