ASU School of Life Sciences

ASU School of Life Sciences Inspiring and transforming life science students by providing an innovative learning experience that prepares them to thrive in a dynamic and demanding world.

We inspire and transform life science students by providing an innovative learning experience that prepares them to thrive in a dynamic and demanding world. We improve life by stimulating scientific discovery and solving critical problems at the intersection of the life sciences and society.

This week, we welcomed incoming first-year students participating in BioBridge, a program that supports first-generation...
08/14/2026

This week, we welcomed incoming first-year students participating in BioBridge, a program that supports first-generation and other students as they transition to college. 📚

This year, a record number of students engaged in cockroach races🪳, luring mosquitoes with socks🦟🧦, lectures, and a poster session. We hope that all students who participated had fun getting to know SOLS as they get settled into life at ASU!🔱💛

07/29/2026

Many people don’t know that rice naturally absorbs arsenic, a known carcinogen, because of the way it’s grown. 🍚

Scientists from the ASU School of Life Sciences are researching ways to reduce arsenic levels in rice, finding that periodically draining and re-flooding rice fields lowered arsenic concentrations in commercially grown rice.

Learn more about water management and its importance to public health: https://news.asu.edu/20260713-science-and-technology-how-smarter-water-management-can-reduce-arsenic-rice

07/23/2026

Nearly 20% of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis experience life-threatening complications within a year of beginning treatment.

That's why ASU School of Life Sciences professor Shelley Haydel and ASU associate professor Shaopeng Wang are developing technology to help doctors quickly identify drug-resistant tuberculosis, so patients can receive the most effective treatment sooner.

Their research could lead to faster, more accurate testing — and ultimately save lives.

Learn more: https://news.asu.edu/20260710-health-and-medicine-better-tuberculosis-treatment-starts-better-test

07/23/2026

What do monkeys tell us about aging? 🐒

By studying rhesus macaques, researchers at the ASU School of Life Sciences and the Center for Evolution and Medicine at Arizona State University found that different organs age differently at the molecular level. Their findings suggest that early-life adversity changes how aging unfolds across the body, rather than simply accelerating the aging process.

Learn more: https://news.asu.edu/b/20260709-early-life-adversity-doesnt-simply-speed-aging-it-changes-how-body-ages

07/16/2026

After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, being stationed in Japan and earning her online biological sciences degree through the ASU School of Life Sciences, Emily Brown knew she wanted to pursue medical school. The missing piece? Research experience.

Through The College's Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) program, Emily investigated how compounds in green tea may help regulate circadian rhythms in patients with breast cancer, all while completing her research from Japan.

Read about her journey and see how the OURS program is helping online students gain hands-on research experience from anywhere: https://news.asu.edu/b/20260706-can-cup-tea-day-keep-oncologist-away

We had so much fun learning about what our students in the School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program (SOLUR...
04/24/2026

We had so much fun learning about what our students in the School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program (SOLUR) have been working on in our labs! 🔎🔬

At today’s SOLUR Symposium, we saw dozens of posters exploring topics like potential different uses for medications, why pupillary diameter is a window into the brain of those with ADHD, the leading causes of vaccine hesitancy, uncovering genetic markers for mental health, the rise of mosquito-borne illnesses, and how using plant DNA in studies might lead to the discovery of gene therapies, it’s no surprise that our student researchers are at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation.🧬🌱🦟🥼

03/19/2026

🔬🧬 This Sun Devil Giving Day, support the next generation of scientists.

Gifts to the Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Student Fund directly support ASU graduate students through research opportunities, seminars, awards and community-building experiences that help them grow as leaders in science.

Your gift fuels discovery and student success.

Make your impact today! 🔗: https://www.asufoundation.org/changing-futures/inspire-tomorrows-game-changers/molecular-and-cellular-biology-graduate-program-CA105005.html

🐝✨ Sun Devil Giving Day is TODAY, and you can help us bring even more science to life on campus!With donor support, we a...
03/19/2026

🐝✨ Sun Devil Giving Day is TODAY, and you can help us bring even more science to life on campus!

With donor support, we aim to build a wood-and-glass demonstration beehive in the LSA courtyard, providing students and visitors with a rare, up-close look at honeybees in their natural, undisturbed environment. You might even catch a close glimpse of the queen bee as she lays eggs inside the hive. 👑🍯

Support the Demonstration Beehive Fund and help create a living laboratory for pollinator education, research and hands-on student discovery. 🌻

Help us build the hive! 🔗: https://www.asufoundation.org/changing-futures/empower-community-resilience/school-of-life-sciences-complex-courtyard-revitalization-CA110127.html

03/18/2026

Every Sun Devil deserves the support to rise to the🔝

This Sun Devil Giving Day, give to the RISE Center Fund and help create inclusive spaces where every student can thrive. 🌱

Your gift tomorrow makes it possible.
🔗: https://risecenter.asu.edu/donate

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