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School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering 19 Innovating multidisciplinary solutions Annual Report Annual to global health challenges 20 The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University offers 25 undergraduate programs and 44 graduate programs in its six schools: SBHSE CIDSE ECEE SEMTE SSEBE TPS School of School of School of School for School of The Polytechnic Biological and Computing, Electrical, Engineering of Sustainable School Health Systems Informatics, and Computer Matter, Transport Engineering Engineering Decision Systems and Energy and Energy and the Built Engineering Engineering Environment Marco Santello, Director Sandeep Gupta, Director Stephen Phillips, Director Lenore Dai, Director Ram Pendyala, Interim Director Leila Ladani, Director Innovation at scale 7 10 4 National American Association National 11 Academy of for the Advancement Academy of American Engineering of Science Construction Society of Members Fellows Members Mechanical Engineers 2 9 Fellows NSF CAREER Awardees in the last four years 3 8 IEEE 7 PECASE Fellows 5 7 Awardees National American 3 Academy of Society of American Institute Inventors Civil Engineers for Medical and Fellows Fellows Biological Engineering Fellows Lead institution on two Lead institution of the Department of National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers Homeland Security Center of Excellence Director’s letter Dear colleagues and supporters, I am excited to share the 2019 Report for the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. This report will detail the innovation and impact that our faculty and students passionately strive to pursue. It all sources from our belief that we must reflect the needs of our community and the marketplace to be a truly effective partner with our clinical collaborators and within the biomedical industry. We are challenging the way we conduct research and deliver education by expanding our breadth and depth of expertise, taking direct feedback from our students and engaging deeply through use-inspired research that makes a real difference in the human condition. The following pages are filled with examples of the people behind our school’s innovation and impact. You will undoubtedly read about their honors, awards, publications and research grants, but also please pay attention to the ideas, discoveries and energy behind it all. We have a strong desire to be more, discover more and impact more. We will never be satisfied with where we are. We are dedicated to improving the quality of life and health of our community and providing biomedical engineers who are problem solvers, innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs. Please visit our website at sbhse.engineering.asu.edu or drop by for a visit to witness firsthand what makes our students and faculty unique. Join us for some exciting discoveries, Marco Santello, PhD Director, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering sbhse.engineering.asu.edu 3 School of Biological and SBHSE Health Systems Engineering Degrees granted Fall enrollment 2017-18 2018 (21st day) DOCTORAL 37% DOCTORAL Undergraduate students in Barrett, The Honors 16 College 88 MASTER’S MASTER’S 52 76 BACHELOR’S BACHELOR’S 47% 157 Female 747 TOTAL TOTAL 225 911 Research expenditures 8,750,000 7,000,000 5,250,000 $8,631,443 3,500,000 1,750,000 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 4 School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering Key statistics SBHSE Report 2019 Welcome Faculty expertise Entrepreneurship 3 Director’s letter 18 Faculty directory 32 Startups and spinouts Faculty awards 19 New faculty 33 Hoolest lends an ear to anxiety relief Pinning down tuberculosis diagnoses 6 Awards and honors Research labs Faculty spotlight 20 Biosensors and bioinstrumentation Alumni 21 Bioimaging 34 Charla Howard, PhD CON-7 James Abbas 22 Molecular, cellular and tissue Christopher Workman, MS 8 Jamie Tyler engineering 9 Mehdi Nikkhah 23 Neural/rehabilitation engineering Student awards 35 Research 25 Synthetic biology and systems Awards bioengineering 10 Liver-on-a-chip, the ideal test Students environment for CRISPR technology Industry engagement 36 Student medtech design team 12 Tissue oxygenation imaging for heads to London better treatments 26 Research and clinical partnerships 38 Girl power: Biomedical engineering TENTS13 Engineering electronic medicine 27 ASU, Barrow Neurological students lead STEM outreach effort Institute partner to advance Gene-editing advances with Biomedical Engineering Society neuroengineering CRISPR-Cas9 student chapter earns top national recognition 14 Chipping away at mysteries 28 Academic and industry researchers put their heads together at the of cancer metastasis 39 Solving health’s Grand Challenges BRAIN Center 15 Better brain and body Studying novel infectious disease electrical imaging 29 WearTech positions Phoenix as treatments across the pond center of wearable tech industry 16 Detecting pancreatic cancer and NSF fellowship helps grad improve countering therapy resistance 30 Faculty spend the summer at lives with synthetic biology Mayo Clinic Linking the mind and body for 40 Multi-biomarker detection Identifying Alzheimer’s causes better physical therapy tech earns doctoral candidate with Mayo Clinic Young Chemist Award 17 Synthetic biology builds multi-industry solutions 31 ASU, Dignity Health tackle public NIH supports motor health challenges Generating discussion on rehabilitation research regenerative medicine Partners at West China Hospital advance research Giving Fellowship program invites international collaboration 41 Join us in our vision Contributors Article credits: Nikai Salcido Production: Joe Caspermeyer Scott Seckel Monique Clement Monique Clement Amanda Stoneman Rhonda Hitchcock-Mast Terry Grant Erik Wirtanen Jessica Hochreiter Emma Greguska Mabee Photo credits: Stephanie Richard Harth Marco-Alexis Chaira Elaine Miller Gabrielle Hirneise Volunteer Deanna Dent Craig Smith Join us at E2, Homecoming Joe Kullman Erika Gronek Lanelle Strawder and other events throughout the Haley MacDonell Jessica Hochreiter David Wahls year. Reconnect with alumni, learn Katherine Reedy about new research initiatives and Charlie Leight meet our outstanding students. sbhse.engineering.asu.edu 5 Faculty awards and honors 2018-2019 National Institutes of Health Department of Defense Barbara Smith SBHSE Eric Guilbeau Outstanding James Abbas David Brafman, Teaching Award Received NIH (R01) Research Award Vikram Kodibagkar Sarah Stabenfeldt “CRCNS: Improving Bioelectronic Department of Defense ARMI Selectivity with Intrafascicular Stimulation” BioFabUSA Award SBHSE Metin Akay Graduate Service Award Received subcontract on NIH (R01) “Adaptable Multi-Modality Nanoprobes Fulton Exemplar Faculty Research Award for Non-Invasive Real-Time Monitoring of Engineered Tissues” This award aims to recognize and reward “Enhancing Sensorimotor Integration Using tenured faculty who are exemplary contributors a Neural Enabled Prosthetic Hand System” Tony Hu to the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering with outstanding accomplishments and David Brafman, Department of Defense research award contributions in research, teaching and service. “Quantification of Circulating Mtb Antigens for Sarah Stabenfeldt Rapid TB Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring” NIH R21 grant Jamie Tyler Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering “A Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Model to Top 5% Teaching Award Investigate the Mechanisms of TBI-Induced AD” project to use pluripotent stem cell-based ASU and Ira A. Fulton models to elucidate the link between TBI and Schools of Engineering Brent Vernon development of Alzheimer’s disease. Collaborative Strategic Initiatives Program Award Samira Kiani David Brafman Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) “Multi-institutional program to translate NIH U01 award $400,000 award to establish the Statewide liquid embolics to the clinic” “Multicell type human liver on chip Collaborative Regenerative Medicine microphysiological platform to examine Research and Training Facility CRISPRbased gene modulation” With additional funding provided by ASU’s Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development, Fellowships Samira Kiani, Brafman created the first comprehensive Mo Ebrahimkhani regenerative-medicine-based training and Greger research facility in Arizona. Bradley NIH Common Fund Somatic Cell Genome Selected participant in the Jewish National Editing (SCGE) grant Fulton Outstanding Assistant Professor Fund’s 2018 Winter Faculty Fellowship The $2.6 million, five-year grant will fund the first This award is given to assistant professors who Program in Israel study of the genome editing technology CRISPR to are contributing at high levels in all aspects of be used on a “human liver on-a-chip” platform. teaching, research and service. Samira Kiani First ASU recipient of the Leshner Vikram Kodibagkar, Emma Frow Leadership Institute Public Jit Muthuswamy Seed Grant from ASU’s Institute for Social Engagement Fellow Science Research NIH U01 award “Automating the biological: The future of work Jit Muthuswamy “Quantitative mapping of oxygenation around and life in bioengineering” neural interfaces using novel PISTOL MR imaging” Selected participant in the 2018 Jewish National Fund’s Summer Faculty Sydney Schaefer Claire Honeycutt fellowship program in Israel Recipient of a Women and Philanthropy Grant NIH R03 award “Smart Orthotics to Prevent Falls” “Using standardized visuospatial tests to predict motor training responsiveness in older adults” Tony Hu