“Long-Term Continuous Co-reduction of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and Trichloroethene over Palladium Nanoparticles Spontaneously Deposited on H2-Transfer Membranes”

New research by the Rittmann and Chen Zhou Labs were just published in the Environmental Science and Technology issue on ACS Publications. This research talks in depth about understudied chemicals and their co-reduction using catalysts. You can check out the cover and issue here and then the full article here!

“Early signs remain encouraging for treating autism with bacterial pills”

Research done by the Krajmalnik-Brown Lab was published in the National Association of Science Writers. This article summarizes the promising research of bacterial pills helping to treat autism. This research is starting to get tested on humans and the results are very positive and exciting. Check out the full article here!

“ASU researchers use bacteria to improve autism symptoms”

An article and video were just recently published on Arizona PBS about Dr.Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown’s research connecting gut health and autism. The video shows different examples of how autism has effected different people and the treatment process that Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown began implementing which had amazing results! You can check out the video here.

Biodesign features Delgado Lab’s efforts to transform waste into wealth

In a 2/17/21 Biodesign news article, Waste into wealth: harvesting useful products from microbial growth, Richard Harth describes the Delgado Lab’s research projects focused on using microbial chain elongation to process waste streams, including food waste and fuels, by extracting useful products from organic waste.  

Dr. Rosy’s team gets coverage through AAAS conference in February of 2021

Arizona State University hosted this year’s American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) online conference and the work of Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown’s work was featured and then amplified by the Biodesign Institute’s news site (see full article HERE) as well as 2/13/21 edition of The Economist, which also produced a podcast summarizing the event… Continue reading Dr. Rosy’s team gets coverage through AAAS conference in February of 2021

Biodesign Research Implemented at Precient Technologies

The Rittmann and Zhou Labs, within the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology (BSCEB), have done some amazing research focused on removing wasteful substances and metals from contaminated water. This remarkable research is being implemented at the spin-off company, Precient Technologies, http://precienttechnologies.com/ http://precienttechnologies.com/ You can view a video about how Precient Technologies is implementing BSCEB’s… Continue reading Biodesign Research Implemented at Precient Technologies

KE provides support for ASU researchers

During our 11/18/20 Whole Center Meeting, Philip Tarrant, Research Data Management Officer and Senior Sustainability Scientist for Knowledge Enterprise, presented about the data management options available to us throughout ASU and helped us start to think through how they might apply to our work.  He included topics such as research computing, electronic lab notebooks, ORCID,… Continue reading KE provides support for ASU researchers

“Microbial remedies target chemical threats in the environment”

Anca Delgado, Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, and Srivatsan Mohana Rangan were all featured in a current issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Their study revealed novel ways to remove very toxic chemicals from our environment. You can check out the description of this study on the ASU Biodesign Institute site or also the full text… Continue reading “Microbial remedies target chemical threats in the environment”