SBHSE News
SBHSE student streamlines analysis of tissues for the Stabenfeldt Lab
Kristin Huber, a School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering Junior, established a novel Java program that streamlined the analysis of tissues for the Stabenfeldt Lab. The Stabenfeldt Lab develops novel targeted diagnostic and therapeutic biomaterials in the...
ASU engineers get to the heart of organs-on-a-chip
Mehdi Nikkhah, an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical and Health Systems Engineering, and biomedical engineering doctoral student Jaimeson “Jaime” Veldhuizen took on the challenge of designing and validating a new heart-on-a-chip platform. Their innovative...
SBHSE professor named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors
James Abbas, an Associate Professor in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, has been named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. Learn...
Stimulating the deep brain
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Associate Professor, Bradley Greger has teamed up with Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgeon Dr. Francisco Ponce to evaluate Deep Brain Stimulation for its possible use in treating other neurological disorders.
Innovation unlocked
Read about how our faculty and students are unlocking innovation and making the Fulton Schools an epicenter of idea generation and realization. Explore Convergence Magazine
National fellowship supports tomorrow’s engineering leaders
Graduate students passionate about research and innovation take advantage of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program to study at ASU and beyond.
ASU Grand Challenges Scholars ready to face a changing world
Eight new Grand Challenges Scholars graduated from ASU in Spring 2020 with the skills to address global challenges and become agents of change.
Technology engineered at ASU 50 years ago helps battle COVID-19 infection
Fifty years ago, Arizona State University researchers contributed to the development of medical technology that is now helping a small but growing number of patients recover from COVID-19.
ASU Dean’s Medalist heads to Harvard
Madeline Howell, an undergraduate researcher in Barbara Smith’s lab, earns 2020 School of Molecular Sciences Dean’s Medal
Earth Day turns 50
As we mark 50 years of Earth Day in 2020, Fulton Schools researchers are working to decrease humanity’s carbon footprint and increase sustainability for the health of the planet.
SBHSE professors reveal new understanding of synthetic gene circuits
Assistant Professor Xiaojun Tian and Associate Professor Xiao Wang are advancing the field of synthetic biology. They conducted a year-long collaboration with their laboratory groups in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, one of the six Fulton...
New tool navigates the brain’s addiction mechanisms
Dr. Barbara Smith, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering is helping the research community better understand how addiction affects the brain at the cellular level to better combat this debilitating...
SBHSE helps set MS student on the path to realizing her dreams of working with prosthetics
Some grow up and instantly know of their aspirations and passions. For others, a life-changing moment can spark an unknown passion that creates an unwavering flame through all of life’s obstacles. Read more....
Top students put heads together at ASU neurotech workshop
Top graduate students interested in entrepreneurship came to ASU to learn business strategies for the first IEEE Brain Neurotech Entrepreneurs Workshop. Read more...
New grants fuel ASU bioscience research
SBHSE Assistant Professor Dr. Mehdi Nikkhah and Assistant Professor Barbara Smith received grants from the Flinn Foundation to further their bioscience research. The projects will create technology to map the brain’s cellular activity during opioid addiction and...
