Biodesign Institute
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The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University is a center specializing in bioscience
BioScience
BioScience is a peer-reviewed monthly sometimes daily scientific journal that is published by the American Institute of Biological Sciences . The content is written and edited for accessibility to researchers, educators, and students alike...

 infrastructure at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

. It is led by Dr. Alan Nelson, an entrepreneur and a developer of a number of medical devices. The Institute is organized into a rapidly-growing number of research centers staffed by top scientists in diverse disciplines.

Overview

The Biodesign Institute is spearheading ASU’s innovative application of use-inspired research that fuses previously separate areas of knowledge.

The Biodesign Institute plays a critical role in preparing the Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

 campus of Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

, a comprehensive metropolitan university that is the fourth largest in the U.S. and ranks third among public universities in producing National Merit Scholars
National Merit Scholarship Program
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit Scholarship Corporation , a privately funded, not-for-profit organization. The program began in 1955...

. The Institute embodies the guiding principles of the New American University, as defined by Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

 President Michael Crow. These principles include an entrepreneurial research culture attractive to scientists uniquely capable of working across disciplines
Interdisciplinarity
Interdisciplinarity involves the combining of two or more academic fields into one single discipline. An interdisciplinary field crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, as new needs and professions have emerged....

 and in close cooperation with industry.

Under the leadership of President Crow, ASU is adding one million square feet of new research space to enhance its capabilities and drive economic growth in the communities it serves.

Centers within the facility

Name (Center for) Director
Bioelectronics and Biosensors Nongjian Tao
BioEnergetics Sidney Hecht
Biosignatures Discovery Automation Deirdre Meldrum
Evolutionary Medicine and Bioinformatics Sudhir Kumar
Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Roy Curtiss III
Roy Curtiss
Roy Curtiss, III is a professor of Genomics, Evolution, & Bioinformatics at Arizona State University. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2001.-Education:...

Innovations in Medicine Stephen Johnston
Personalized Diagnostics Joshua LaBaer
Single Molecule Biophysics Stuart Lindsay
Sustainable Health Michael Birt
Dr. Leland “Lee” H. Hartwell
Leland H. Hartwell
Leland Harrison Hartwell is former president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Paul Nurse and R...

Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology Bruce Rittmann

Alan Nelson

Alan Nelson was the executive director of the Biodesign Institute from March 2009 to July 2011.

George Poste

The Institute was formerly led by George Poste, a world-renowned scientist and policy maker with four decades of experience spanning academia, industry and government. Dr. Poste’s singular experience in fostering scientific collaboration has shaped the Institute’s organization and has facilitated recruitment of international-caliber scientists to the Institute.

Charles Arntzen

Charles Arntzen served as the Founding Director of the Biodesign Institute until May, 2003, and as Co-Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology of that Institute until 2007.

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