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November 24, 2009

Bioscience / Biotech

04/18/07

Science | Bioscience / Biotech:  Finding expands understanding of neurons

Many significant discoveries have enriched our exploration and understanding of the brain, including one of its most active cellular elements – neurons – since the brain was first described in 7,000 B.C. by Egyptian scholars.

04/17/07

Science | Bioscience / Biotech:  Researchers 'hammer' proteins

A team of chemists, led by an ASU professor, has come up with an elegant method for cutting proteins into more manageable pieces for analysis. The method, which uses industrial fillers commonly found in paint and light, could significantly aid the development of bioanalysis tools that identify human remains – and might aid ushering in the age of personalized medicine.

03/30/07

Law | Faculty and Staff | Bioscience / Biotech:  Cardineau joins federal panel

Guy Cardineau, a professor at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has been appointed to a federal panel charged with making recommendations about the development and use of genetically engineered agricultural products.

03/08/07

Bioscience / Biotech:  ASU embarks on innovative fuel-cell project

Researchers at ASU's Biodesign Institute are pursuing a new fuel cell technology for renewable energy and the fledgling hydrogen economy.

03/01/07

Bioscience / Biotech:  ASU, UA awarded $2 million to fund joint biomedical research projects

Researchers at The University of Arizona and Arizona State University have been awarded more than $2 million to fund collaborative biomedical research projects designed to accelerate the translation of research discoveries to the clinic and target diseases such as asthma, Parkinson’s disease, valley fever and cancer.

01/23/07

Bioscience / Biotech:  Researchers study interplay between environment, evolution

Claudia Acquisti, a postdoctoral researcher who recently joined the Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics at the Biodesign Institute at ASU, is providing new perspectives on environmental nutrient availability and the evolution of life.

12/14/06

Bioscience / Biotech:  Algae provides fuel for ‘green' research

As anyone with a pool knows, algae can be quite pesky plants. ASU researchers Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld are shedding a whole new light on the plant in the Laboratory for Algae Research & Biotechnology (LARB) at the Polytechnic campus.

12/06/06

Bioscience / Biotech:  Virus research earns Jacobs top honors

Biodesign Institute virologist Bert Jacobs was named the recipient of the Innovator of the Year Award for Academia at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards.