Students recap project findings for Fall 2021 student showcase

Students recap project findings for Fall 2021 student showcase  On December 1, 2021, ASU Project Cities hosted its virtual project showcase with the City of Peoria. Students from five ASU

Future Cities episode 55: Climate Gentrification in Coastal Cities

In this episode, a diverse team of graduate students discuss their research on climate gentrification in the Eastern coast of the United States and their personal stories about why they

Future Cities Episode 55: Climate gentrification in coastal cities

In this episode, a diverse team of graduate students discuss their research on climate gentrification in the Eastern coast of the United States and their personal stories about why they

New review highlights cancer-crushing viruses

With the world still in the grip of a devastating pandemic, it’s hard to imagine viruses as something other than hostile enemies to be vanquished. But in a recent review article for the journal Cancers, Masmudur Rahman and Grant McFadden describe a class of viruses that act to combat rather than cause deadly disease. Such oncolytic viruses as they are known, have a remarkable ability to target and destroy cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells untouched. “The field of oncolytic

Learning the importance of connections at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

For the culmination of his work for the summer as a student worker for the Swette Center, Tucker Larson spent a week at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

The innate immune responses during coronavirus infection

Henry (Yize) Li, PhD, Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy Viroholics, will present as part of the Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy Viroholics Seminar Series. Join via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/88240683626.

Virus-Host interactions for Oncolytic Virotherapy

Masmudur Rahman, PhD, Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy Viroholics, will present as part of the Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy Wednesday Seminar Series. Join via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/88567521236.

Reovirus replication factories: A tale of two machines

Terence S. Dermody, MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will present as part of the Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy Viroholics Seminar Series. Join via Zoom: https://asu.zoom.us/j/88240683626.

Zero waste water

ASU researchers see potential in wastewater When you think about wastewater — if you do at all — you probably think of reeking, worthless sewage that you flush down the

Meet affiliated faculty Marco Janssen

Read on for an interview with Marco Janssen, Senior Global Futures Scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory; Professor in the School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures; Director for the Center for Behavior, Institutions and the Environment, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Krajmalnik-Brown named top-cited researcher

Analytics company Clarivate named Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, director of the Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes, as a 2021 Highly Cited Research across a variety of fields. This recognition is awarded to individuals in their field who demonstrate excellence through the production of highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% for their field and year in the Web of Science, a global citation database. Krajmalnik-Brown, also known as “Dr. Rosy,” has

Meet Swette Center staff member, Jesse Dart

In this series, we’re meeting with Swette Center team members to explore their background in food systems, what they are currently working on, and their vision of food systems transformation. Read on for an interview with Jesse Dart, Assistant Research Professor.