We are pleased and sad to announce that Sarah Arrowsmith soon will be transitioning to be a Safety Specialist in ASU Facilities Management, which provides service for all of ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise (KE). She will be joining KE on or around October 17, although she will be available to help both centers on an as-needed… Continue reading Sarah Arrowsmith headed to KE as Safety Specialist
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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!
“Cloth masks are a worthy line of defense to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic”
Sarah Arrowsmith was featured in an article published in the ASU Biodesign Institute latest news segment. She talks about her experience this past month with making her own cloth masks to donate to a medical facility! Sarah even got so good at it, she made more masks than expected, and had leftovers for a few… Continue reading “Cloth masks are a worthy line of defense to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic”
The Real Cost of Science
A memoir of money in the lab by Sarah Arrowsmith. February 17, 2020. Money. We love it and we hate it. This is the story of a dark and dangerous journey. A journey of soul searching, of love and loss. A tale of endless hours crying over failed qPCR, strange peaks in GC-FID chromatographs, and… Continue reading The Real Cost of Science
Rittmann and Center recognized as ASU Lab Safety Innovators
In the February 18, 2020 issue of ASU Now: Access, Excellence, Impact, Bruce Rittmann and his Center team were commended for their efforts for increasing mindfulness and training around the use of sharps in the lab, with a special focus on preventing needle sticks. FULL ARTICLE In an ASU Lab Safety Innovation Awards event in… Continue reading Rittmann and Center recognized as ASU Lab Safety Innovators
The Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology is an award winning center for safety.
ASU Environmental Health & Safety Award for Excellence The award is the highest level of recognition by EHS and is presented to a college, department, individual or team who showcase distinguished service toward campus safety or sustainable practices at ASU. Any university employee may submit a nomination. Submissions must include a detailed statement outlining the… Continue reading The Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology is an award winning center for safety.
Hazard Assessments
Hazard Assessments 14 years ago, an individual in an organic chemistry lab, placed a half full container of ethyl ether into a refrigerator that was okay to store chemicals, but not rated for flammables. Also stored in this refrigerator was an oxidant. The container sat in the refrigerator, slowly giving off fumes, over the weekend… Continue reading Hazard Assessments
A Sticky Situation
Needle sticks are unfortunately nothing new in our Center. This blog entry will be to talk about how to safely use syringes and needles in our lab, so that we will avoid injuries in the future. All needle pricks in our lab must be reported. If you are injured during business hours, please see Sarah… Continue reading A Sticky Situation