Topic

Health

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

Bing Si
May 29, 2026
Bing Si uses machine learning and engineering to turn fragmented health data into tools for precision medicine and better clinical decisions.
Tran Finn and Andrew Veazie
May 28, 2026
ASU celebrates first online biomedical engineering graduating class. 
AI generated image showing binary code transforming into medical technology
May 6, 2026
The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering expands AI research and launches new graduate degree.
Carlos Moreno, Josh Hanson, Cole Fields, Jake Malobicky – front – Tina Ton, Ava Claire Lariego, Anusha Patibandla
April 28, 2026
In collaboration with Mayo Clinic, students in ASU’s IMPACT program design medical technologies based on patient, provider needs.
Researchers in the lab
April 16, 2026
Highest federal award supports Barbara Smith’s work to improve detection of neurodegenerative diseases through biomarkers.
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.

Rising Star builds AI for clinics and crops

ASU doctoral student Zhen Tan designs explainable AI systems for interdisciplinary domains.
School or unitSCAI
Kuei-Chun (Mark) Wang with students in lab

How tiny drug carriers could transform brain treatment

ASU faculty member Kuei-Chun “Mark” Wang has earned an NSF CAREER Award to battle neurological disorders.
School or unitSBHSE
Richard d’Arcy and Fatemeh Kashani Asadi Jafari

ASU researcher aims to make nanomedicine mainstream

Richard d’Arcy receives the 2026 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.
School or unitSEMTE
a human hand shaking a 3D printed hand

Pitching pediatric prosthetics solutions

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.
School or unitSEMTE
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown

Helmick Professorship to fund new solutions to health issues

Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown says professorship funds will support innovative projects, partnerships and continued leadership in microbiome research and mentorship.
School or unitSSEBE
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

Date range May 2026 – October 2025