Several positions are available in our Centers!

The Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology and spin-off Center for Health through Microbiomes are hiring for several positions. Please share this information. SP2319 HTM Postdoc Arizona State University’s Biodesign Center for Health through Microbiomes, led by Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown (https://biodesign.asu.edu/Research/Centers/Health-Through-Microbiomes and http://rosylab.org/) invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the area of microbial ecology… Continue reading Several positions are available in our Centers!

Biodesign Chalk Talks

0717.Portrait083.Biodesign Photo by Andy DeLisle

What is the purpose of the faculty Chalk Talk workshops?  The Chalk Talks have two purposes.  One is to make it easy for Biodesign faculty to learn about their colleagues and the colleagues’ research.  Biodesign is very diverse, and we need to enable cross-center and cross-disciplinary communication.  The Chalk Talks are key to achieving that goal. … Continue reading Biodesign Chalk Talks

Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown to lead new Biodesign center

by Joshua LaBaer Dear Arizona Bioscience Friends and Collaborators: We are excited to announce the creation of the Biodesign Center for Health Through Microbiomes (BCHTM), led by our own Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown (“Dr. Rosy”). Dr. Rosy also serves as a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and has been a… Continue reading Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown to lead new Biodesign center

Don’t P in AZ

By: Matt Scholz I’ve noted in the past that it’s ironic that the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance is located in Arizona, when Arizona really doesn’t have much of a phosphorus problem. However, I had to eat crow (the bird, not the president) this summer when I noticed what appeared to be an algal bloom on Tempe… Continue reading Don’t P in AZ

How to deal with “research guilt” during a pandemic

By: Diana Calvo Martinez During these unprecedent times it is extremely hard to find a new rhythm, and even harder if deadlines start to approach.  The level of anxiety and frustration most of us (or at least some of us) are experiencing are off the charts, and we still have to perform academically. My first… Continue reading How to deal with “research guilt” during a pandemic

Bless Your Heart! You can navigate your graduate program with these tips…

Dr. Michelle Young shares tips, hacks, and insights learned over the course of her PhD career. This is a MUST WATCH for all graduate students on their journeys toward a higher degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biological Design, Microbiology, or other programs to which students within the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology belong. She… Continue reading Bless Your Heart! You can navigate your graduate program with these tips…

Swette Center Culture: Moving Toward Intentional, Consistent Reflection and Action

Presented at Rittmann, Torres, and Krajmalnik-Brown lab meetings on 7/1/20, by Carole Flores. The team that leads the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology, above, has always been supportive of culture-building activities, such as off-campus outings, on-campus celebrations, t-shirt contests, brainstorming sessions and much more. They have recently been searching for a way to regularly… Continue reading Swette Center Culture: Moving Toward Intentional, Consistent Reflection and Action