Topic

Health

Discover how biomedical and mechanical engineers are developing technologies to improve diagnostics, treatment and quality of life.

Munia Ahmed works with Vincent Pizziconi
March 19, 2026
New graduate degree prepares students to address complex health care challenges through digital health, AI and software-driven medical innovation.
Three robots operate in a test field of tomato plants.
March 16, 2026
ASU doctoral student Zhen Tan designs explainable AI systems for interdisciplinary domains.
Kuei-Chun (Mark) Wang with students in lab
March 13, 2026
ASU faculty member Kuei-Chun “Mark” Wang has earned an NSF CAREER Award to battle neurological disorders.
Richard d’Arcy and Fatemeh Kashani Asadi Jafari
March 10, 2026
Richard d’Arcy receives the 2026 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.
a human hand shaking a 3D printed hand
February 3, 2026
Devil’s Prosthetics, a student-led classroom project, has grown into a multidisciplinary, startup-bound team by developing affordable, customizable myoelectric prosthetics designed to improve the quality of life for children.
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
January 27, 2026
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown says professorship funds will support innovative projects, partnerships and continued leadership in microbiome research and mentorship.
Jessica Weaver holds a device in a lab.

From lab to startup: ASU researchers drive health innovation

ASU biomedical engineering faculty members are taking their inventions to market through entrepreneurial ventures.
School or unitSBHSE
ASU sunburst logo sign in front of palo verde tree

2 engineering faculty elected NAI fellows

Faculty members from the Fulton Schools were elected into the National Academy of Inventors for their contributions in microelectronics and bioremediation.
School or unitECEEFulton SchoolsSSEBE
Six students from the ASU iGEM team pose for a photo while at the competition in Paris, France.

Patented student project wins gold on global stage

ASU iGEM team wins third gold in five years — and takes a major step toward real-world biotechnology.
School or unitSBHSE
Xiaojun Tian

Using nature’s playbook to keep engineered cells on script

In a recent paper published in Cell, the researchers outlined a technique that can stabilize synthetic gene circuits.
School or unitSBHSESEMTE
Pooyan Fazli and Hasti Seifi

AI-guided care spans from space to the Sonoran Desert

When every second counts, new AI-driven AR glasses may help save lives by delivering real-time medical instructions with no internet required.
School or unitSCAI
The first cohort of IMPACT MS students.

New master’s program empowers students to innovate in health care

IMPACT combines engineering, medicine and entrepreneurship to transform health care innovation.
School or unitSBHSE
A graphic showing all the CAREER Award winners.

From cyberspace to outer space

Seven Fulton Schools faculty members earn prestigious NSF Awards for trailblazing research.
School or unitPOLYSCAISEMTE
Sarah Stabenfeldt with student in lab

Investing in cross-disciplinary innovators

The National Institutes of Health is awarding ASU a $2.1M grant to establish a doctoral regenerative medicine education program.
School or unitSBHSESEMTE
Konrad Rykaczewski

The real reason we sweat

ASU Assistant Professor Rykaczewski reveals the key to optimizing cooling in extreme heat in a study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
School or unitSEMTE
students in a lab

DIYbio opens the lab door for all students at ASU

DIYbio, a Fulton Schools student organization, opens the lab door for all students at ASU to explore synthetic biology.
School or unitSBHSE
Jordan Yaron

Uncovering psoriasis’s root cause

ASU researcher Jordan Yaron received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to uncover the root cause of psoriasis.
School or unitSEMTE
Heejin Jeong

NSF CAREER Award winner aims to provide a helping hand

School or unitPOLY

Date range March 2026 – July 2025