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“I feel better now than I felt 10 years ago.”

Chris Clifton was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease seven years ago. Today, she continues to hike, walk and attend spin classes while navigating the disease’s changing demands.

At ASU, researchers are studying how strenuous exercise may support brain health, along with new ways to detect Parkinson’s earlier and replace the dopamine-producing neurons it destroys.

Swipe to explore the research bringing new hope to people with Parkinson’s disease, then read the full story at biodesign.asu.edu/news. by @asu_sols

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3 days ago

More than 324,000 women and men in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer this year.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting how ASU Biodesign researchers and collaborators are working to better understand, detect and treat the disease.

Their work includes studying treatment-resistant triple-negative breast cancer, building tumor-on-chip models, testing combinations of existing drugs and developing blood tests that may find signs of cancer left behind after treatment.

Researchers are even exploring whether engineered bacteria could seek out tumors and deliver anticancer material.

Some of these findings have been published, while other projects are still in the early stages. Swipe to explore five examples of breast cancer research at ASU Biodesign. by @asu_sols

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Meet Viktor, a biological sciences alumnus from The College’s School of Life Sciences.

Viktor took his interest in ocean research beyond the classroom by getting involved in research with faculty. Along the way, he gained hands-on experience, developed new skills and found opportunities to apply what he was learning in new settings. 🐠🌊

That journey eventually took him to Bermuda, where he put his research experience to work in the field and learned alongside other researchers.

Link in bio to learn more about how to go #BeyondTheClassroom at The College (https://thecollege.asu.edu/student-life/careers/experience).

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@arizonastateuniversity @asu_sols #ASUTheCollege #BeyondTheClassroom by @asu_sols

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8 days ago

🧛 Hear ye, creatures of the night! 🧟

Creep, crawl or fly over to the ASU Biocollections for Spook-tober 2026—a frightfully delightful, behind-the-scenes tour of the eerie world of parasites.👻

Discover how real-life bloodsuckers feast on their victims, parasites manipulate and zombify their hosts, and seemingly innocent plants survive through deception. Your evening includes spooky stops inside:

🧊 The Cryogenic Collection
🌿 The Plant Herbarium
🪲 The Insect Collection

📅 Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Thursday, Oct. 29
🕕 6–8 p.m. | Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
📍 ASU Biocollections, 734 W. Alameda Drive, Tempe
🎟️ Adults: $30 | Students: $18 | Kids: $12 with an adult

Please arrive by 5:45 p.m. for check-in. Proceeds support collection care, student engagement, research and future community outreach activities.

Ready to be spooked? Register now using the link in our bio!🎃 by @asu_sols

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9 days ago

It’s the season! The ASU Biocollections are excited to present Spooktober 2026 behind-the-scenes tour experience! Get ready for an evening of frightfully bewildering wildlife stories, eerie oddities, and maybe even a few goosebumps. This year features insects, plants, and the @neon.biorepository’s cryogenic facility and specimens! ❄️🐝🌱 

🗺️Where: ASU Biocollections, 734 W. Alameda Dr., Tempe, AZ
🗓️When: 6–8 p.m., Wednesday, October 28 or Thursday, October 29
🕰️Duration: 2 hours of spooky discovery, which includes a brief orientation in the classroom follwed by 25minute story and tour rotations through each featured collection.

✨Proceeds go toward collection care (such as keeping the collection gremlins away), student engagement, research activities, and the production of future community outreach activities such as this one!

👻READY TO BE SPOOKED? Find the registration link in the bio. Or screenshot this poster and touch and hold the link or QR code to open.

🎨Art by @russianridergram

#SpooktoberCollectionTours #naturalHistoryCollection by @asu_sols

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10 days ago

Join us for the 5th annual STEM Inclusion Summit on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Senita Ballroom at ASU’s Student Pavilion.🔬🥼

Researchers, educators, students, staff and advocates from across ASU will come together to share ideas, explore inclusive practices and build meaningful connections. The day will feature lightning talks, poster presentations, table talks, networking and collaborative working groups.

Interested in presenting? Keep these deadlines in mind:
⚡ Lightning talk proposals: Friday, Oct. 16
📊 Poster presentation and table talk proposals: Friday, Oct. 23

Whether you want to share your work, learn from others or connect with people committed to advancing inclusion, there’s a place for you at the summit.

🔗 Register to attend or submit a presentation at the link in our bio. by @asu_sols

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11 days ago

We are excited to celebrate our professor Shelley Haydel on recently being named a President’s Professor!🎉

This prestigious designation celebrates her outstanding contributions to the ASU and SOLS community as a dedicated teacher and researcher.

Congratulations, Professor Haydel!🔱 taken in ASU School of Life Sciences by @asu_sols

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18 days ago

What if carbon captured from the air could be used to grow something useful? 🌱

School of Life Sciences professor and ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory scientist, Wim Vermaas is exploring how air-captured CO2 can support the cultivation of algae and cyanobacteria, tiny photosynthetic organisms that can be used to make fuels, chemicals, proteins, pigments and other valuable products.

The team’s rotating-belt system uses polymers that capture CO2 when dry and release it when wet, delivering carbon directly into the liquid where algae and cyanobacteria grow. Early tests, including a pilot-scale outdoor system at the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI) in Mesa, show the approach can work beyond the lab. 🔬

The research is still in the proof-of-concept stage, but it reflects the kind of interdisciplinary, solutions-focused science happening across the School of Life Sciences and ASU: asking how discovery can help shape more sustainable systems for the future. 🌎

Read more on ASU News by visiting the link in our bio! by @asu_sols

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18 days ago

What did the Jurassic actually sound like? 🌿

A new research study co-authored by SOLS Hojun Song and PhD student Jackson Linde helps reconstruct the calls of ancient insects from fossilized wings.

Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study reveals that Jurassic forests were filled with diverse acoustic signals, including ultrasound, about 165 million years ago. The findings suggest that some insects were producing ultrasonic sounds long before bats evolved, raising new questions about how and why these communication systems emerged. 🔊

ASU’s contribution helped place those ancient sounds into evolutionary context by reconstructing the family tree of crickets and katydids using large-scale genomic data from about 150 living species.

By combining paleontology, genomics, biomechanics, computer modeling and evolutionary biology, researchers are bringing scientists closer to understanding a lost soundscape, one fossil wing at a time. 🦗

Read the article by visiting the link in our bio! by @asu_sols

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19 days ago

We're going a little batty over the ASU-led @earthbiogenome's contributions to a breakthrough on bats. 🦇

Scientists have struggled for decades to answer some of the most fundamental questions about bat evolution, but a massive new study involving @arizonastateuniversity researchers shines some light on their mysterious origins.

The results? Bats most likely originated in Europe about 65 million years ago before spreading across the world.

Read more about this fang-tastic research at the link in our bio. 🦇🦇 by @asu_sols

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23 days ago

🧠 Among the leading causes of death, Alzheimer’s disease stands out as a striking outlier.

This neurodegenerative disease affects an estimated 7.2 million Americans age 65 and older—and that number is expected to rise.

This Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, learn how ASU researchers are taking a cross-disciplinary approach to better understand this disease—and how to fight back.

Explore how Alzheimer’s affects the brain, how diet and environment play a role, and what connects it to other neurodegenerative diseases at biodesign.asu.edu! by @asu_sols

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Fulbright U.S. Student Program Scholar Spotlight ✈️🌍

Meet Anistynn Mendez, a master’s graduate in molecular and cellular biology from the School of Life Sciences and a Barrett, The Honors College alumna, who received an Open Study/Research Award to conduct research in Jena, Germany!

Congratulations, Anistynn, on this incredible achievement and exciting next chapter! 👏

🔗 Click the link in our bio to read more about our 2026–27 Fulbright recipients.

✨ Ready to explore what opportunities could be next for you? Visit onsa.asu.edu to connect with ONSA.

@asu_sols @barretthonors @the_fulbright_program

#Fulbright #FulbrightScholar #Biology #Scholarship #ASU #ONSA by @asu_sols

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2 months ago