Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Going to great lengths for math (Business Week article)

[Source: Moira Herbst, Business Week] — A few years ago, when she was a Catholic school teacher in the city of Cebu, Philippines, Juditha Capa started looking for a change. She loved her work, but she had grown restless after 13 years in the same locale. So when she heard about the opportunity to move […]

BNI’s Dr. Pipe to serve on International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Board of Trustees

Jim Pipe, Ph.D., of the Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph

According to ASU, there’s a new wrinkle in evolution — man-made proteins

Nature, through the trial and error of evolution, has discovered a vast diversity of life from what can only presumed to have been a primordial pool of building blocks. Inspired by this success, a new Biodesign Institute research team, led by John Chaput, is now trying to mimic the process of Darwinian evolution in the […]

Two Scottsdale teachers earn national math, science award

[Source: Amanda Keim, East Valley Tribune] — Two Scottsdale-area teachers have received the nation

Biodesign Institute scientists offer new view of photosynthesis

A research team led by Neal Woodbury, at ASU’s Biodesign Institute, has come up with a new insight into the mechanism of photosynthesis, which involves the orchestrated movement of proteins on the timescale of a millionth of a millionth of a second. Their findings are described in in the May 4 issue of Science, “Protein […]

State proteomics consortium launches

Nine institutions have united to launch the Arizona Proteomics Alliance (AZPA), a statewide consortium focused on advancing the study of proteins in the human body. The consortium includes Arizona State University, Banner Health, Barrow Neurological Institute, Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Intrinsic Bioprobes, Inc., Mayo Clinic, Sun Health Research Institute, Translational Genomics Research […]

Flinn Foundation staff Johnson, Read receive promotions

Two Flinn Foundation senior administrators have received new titles reflecting heightened levels of responsibility and achievement in guiding the Foundation and its programs. Saundra E. Johnson, MPA, FACHE, has been promoted to Executive Vice President, and William A. Read, Ph.D., to Senior Vice President, Research and Special Projects.

Update on Federal, State recommendations on STEM education

[Source: American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News, Number 56] –A review of STEM education programs across the federal government finds that few programs have been rigorously evaluated and little is known about their impact on students. This report, by the Academic Competitiveness Council, recommends that funding for federal programs to improve STEM […]

22nd class of 20 Flinn Scholars chosen

[Source: Arizona Republic] — Twenty Arizona high school seniors have been awarded Flinn Foundation Scholarships worth more than $50,000 apiece. The award provides four years of study at an Arizona university, academic-focused travel abroad and personal mentorship by faculty members. The 22nd class of Flinn scholars includes students from 18 high schools in 11 Arizona […]

Tucson High teen wins top honor at global science fair

[Source: Tucson Citizen Staff Report] — “Category Specific Semantic Deficits of Object Recognition in Adults with Neurological Damage.” That doctoral-sounding title was concocted by Mounir Koussa, a 17-year-old senior at Tucson High Magnet School, fair officials said. Koussa, competing in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Albuquerque, N.M., this week, earned the ISEF […]