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Spotlight: Biodesign Institute hits 20

A woman in lab gear examines a beaker of green liquid next to a logo of Biodesign's 20th anniversary

Celebrating 20 years of discovery at Biodesign

The ASU Biodesign Institute is making significant impacts in modern evolutionary studies and human health, examining how new understandings of our biological diversity can enhance our approaches to medicine. Among the pioneering research are studies into biomarkers for early diagnosis and personalized medicine as well as studies on how artificial intelligence can transform health care.

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Training for the future of AI-powered medicine

An ASU team received a $2.35 million award from the National Institutes of Health to create a doctoral program training students to use AI in medical settings. AI tools that enable early screening could especially benefit patients with neurodegenerative diseases. The program will combine classwork and hands-on learning before having students develop new AI tools to help clinicians.

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Cancer clinics learn from farmers fighting pests

Just as crop-devouring insects evolve to resist pesticides, cancer cells can increase their lethality by developing resistance to treatment. In fact, most deaths from cancer are caused by the evolution of therapeutic resistance. ASU researchers explore how agricultural pest-management strategies could be adapted to cancer therapy. Their method could help control drug resistance and improve patient survival.

Knowledge Enterprise in the news

University of Waterloo welcomed ASU professor Wanda Dalla Costa as keynote speaker

Wanda Dalla Costa, Global Futures Scientist and Professor at the Design School and the Del E. Webb School of Construction, hosted lecture on decoding meaning in Indigenous designs.

Read on uwaterloo.ca

ADOT establishes research partnership with ASU and state universities

Arizona Department of Transportation is working with ASU on look into the impacts of heavier and oversize vehicles on roads and bridges and native plant recovery post wildfires.

Read on azdot.gov

ASU and Deca Technologies selected to lead $100M SHIELD USA project

ASU and Deca Technology to receive federal funding to drive domestic microchip packaging innovation through the SHIELD USA project, regaining U.S. leadership in microelectronics.

Read on gpec.org

ASU school of J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship & Innovation awarded at Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers

ASU one of 16 universities awarded with top honors at the global consortium, winning outstanding student engagement & leadership in schools with more than 7,500 students.

Read on ricenews.edu

ASU professor receives Petersen Foundation Excellence Professorship

Dr. Susanne Neuer, Founding Director and Professor of the School of Ocean Futures, receives 20,000 euros and a fellowship to Keil, Germany for her work on biological carbon pumps.

Read on microbiologist.com

Expressing on paper- ASU program helping service members through poetry

Veterans face battles even after returning home to Arizona. ASU’s Verses Through Vets is helping veterans put their stories into words and bringing veterans together.

Read on abc15.com

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