{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"97812","title":"ASU startup DNA Biotronix wins grand prize in Skysong Innovations Startup Challenge","body":"An Arizona State University startup is one step closer to developing tiny, noninvasive wearable devices to measure real-time glucose levels in sweat after winning Skysong Innovations\u2019 2023 Startup Challenge. \u0026nbsp;DNA Biotronix won the challenge and plans to use the $50,000 in seed investment to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-11-09T17:08:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/09\/2023-5:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University startup DNA Biotronix is one step closer to developing tiny, noninvasive wearable devices to measure real-time glucose levels in sweat after winning Skysong Innovations\u2019 2023 Startup Challenge.","teaser":"An Arizona State University startup is one step closer to developing tiny, noninvasive wearable devices to measure real-time glucose levels in sweat after winning Skysong Innovations\u2019 2023 Startup Challenge. \u0026nbsp;","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/dna_biotronix.png?itok=fhKjqXSS","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20231109-asu-startup-dna-biotronix-wins-grand-prize-skysong-innovations-startup-challenge","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/dna_biotronix.png?itok=fhKjqXSS","image_alt":"Rectangular box with silver balls binding to the metal tube ","image_caption":"Schematic representation of a DNA-based sensor. 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Among these are bacterial diseases, including plague, cholera, diphtheria and Lyme disease, and viral contagions such as influenza, Ebola virus and SARS CoV-2.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-08-25T16:19:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/25\/2022-4:19pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In new research appearing in the journal Cancer Cell, corresponding authors Grant McFadden, Masmudur Rahman and their colleagues propose a new line of attack that shows promise for treatment-resistant cancers.","teaser":"The immune system has evolved to safeguard the body from a wildly diverse range of potential threats.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/mcfadden_virotherapy3.png?itok=q6m4mOC9","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20220825-therapeutic-viruses-help-turbocharge-immune-system-against-cancer","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/mcfadden_virotherapy3.png?itok=q6m4mOC9","image_alt":"Illustration of a cancer cell surrounded by immune T-cells augmented with a cancer-fighting virus.","image_caption":"The illustration shows a cancer cell (center) surrounded by immune T-cells augmented with an oncolytic (cancer-fighting) virus. 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The latest read on this comes from the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). According to AUTM\u2019s most recent survey (fiscal year 2019), ASU was fourth in patents\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222021-04-06T16:47:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/06\/2021-4:47pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University, through Skysong Innovations, continues to achieve high rankings in technology transfer metrics. According to the Association of University Technology Managers\u0026#039; most recent survey (fiscal year 2019), ASU was fourth in patents granted, fourth in startup companies launched and third in inventions disclosed when compared to other universities without a medical school. ","teaser":"Arizona State University, through Skysong Innovations, continues to achieve high rankings in technology transfer metrics. 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At a March 30 town hall, top experts from around the country, including some from Arizona State University, had answers. And the news was good.","teaser":"Questions about COVID-19 vaccines? Many people have them.At a March 30 town hall, top experts from around the country, including some from Arizona State University, had answers. And the news was good.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/asu_news_vaccine_hero_-_6_alt.jpg?itok=lbtQOtnf","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20210401-solutions-answers-burning-vaccine-questions","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Scott Seckel","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4502","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/asu_news_vaccine_hero_-_6_alt.jpg?itok=lbtQOtnf","image_alt":"Vaccine illustration","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|COVID-19 research and resources|Health care|Expert Q-and-A","audiences":"Media|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"86964","title":"Arizona Wellbeing Commons conference finds answers for COVID-19, hope for future","body":"After battling on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic most of the year, Arizona\u2019s health care community paused on Oct. 9 to evaluate what we\u2019ve learned about COVID-19, what challenges are yet to come and how best to work together for greater success. Approximately 300 health care\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-10-15T16:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/15\/2020-4:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Health providers and researchers from across Arizona shared what we know about COVID-19 so far, how they are addressing the pandemic and what we should do for the future in this year\u2019s virtual Arizona Wellbeing Commons conference.","teaser":"After battling on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic most of the year, Arizona\u2019s health care community paused on Oct.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/wellbeing-commons-2020-hosts_1280.jpg?itok=RZvGl04f","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20201015-arizona-wellbeing-commons-conference-finds-answers-covid-19-hope-future","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mikala Kass","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/wellbeing-commons-2020-hosts_1280.jpg?itok=RZvGl04f","image_alt":"LaBaer and LaCava co-host the virtual conference on a stage","image_caption":"ASU\u0026#039;s Joshua LaBaer (left) and journalist Jude LaCava speak at the fourth annual Arizona Wellbeing Commons conference on Oct. 9. 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","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Biology|Bioscience|Generosity|Health care|Research","audiences":"Donors|Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"85627","title":"Vanquishing viruses","body":"\u201cI learned early in my life that anything I set my mind to, I could do,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;Brenda\u0026nbsp;Hogue, professor and researcher at Arizona State University. \u201cIt always requires\u0026nbsp;work and there may be a few challenges, but in the end, you\u2019ll be glad you stuck\u0026nbsp;with what drives you.\u201dHogue\u2019s\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-04-28T12:04:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/28\/2020-12:04pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Biodesign Institute researcher Brenda Hogue peeks inside pathogens to formulate solutions for COVID-19.","teaser":"\u201cI learned early in my life that anything I set my mind to, I could do,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;Brenda\u0026nbsp;Hogue, professor and researcher at Arizona State University.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/brenda_hogue_0.jpg?itok=SVrBHwAS","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200428-vanquishing-viruses-biodesign-researcher-hogue-solutions-covid-19","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Enterprise Partners","contributor-contact-information-name":"Shayla Angeline Cunico","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-7737","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/brenda_hogue_0.jpg?itok=SVrBHwAS","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Brenda Hogue.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Health care|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"85066","title":"ASU spinout OncoMyx Therapeutics, Skysong Innovations complete licensing agreement","body":"OncoMyx Therapeutics, an\u0026nbsp;Arizona State University spinout and privately-held oncolytic immunotherapy company founded on the myxoma virus (MYXV) platform, has finalized a licensing agreement with Skysong Innovations, ASU\u0027s technology transfer organization.OncoMyx is developing oncolytic\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-02-26T21:43:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/26\/2020-9:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"OncoMyx Therapeutics, an Arizona State University spinout and privately-held oncolytic immunotherapy company founded on the myxoma virus (MYXV) platform, has finalized a licensing agreement with Skysong Innovations, ASU\u0026#039;s technology transfer organization.","teaser":"OncoMyx Therapeutics, an\u0026nbsp;Arizona St","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2020-02-25_at_4.44.52_pm.png?itok=wSTB7i3U","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200226-asu-spinout-oncomyx-therapeutics-skysong-innovations-complete-licensing-agreement","hide_byline":"1","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2020-02-25_at_4.44.52_pm.png?itok=wSTB7i3U","image_alt":"McFadden","image_caption":"OncoMyx is developing oncolytic immunotherapies to treat cancer, based on the work of Grant McFadden, director of the Biodesign Institute\u0026#039;s Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy and a professor in the School of Life Sciences at ASU. McFadden\u0026#039;s team has designed an oncolytic virus to specifically kill cancer cells without harming normal cells.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Skysong Innovations|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Innovation|Biology|Bioscience","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"84643","title":"China is dealing with a new and deadly virus","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is being highlighted in ASU Now\u2019s year in review.\u0026nbsp;Read more top stories from 2020.A new coronavirus that emerged last month in China and has claimed the lives of 17 people and infected approximately 540 others has the country on high alert. The World Health\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222020-01-22T15:55:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/22\/2020-3:55pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new coronavirus that emerged last month in China has claimed the lives of 17 people and infected approximately 540 others has the country on high alert. Who\u2019s at risk? How can it be prevented? And who has the answers? ASU Professor Brenda Hogue, who is an expert on coronaviruses, has been exploring in her own research studies to help us learn more about the new virus.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is being highlighted in ASU Now\u2019s year in review.\u0026nbsp;Read more top stories from 2020.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/virus-4030721_1920.jpg?itok=PIkemKLg","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200122-discoveries-china-dealing-new-and-deadly-virus","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Marshall Terrill","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-5176","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/virus-4030721_1920.jpg?itok=PIkemKLg","image_alt":"virus","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute","interests":"Bioscience|Health care|International|Expert Q-and-A|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Media|Staff|Community","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"featured_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83951","title":"Myxoma\u0027s viral leap into Iberian hares sheds light on how viruses swap genetic material","body":"Viruses are all around us \u2014 they are present in most environments, lying in wait for the optimal host, and they even reside within our bodies, whether we know it or not. While hopping from species to species, these viruses can swap genetic material with each other and sometimes even with the host.\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-11-07T11:57:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/07\/2019-11:57am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"For decades, there were reports of Iberian hares that had been found dead with lesions on their bodies that closely resembled that of myxoma virus-infected rabbits experiencing myxomatosis. To confirm that these hares were infected with a myxoma-like virus, tissue samples were collected and sequenced.","teaser":"Viruses are all around us \u2014 they are present in most environments, lying in wait for the optimal host, and they even reside within our bodies, whether we know it or not.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2019-11-06_at_11.16.14_am.png?itok=k0tlECjM","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20191107-myxomas-viral-leap-iberian-hares-sheds-light-how-viruses-swap-genetic-material","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/screen_shot_2019-11-06_at_11.16.14_am.png?itok=k0tlECjM","image_alt":"Iberian hare","image_caption":"For decades, there were reports of Iberian hares that had been found dead with lesions on their bodies that closely resembled that of myxoma virus-infected rabbits experiencing myxomatosis. To confirm that these hares were infected with a myxoma-like virus, tissue samples were collected and sequenced.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Environment|Health care|Research","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83741","title":"ASU Biodesign startup receives Fast Lane Award from AZBio","body":"The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio)\u0026nbsp;has named\u0026nbsp;OncoMyx Therapeutics, Inc.,\u0026nbsp;an Arizona State University Biodesign Institute startup, as a Fast Lane Company for 2019.Other Arizona companies to receive the distinction during Arizona Biosciences Week this year were Biosensing\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-10-16T15:34:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/16\/2019-3:34pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Arizona Bioindustry Association named OncoMyx Therapeutics, Inc., an Arizona State University Biodesign Institute startup, as a Fast Lane Company for 2019. 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Discovery yields fresh insights","body":"If there is any consolation to be found in cancer, it may be that the devastating disease dies with the individual carrying it. Or so it had long been assumed. Recent research, however, has uncovered some forms of cancer that are transmissible, jumping from one host to another. Indeed, one such\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-08-01T12:21:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/01\/2019-12:21pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a new commentary appearing in the Aug. 2 issue of the journal Science, ASU\u0026#039;s Carlo Maley and USC\u0026#039;s Darryl Shibata describe the dynamics of CTVT, a sexually transmitted cancer in dogs, which arose in a single ancient animal that lived as much as eight-and-a-half millennia ago.","teaser":"If there is any consolation to be found in cancer, it may be that the devastating disease dies with the individual carrying it. Or so it had long been assumed.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/image_9.jpg?itok=4WWBF44s","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190801-cancer-without-end-discovery-yields-fresh-insights","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/image_9.jpg?itok=4WWBF44s","image_alt":"","image_caption":"CTVT first emerged in a dog that lived 4,000-8,500 years ago. All CTVT tumors carry the DNA belonging to this \u201cfounder dog.\u0026quot; By counting and analyzing the mutations acquired by CTVT tumors around the world, researchers can piece together how and when CTVT emerged and spread. Artist\u2019s impression of the \u201cfounder dog\u201d that first gave rise to CTVT. This dog\u2019s phenotypic traits were interpreted from the genetic variation found in the DNA of the cancer that it spawned. Image credit: Emma Werner","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Biocomputing, Security and Society|Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience","audiences":"Faculty","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"83008","title":"ASU researcher starts clinical study to improve diagnostic tests for lung infections","body":"Just breathe.If detecting lung infections were as simple as taking a breath, patients with cystic fibrosis would be able to seek treatment sooner.People with cystic fibrosis who get bacterial infections in their lungs often experience a decline in their lung health \u2014 which ultimately shortens their\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-07-01T10:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/01\/2019-10:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Just breathe. If detecting lung infections were as simple as taking a breath, patients with cystic fibrosis would be able to seek treatment sooner. ASU School of Life Sciences Assistant Professor Heather Bean has launched a clinical study to improve early diagnostic tests in cystic fibrosis patients.","teaser":"Just breathe.If detecting lung infections were as simple as taking a breath, patients with cystic fibrosis would be able to seek treatment sooner.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bean_1.jpg?itok=gDrEfUmv","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20190701-solutions-asu-researcher-starts-clinical-study-improve-diagnostic-tests-lung-infections","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"School of Life Sciences","contributor-contact-information-name":"Melinda Weaver","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-3616","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/bean_1.jpg?itok=gDrEfUmv","image_alt":"School of Life Science assistant professor Heather Bean test breath samples","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|School of Life Sciences|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Biology|Bioscience|Health care|Life Science|Research","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Graduate students","locations":"","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"82972","title":"Master of the immune system: Myxoma virus could solve long-standing medical conundrums","body":"Viruses are likely the most abundant biological entities on Earth \u2014 they inhabit every ecosystem and thus have shaped the evolution of most species. But we have been conditioned to believe that viruses only pose a threat to life.Until recently, viruses were only thought to be infectious agents that\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-06-25T13:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E06\/25\/2019-1:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Until recently, viruses were only thought to be infectious agents that exist and replicate within the cells of a host organism, often causing life-threatening illnesses. 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Maybe you are a man and don\u2019t think you are at risk of acquiring cancer from HPV, maybe you aren\u2019t sexually active, or maybe you don\u2019t have the resources to get the vaccine.But research shows that in addition to causing cervical\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-03-12T12:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/12\/2019-12:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"In a recently published paper, researchers Hugh Mason, an associate professor in the School of Life Sciences and the Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy, and Andy Diamos, a postdoctoral researcher with Mason\u2019s lab, shed light on a more affordable, plant-based vaccine that stimulates a strong, broadly protective immune response against the virus. 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As more and more bacteria develop resistance to our best antibiotics, once treatable diseases may re-emerge, potentially causing mass epidemics.\u201cAntibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, now\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-28T11:35:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/28\/2018-11:35am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Biodesign Institute investigators Shelley Haydel, Shaopeng Wang and NJ Tao received a five-year $5.8M grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a more effective antibiotic susceptibility test that detects and images individual bacterial cells and determines their susceptibility to antibiotics via a novel algorithm.","teaser":"Resistant strains of bacteria pose a serious threat to the security of our global health system. 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After enthusiastic applause, the presentations began.The symposium, which hosted representatives from Sichuan University and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-20T10:56:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/20\/2018-10:56am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Biodesign symposium, which hosted representatives from Sichuan University and West China Hospital, in addition to researchers from the Biodesign Institute, focused on exploring strategies for the detection and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer. ","teaser":"Joshua LaBaer, executive director of the Biodesign Institute, co-hosted a lively and innovative symposium Nov. 9, greeting the international guests in their native Chinese. After enthusiastic applause, the presentations began.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/img_0004-2.jpg?itok=vHBUjwp4","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181120-biodesign-symposium-hosts-researchers-renowned-west-china-hospital","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/img_0004-2.jpg?itok=vHBUjwp4","image_alt":"Symposium","image_caption":"Biodesign investigators and representatives of Sichuan University and West China Hospital presented at the symposium on Nov. 9.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors|Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics|Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Center for Single Molecule Biophysics|Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology|Biodesign Virginia G. 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He decided that his skills in evolution and computational biology would be well-suited for the job.\u201cI went to PubMed and looked for all papers that had\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-01T14:03:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/01\/2018-2:03pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Carlo Maley\u0026#039;s curiosity about the evolution of disease has been awarded \u2014 again. 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But the path from basic research to real-world applications can be complex, perilous and \u2014 sometimes \u2014 bewildering.A recent all-day seminar hosted at the Biodesign Institute explored an array of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-10-02T10:11:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/02\/2018-10:11am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A recent all-day seminar hosted at the Biodesign Institute explored an array of promising research that has escaped the confines of the lab. New spinout companies, based on groundbreaking research, are bringing exciting innovations in the life sciences to market.","teaser":"Arizona State University\u0027s many laboratories are seedbeds for an astonishing variety of new ideas. 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The field has\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-08-08T13:43:00-07:00\u0022\u003E08\/08\/2018-1:43pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"If synthetic biology can \u201ccatch fire,\u201d few areas of science and engineering could match it for having as dramatic an impact across such a broad a range of human needs. That\u2019s the prediction from Karmella Haynes, an ASU assistant professor of biomedical engineering. The field has yet to build the critical momentum necessary to fulfill that potential, said Haynes, but when it does, she thinks \u201cit will basically make all of bioengineering better.\u201d","teaser":"If synthetic biology can \u201ccatch fire,\u201d few areas of science and engineering could match it for having as dramatic an impact across such a broad a range of human needs.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/sbhse-haynes-lab-mac0163-web.jpg?itok=UMG0EsUV","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180808-synthetic-biology-sparks-promise-medical-energy-advances","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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The culprit is known as norovirus \u2014 often referred to as \u0022the cruise ship illness.\u0022\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-07-27T10:19:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/27\/2018-10:19am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Each year, close to 700 million people are stricken with the viral infection norovirus, which causes vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. In a new study, ASU researchers describe a trial vaccine against norovirus. The innovative therapeutic is produced using a plant-based system, which offers many advantages over traditional routes of pharmaceutical production.","teaser":"Each year, close to 700 million people are stricken with a viral infection that causes vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. While the majority will recover in a few days, some 200,000 infected patients will die.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/norovirus_072418.jpg?itok=WFqansIW","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180727-plants-produce-%E2%80%98green-vaccine%E2%80%99-against-norovirus-asu-study","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/norovirus_072418.jpg?itok=WFqansIW","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Leaves of the tobacco plant are treated with an engineered viral vector through the process of agroinfiltration. Through this process, the tobacco leaves are induced to produce virus-like particles that are capable of provoking a strong protective immune response to norovirus infection. 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","teaser":"For the second year, scientists from Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute and artists from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts have partnered for one-night-only performances of \u201cScience Exposed: Bringing Science to Life throu","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/20180321scienceexposed_08.jpg?itok=ug4GaYx8","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20180402-creativity-asu-science-exposed-merge-art-science","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Jean Clare Sarmiento","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-6919","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/article_heros\/20180321scienceexposed_08.jpg?itok=ug4GaYx8","image_alt":"woman in dance pose in lab hallway","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|School of Film, Dance and Theatre|School of Life Sciences|Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts|Biodesign Institute|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences","interests":"Arts|Dance|Bioscience|Theater|Science","audiences":"Faculty|Community|Students","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"featured_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"76819","title":"ASU\u0027s Biodesign Institute hosts thousands of visitors for Open Door 2018","body":"More than 2,600 people walked the halls of Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute on Saturday during the annual ASU Open Door event. Kids of all ages and their families enjoyed nearly 40 science exhibits and activities organized by 16 research centers at Biodesign.Guests had the chance to\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-02-28T13:25:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/28\/2018-1:25pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"More than 2,600 people walked the halls of Arizona State University\u2019s Biodesign Institute on Saturday during the 2018 ASU Open Door event. 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The first-of-its-kind event took place at the Biodesign Institute at ASU on Friday, Nov. 3 and presented a broad range of research concerning one\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-11-14T10:38:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/14\/2017-10:38am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Arizona State University and the University of Arizona \u2014 infamous rivals on the playing field \u2014 joined forces for a special joint conference on virology. The first-of-its-kind event took place at the Biodesign Institute at ASU on Friday, Nov. 3 and presented a broad range of research concerning one of the more enigmatic entities in the biological world.","teaser":"Arizona State University and the University of Arizona \u2014 infamous rivals on the playing field \u2014 joined forces for a special joint conference on virology. The first-of-its-kind event took place at the Biodesign Institute at ASU on Friday, Nov.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/conf1.jpg?itok=CJGqpK_r","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20171114-statewide-gathering-goes-viral","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/conf1.jpg?itok=CJGqpK_r","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Participants in this year\u0026#039;s ASU-UA joint symposium on virology. 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It could also serve as the motto of a cancer cell, emphasizing \u2014 with brutal precision \u2014 how treatment-resistant cancers outwit our best\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222017-10-25T15:47:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/25\/2017-3:47pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A prominent group of international cancer experts, led by ASU Biodesign Institute researcher Carlo Maley, has issued a call to arms, designed to guide physicians and researchers in their effort to classify cancerous tumors or neoplasms, based on a standardized set of evolutionary and ecological criteria.","teaser":"\u201cWhat does not\u0026nbsp;kill\u0026nbsp;me, makes me\u0026nbsp;stronger.\u201d","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/19526434003_3bd54dc072_o_1.jpg?itok=p3m7mbR-","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20171025-cancer-through-lens-evolution","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute at ASU","contributor-contact-information-name":"Richard Harth","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-0378","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/19526434003_3bd54dc072_o_1.jpg?itok=p3m7mbR-","image_alt":"","image_caption":"Carlo Maley is an associate professor in The Biodesign Institute\u0026#039;s Virginia G. 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A new umbrella group called Arizona Wellbeing Commons will gather experts from the three public universities with community partners to align research. \u201cWhat makes a good collaboration is having people from different backgrounds and different approaches come together,\u0026quot; said Joshua LaBaer, director of the initiative and executive director of the Biodesign Institute at ASU.","teaser":"Arizona State University is a key player in a new health research initiative designed to harness the expertise of scientists across the state to treat diseases like cancer and address such problems as unequal access to health care.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/az-wellbeing-commons-2-cropped.jpg?itok=k2vRW-ec","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20170906-arizona-impact-health-collaboration-harness-expertise-scientists-across-arizona","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU News","contributor-contact-information-name":"Mary Beth Faller","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-727-4503","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/az-wellbeing-commons-2-cropped.jpg?itok=k2vRW-ec","image_alt":"Joshua LaBaer speaks onstage at the launch of the AZ Wellness Commons","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|Biodesign Virginia G. 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Immune resistance is triggered by microbial signals associated with invasion or other harm to the host. Inflammation, in turn, causes increased microbial virulence gene expression. Positive feedback perpetuating escalating conflict can result in increasing costs and a negative outcome for both partners. 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