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Discovering pathways for neural development
ASU researcher Madeline Andrews is identifying the role of leukemia inhibitory factor signaling pathways in brain growth.
Expanding the toolbox for RNA editing
ASU biomedical engineering researchers are developing ways to optimize RNA editing to understand and improve human health.
Slate of Eights
ASU Engineering places eight undergraduate areas of focus in the US News Top 30 and moves up eight spots in the last three years overall
Award-winning iGEM team to compete in international competition
ASU students use synthetic biology to develop community health solutions and fight “forever chemicals” for a global science competition.
Inclusive ASU engineering community nurtures success
The Biomedical Engineering Society chapter at ASU creates opportunities for students to work together and be successful in their academic and career endeavors.
Welcome, New Faculty!
Join us in welcoming more than 50 new faculty to the Fulton Schools. These talented professionals bring skills and insights from leading laboratories and industry innovators across the nation and the world.
ASU students explore mental health in engineering education
Fulton Schools biomedical engineering students lead research into student and professor mental health and how teaching methods affect well-being.
Enhancing cancer models through genetic analysis
ASU faculty researcher develops software to analyze gene-regulating networks involved in the development of cancer.
Unlocking the secrets of aging
Recently named a 2023 Fulbright Scholar, ASU Assistant Professor Sydney Schaefer will spend a year in Sweden researching early dementia detection.
Rewarding analysis of diseases ‘on-a-chip’
Associate Professor Mehdi Nikkhah was named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors thanks to his disease-fighting “on-a-chip” technology.
Decoding dementia
David Brafman awarded $1.8 million in funding to research how changes in DNA can influence a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
ASU professor on the plausibility of Elon Musk’s brain implant plans
Last week, Elon Musk announced that his startup Neuralink, which aims to restore a person’s vision or assist people with mobility issues via chip implants in the brain, will begin human trials in six months.
Balancing reproductive responsibility
An ASU capstone project created a new male contraceptive called EMIT and won the competitive Venture prize in the NIH DEBUT Challenge.
Scholarship supports innovative Arizona student researchers
A record number of 13 students in the Fulton Schools were honored with an Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, or ARCS, Scholarship in 2022.
Helping Hispanic engineers thrive by building community
Doctoral student David Eduardo Flores-Prieto leads extensive advocacy efforts for increased Hispanic and Latinx representation in STEM from kindergarten through graduate school.
