Faculty spotlights
Our biomedical engineering faculty lead innovative research that bridges engineering and medicine, developing cutting-edge solutions in areas like medical devices, diagnostics, and personalized medicine. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and hands-on mentorship, they are driving advancements that improve healthcare and patient outcomes.
Will this antibiotic work? ASU scientists develop rapid bacterial tests
Shaopeng Wang secures a patent for breakthrough rapid antimicrobial testing using video-based object scattering detection.
ASU, Mayo Clinic forge a new health innovation program
The Flinn Foundation supports an innovative advanced degree opportunity in biomedical engineering to improve health care solutions in Arizona.
ASU-Mayo grant award for modeling and screening therapeutics for neurological diseases
Brain research and single-cell analysis are used to develop heart and nerve cells.
Welcome, new faculty!
Welcome our new biomedical engineering faculty for 2024-2025, bringing fresh expertise and innovative ideas to our academic community!
Sydney Schaefer wins Alzheimer’s Association award
Professor Sydney Schaefer received a $250,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to advance equitable early detection of Alzheimer’s in Latino adults.
Full Circle news
Engineering a healthier Arizona
Five Fulton Schools researchers received more than $2M from the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre to tackle urgent medical challenges.
Living longer, falling harder
ASU Professor Thurmon Lockhart studies trips and falls in older adults to design safer bathrooms.
The metabolic marvels of the human brain
ASU biomedical engineering researcher Madeline Andrews is researching neurological disorders through pathways within the brain.
ASU unveils ASU Health headquarters in downtown Phoenix
ASU’s new medical school will integrate medicine and engineering to shape the future of health care.