(in alphabetical order)
American Indian Research Center for Health – Its mission is to encourage practical research to improve American Indian peoples’ health status, increase the number of American Indian scientists and health professionals engaged in research, educate non-Indians about the need for culturally appropriate health research within American Indian communities and research institutions, and to ensure Tribe’s status as stakeholders in the processes of conducting research on their reservations and dissemination of the data generated.
Arizona Alzheimer’s Research Center - The Arizona Alzheimer’s Research Center (AARC) is a statewide research laboratory without walls capitalizing on the state’s complementary resources in brain imaging, computer science, the basic and behavioral neurosciences, and clinical and neuropathological research to help in the understanding, early detection, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD); to develop one of the best brain imaging research centers in the world; to maximize the Center’s productivity, viability, and growth through research grants and fund-raising efforts; and to provide a model of multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional collaboration in biomedical research. The AARC is comprised of seven biomedical research institutions, Arizona State University (ASU), the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI), Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (GSRMC), the Harrington Arthritis Research Center (HARC), the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale (MCS), the Sun Health Research Institute (SHRI), and the University of Arizona (UA); it supports an innovative Native American outreach effort at Northern Arizona University (NAU); and, it has just begun to collaborate with Arizona’s recently established Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN).
Arizona Cancer Center - The Arizona Cancer Center is part of a small and prestigious national network of comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Arizona Cancer Center is one of eight Centers of Excellence housed within the College of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona Center of Innovation - The Arizona Center for Innovation, located at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park, is a high tech incubator promoting the development of high technology companies in Southern Arizona. The Innovation Center focuses on companies in six technology areas: aerospace, advanced composites and materials, information technology, environmental technology, life sciences and optics/photonics.
Arizona State University Office of the Vice Provost for Research - The Office of the Vice Provost for Research facilitates a breadth of research, including scholarship and creative activities, that serves the advancement of the disciplines, complements the educational mission of the university, and serves the University’s urban and state community and society as a whole.
Arizona State University Research Park - The ASU Research Park, a 324-acre business and industrial park, is committed to facilitate technology transfer through university-industry research relationships, and serves to further its development as a nationally recognized Carnegie Foundation Research I Institute. Its mission is to enhance Arizona’s high value research based economic development and to build ASU’s capacity to educate and advance knowledge.
Arizona State University Technopolis - The ASU Technopolis program mission is to leverage market strengths and the capabilities and intellectual property of the University to help transform the Greater Phoenix metro area’s knowledge economy. They offer a number of programs and events throughout the year focused on coaching and mentoring technology and life science entrepreneurs.
Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) - The technology commercialization arm of Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University, responsible for moving life-science and biotechnology inventions from the laboratory to the marketplace.
Arizona Water Institute (AWI) - Arizona’s three state universities — Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona — each have world-class expertise that can be harnessed to support water policy, planning and technology development. The Arizona Water Institute (AWI) is being formed to unite the cutting-edge work of the universities in a single super-center of information and technology focused on water education, research, community assistance and economic development. AWI will provide information, assistance and technologies that support water management in rural and urban communities and can be exported worldwide by Arizona companies.
Arizona Water Resources Research Center – the Arizona Water Resources Research Center is dedicated to providing statewide outreach and education focused on critical water issues affecting Arizona and to provide expertise on state and regional water management and policy.
Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) - One of the largest full-service neuroscience centers in the United States; conducts neurooncology, neurology, and neurosurgery research.
BIO5 – The BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona (UA) brings together some of the world’s best scientists in five disciplines to collaborate on complex problems such as how to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease; how to feed a hungry world; and how to sustain our environment. BIO5 equips researchers with state of the art equipment in a setting that allows interaction on important research issues and provides the infrastructure necessary to translate scientific discoveries into tangible human benefit, increased economic development and a better-educated society.
Biodesign Institute at ASU – The Biodesign Institute is focused on preventing and curing disease, overcoming the pain and limitations of injury, renewing and sustaining our environment, and securing a safer world. To accelerate the pace of discovery, the Institute merges formerly distinct fields of research. These include biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, agriculture, environmental science, electronics, materials science, engineering and computing. Currently, the institute comprises nearly 350,000 SF of research space and is master-planned to total nearly 800,000 SF when complete.
Bioengineering Consortium (BEC) (BIO5)- The insights gained from biology teaming up with engineering help develop innovative materials and devices such as implants or tissue substitutes, as well as new processes and informatics approaches. Promising applications lie in medicine, engineering, agriculture and the environmental sciences.
CAPS - The Center for Strategic Supply Research is a non-profit, independent research organization co-sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and the Institute for Supply Management. CAPS adds competitive advantage to organizations by delivering leading-edge research globally to support continuous change and breakthrough performance improvement in strategic sourcing and supply.
C-Path - The Critical Path Institute (C-Path) is an independent, non-profit organization that focuses on conducting research and offering programs enabling the pharmaceutical industry to safely accelerate the development of and access to new medications. Its three founding partners are the University of Arizona (UA), SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Fast Path initiatives are aimed at accelerating the process of drug development. C-Path’s second program area – Safe Path – is aimed at developing strategies to identify side effects of new drugs early after they enter the market. C-Path’s third program area – Ed Path – is its educational component.
Center for Adaptive Neural Systems (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - Engineers and scientists at this Center are designing and developing technology to offset the effects of traumatic injury or neurological and movement disorders, such as spinal cord injury, orthopedic injury, or Parkinson’s disease. The multi-faceted approach seeks to investigate the effects of trauma and disorders of the nervous system, to replace damaged or lost functionality, or to repair the system using advanced adaptive devices and therapeutic techniques.
Center for Advancing Business Through Information Technology (CABIT) (ASU) – W.P. Carey School of Business) drives its strategic research agenda in close collaboration with partners from the government and business sectors. With Knowledge Management as a core competency, CABIT drives research projects that augment IT for domains like Security, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management. The success of this is founded on a collaborative value proposition shaped by stakeholder sponsors. Sponsors provide the principal source of funding for the Center, guide research directions and provide an evaluation and validation of the research efforts.
Center for Applied NanoBioscience (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center’s research is focused on materials and phenomena at the nanometer scale. The goal is to apply advances in nanoscience, molecular biology and genomics to a new generation of enabling biological tools based on nano-scale technologies. These tools will be used to better understand disease and develop useful tools at the molecular level.
Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center’s research focuses on interfacing three advanced technologies, nano-materials, biomaterials and electronic transducers, with the goal of developing enhanced biosensors. These biosensors would be used to diagnose disease, ensure the safety of our food products and provide surveillance and environmental monitoring. The new devices will deliver diagnostic information in a fast, simple, and inexpensive manner, facilitating point-of-care clinical analyses and field testing applications.
Center for Biology and Society (ASU) - The Center for Biology and Society explores conceptual foundations of the biosciences and their diverse interactions with society through Bioethics, Policy, and Law. By bringing together dispersed activities, the Center expands opportunities for intellectual ferment and increased impact by creating synergistic collaborations and communication.
Center for BioOptical Nanotechnology (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center integrates biomolecular sciences (biology at the molecular level) with materials engineering and solid-state electronics. The goal is to develop the next generation of biosensors, implants, pharmaceuticals, novel biomaterials and nanoscale power sources. Applications for the biosensors include medicine, environmental monitoring/remediation ad agriculture.
Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUbiC) (ASU) - The Center is an inter-disciplinary research center that is focused on cutting edge research targeting a variety of applications. Most ubiquitous computing research takes a technology-centric view in solving real world problems. It is our belief that a balanced technology and problem-centric view is required in tackling challenging application domains. We also believe that by targeting applications that require ubiquitous computing solutions, in contrast to applications with a ubiquitous computing flavor brings out the underlying challenges that need to be addressed. In keeping with this spirit, we have chosen to serve the needs of physically challenged individuals by empowering them with ubiquitous and pervasive computing technologies to enrich their lives.
Center for Environmental Biotechnology (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center is aimed at using microbiological systems to minimize pollution and to capture or develop renewable resources. Our team focuses on combining engineering with microbiology and chemistry to reclaim polluted water and generate energy from waste substances. The director of the Center helped lead development of the Membrane Biofilm Reactor to remove dangerous perchlorates from drinking water, an application that is being launched commercially. Funding from NASA is helping our exploration of microbial fuel cells, which utilized organic materials in water to generate electricity directly.
Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center is focused on understanding how the genes and genomes of human and other organisms change over time. Its researchers are exploring how genes interact with each other to enable a single fertilized egg cell to develop into a complex adult animal with trillions of cells. The team is developing new methods and easy-to-use computer software for the analysis of genomic databases in this quest.
Center for Glycosciences and Technology (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - Using fundamental science and advanced drug design, our research team is discovering and developing engineered proteins and peptide analogs of clinically-relevant biomolecules to teat a broad spectrum of diseases. This includes vascular diseases, cancer, chronic wounds and immunological disorders. These conditions affect large segments of society and are leading causes of death in many countries.
Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy - The John M. Cowley Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy, within the Center for Solid State Science at Arizona State University, was established in 1979 by the National Science Foundation and Arizona State University. Its purpose is to advance knowledge in the field of high resolution electron microscopy and to promote the application of new research methods to problems of current scientific and technological importance. This purpose is achieved by the provision of state-of-the-art electron microscopes, microscopy techniques, and support personnel.
Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center’s researchers are focused on basic bacterial and viral infectious disease processes and the design and use of vaccines and protein therapeutics to combat infectious diseases. These include newly-emerging pathogens and potential biowarfare agents. The goals include devising new and effective ways of producing advanced vaccines and therapeutics, such as through the use of recombinant attenuated bacteria and viruses and genetically modified plants, and transferring this technology to the developing world to help fight diseases.
Center for Innovations in Medicine (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This new Center will innovate far-reaching solutions to basic problems in medicine and bring them to fruition. The Center focuses on developing the most advanced technologies in biology and chemistry that apply to problems in medicine. The initial focus areas will be on drug targeting, vaccine technology, cancer treatment and presymptomatic diagnosis (biosignatures). Interdisciplinary teams of chemists, biologists and computer scientists are working on each effort.
Center for Nanotechnology in Society (ASU) - Designed as a boundary organization at the interface of science and society, CNS-ASU provides an operational model for a new way to organize research through improved reflexiveness and social learning which can signal emerging problems, enable anticipatory governance, and, through improved contextual awareness, guide trajectories of NSE knowledge and innovation toward socially desirable outcomes, and away from undesirable ones. CNS-ASU is one of two centers funded by the National Science Foundation to study nanotechnology in society; the other is at the UC Santa Barbara.
Center for Neural Interface Design (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - Scientists in this Center hope to improve motor and cognitive functions for people with central nervous systems disease or injury through novel technologies and therapeutic interventions. The approaches integrate nano-microtechnology, neuroscience, information and systems sciences, advanced materials and rehabilitation engineering for persons with severe physical disabilities.
Center for Environmental Biotechnology (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center is aimed at using microbiological systems to minimize pollution and to capture or develop renewable resources. Our team focuses on combining engineering with microbiology and chemistry to reclaim polluted water and generate energy from waste substances. The director of the Center helped lead development of the Membrane Biofilm Reactor to remove dangerous perchlorates from drinking water, an application that is being launched commercially. Funding from NASA is helping our exploration of microbial fuel cells, which utilized organic materials in water to generate electricity directly.
Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center is focused on understanding how the genes and genomes of human and other organisms change over time. Its researchers are exploring how genes interact with each other to enable a single fertilized egg cell to develop into a complex adult animal with trillions of cells. The team is developing new methods and easy-to-use computer software for the analysis of genomic databases in this quest.
Center for Glycosciences and Technology (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - Using fundamental science and advanced drug design, our research team is discovering and developing engineered proteins and peptide analogs of clinically-relevant biomolecules to teat a broad spectrum of diseases. This includes vascular diseases, cancer, chronic wounds and immunological disorders. These conditions affect large segments of society and are leading causes of death in many countries.
Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This Center’s researchers are focused on basic bacterial and viral infectious disease processes and the design and use of vaccines and protein therapeutics to combat infectious diseases. These include newly-emerging pathogens and potential biowarfare agents. The goals include devising new and effective ways of producing advanced vaccines and therapeutics, such as through the use of recombinant attenuated bacteria and viruses and genetically modified plants, and transferring this technology to the developing world to help fight diseases.
Center for Innovations in Medicine (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - This new Center will innovate far-reaching solutions to basic problems in medicine and bring them to fruition. The Center focuses on developing the most advanced technologies in biology and chemistry that apply to problems in medicine. The initial focus areas will be on drug targeting, vaccine technology, cancer treatment and presymptomatic diagnosis (biosignatures). Interdisciplinary teams of chemists, biologists and computer scientists are working on each effort.
Center for Low Power Electronic Research (ASU & UA) - The Center for Low Power Electronics (CLPE) is a collaborative effort of the University of Arizona (UA) and Arizona State University (ASU) to address fundamental, industry-relevant research problems in the design of ultra-low power microelectronic systems. The CLPE is formed under the State / Industry / University Cooperative Research (SIUCRC) initiative of the National Science Foundation. The Center focuses its efforts on designing ultra-low power systems aimed at solving the issues created by the high demand for portable electronic devices, such as laptop computers and cellular phones. The design of such ultra low power systems poses some fundamental new challenges that will require advances in all aspects of a microelectronic system's design including materials and fabrication technologies, device design, digital, analog and mixed signal circuits and architectural level design.
Center for Meteorite Studies (ASU) - The Arizona State University Center for Meteorite Studies, home to the world’s largest university-based meteorite collection, creates new knowledge about the origin of our planetary system through the study of meteorites so that we may understand the pathway to forming habitable worlds.
Center for Neural Interface Design (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - Scientists in this Center hope to improve motor and cognitive functions for people with central nervous systems disease or injury through novel technologies and therapeutic interventions. The approaches integrate nano-microtechnology, neuroscience, information and systems sciences, advanced materials and rehabilitation engineering for persons with severe physical disabilities.
Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET) (ASU) - The mission of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET) is to promote excellence in K-20 science, mathematics, engineering and technology (STEM) education by creating and sharing new knowledge, supporting educators, and advocating research-based education policies.
Center for Single Molecule Biophysics (Biodesign Institute at ASU) - Single molecule biophysics lies at the confluence of molecular medicine and nanotechnology. The scientists in this Center are using nanotechnology to study physical processes on which life is based using the simplest model systems-those that exist on the level of a single molecule or several molecules. By doing this, researchers plan to gain a better understanding of gene regulation, molecular signaling and molecular transport in cells that will lead to improved biosensors and to other new technologies.
Center for Solid State Electronics Research (CSSER) (ASU) - The mission of the Center is to conduct research, develop technology and provide educational programs that will engender international leadership in solid state electronics. The microelectronics research is focused in five main cross-disciplinary efforts; Nanostructures; Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Optoelectronics; Materials and Process Fundamentals; Low Power Electronics; and Bio and Molecular Electronics. Other areas include: MEMS and Nano-fluidics; Wide Band Gap Semiconductors; High-K Dielectrics and Nano-magnetics.
Center for Solid State Science (ASU) - CSSS provides a wide range of laboratory facilities for materials synthesis, processing and analysis. The CSSS laboratories are used for graduate research, interdisciplinary education, and undergraduate instruction in materials science. They are also used to provide a stimulating introductory view of contemporary materials research for Arizona elementary and secondary school students and other ASU visitors. These laboratories provide a valuable resource for use by local high technology industry through industrial outreach or affiliates programs. To see a list of the available facilities, click here.
Drug Discovery Institute (DDI) (BIO5) - Capitalizing on its highly innovative basic biology and genetics programs to provide drug targets for potential disease treatments. BIO5's medicinal chemistry faculty combines academic and pharmaceutical industry expertise in drug discovery. They work in close association with a strong cancer center faculty that has an excellent record of drug development. DDI at BIO5 will work closely with C-Path (a tri-agency partnership among the UA, the FDA and Stanford Research Institute). C-Path will investigate safer and more efficient mechanisms for getting new drugs to market.
Economic & Business Research Center at UA - The Economic & Business Research Center’s mission is to provide the Arizona community of business and public-sector decision makers with economic forecasts, applied research, and information on economic, demographic and business trends in the State, its metro areas, and the Western region.
Genome Structure and Function Consortium (GSFC) (BIO5) - The new technologies of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics have begun to generate knowledge that will revolutionize healthcare and agriculture. Deciphering genomes and determining the functions of tens of thousands of genes are tasks that scientists can only tackle by joining forces in multidisciplinary and often multinational teams. The results are fed into large public databases on genome sequences, gene expression patterns (at the RNA and protein levels), and metabolism. The shared databases provide a foundation that makes the broad field of genomics a highly unified endeavor, despite its interdisciplinary nature. GSFC at BIO5 is building on strong, nationally and internationally recognized UA research programs in genomics (especially plant and microbial genomics), evolutionary biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, to focus on the six subareas detailed below.
Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) (ASU) - The Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) was established to catalyze and advance interdisciplinary research on environmental, economic and social sustainability, especially as it relates to urban areas. The Institute brings scientists, social scientists, engineers, and government and industry leaders together to share knowledge and develop solutions to real-world problems.
International Genomics Consortium (IGC) - A nonprofit genomic research institute that seeks to revolutionize the treatment and prevention of cancer and complex diseases by applying the lessons of the Human Genome Projects and its successors to advances in human health, with the ultimate goal of establishing public molecular databases characterizing human disease.
Mayo Clinic Collaborative Research Building – This 100,000 square foot biomedical research facility includes space for a new Translational Genomics Institute (TGen) initiative called the Center for Translational Drug Development (TD2), shell space for the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and available space to accommodate other research collaborations. TD2 is dedicated to translating genomics discoveries into advances in human health by developing new drugs for the prevention and treatment of cancer. TD2 will collaborate with Mayo Clinic researchers and others in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical sector to design relevant preclinical studies that are driven by the clinical trial design, and will arrange Phase-I clinical trials.
National Center of Excellence on SMART Materials (ASU) - The Center is a joint U.S. EPA - Arizona State University partnership formed to bring together researchers of various disciplines in developing the next generation of urban materials to reduce the dependence on non-renewable energy and adverse impacts to the urban climate. The National Center of Excellence will be the leading national research and outreach laboratory in supporting regional governments and industry in meeting the needs of rapid urbanization and infrastructure.
Northern Arizona Technology & Business Incubator (NATBI) - The Northern Arizona Technology & Business Incubator (NATBI) is a non-profit small business assistance program. NATBI is designed to help facilitate the growth of new and existing businesses in northern Arizona. NATBI’s mission is to transform start-up companies into successful business ventures. This is accomplished by consulting with client companies, connecting them with outside resources, and helping them create a culture for entrepreneurial growth.
Northern Arizona University Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies - The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies (OVP) oversees a variety of programs and internal funding competitions. The Vice Provost’s office directly supports several units at NAU and is responsible for NAU’s compliance to many government regulations concerning research and other programs.
NSF/SRC Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing (UA) - The University of Arizona, MIT, Stanford University, and the University of California-Berkeley jointly established the NSF/SRC Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing. The purpose of the Center is to create the science, technology, and educational methods to lead the semiconductor industry to a new era of environmentally benign manufacturing.
Quantitative Biology Consortium (QBC) (BIO5) - The Quantitative Biology Consortium at the University of Arizona is a campus-wide interdisciplinary effort, in which the tools of mathematics, physics, computation and statistics are used in combination with biological approaches to understand the fundamental principles of life and their implications for human health and disease.
Sun Health Research Institute - The Sun Health Research Institute is a leader, nationally and internationally, in the effort to find answers to disorders related to aging. While well known for its studies of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, the Institute, which is affiliated with the non-profit Sun Health community healthcare network, also conducts research on cancer and arthritis.
Telecommunications Research Center (ASU) - The Telecommunication Research Center is a multidisciplinary research center that includes researchers from electrical engineering, computer science and engineering, materials, electronics, and bioengineering. The TRC is an ASU Board-of-Regents-approved center with research focused on information technology; wireless and wireline communications; networking; antennas; radio-frequency; mixed-signal analog/digital electronics; embedded systems; and multimedia and bioinformatics.
Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) - TGen is a translational genomics research institute whose success is linked to collaborative partnerships with academic, clinical, and business entities with shared missions. TGen expects to play a central role in collaborating with colleagues throughout Arizona and the world, complementing ongoing activities in human molecular genetics, genomics, bioinformatics and structural biology. The diversity of genetic researchers within TGen will serve as a resource for the greater Arizonan research community and beyond.
Translational Research in Agriculture and Medicine Initiative (TRAM) (BIO5) - Typically academic centers do very basic research on model organisms, while industrial partners are unable to devote the resources and incur the risks associated with translating such research to commercially relevant crops or breeds. Even if the academic research is on the targeted organism, such as humans or important crop plants, significant development must occur before a laboratory innovation can become commercially viable. BIO5 works with academic and commercial partners to identify high potential projects and form collaborations among scientists in basic and applied research. The goal is to obtain results demonstrating proof of principle.In addition to conducting state-of-the-art research.
University of Arizona Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies - The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies’ mission is to enhance, expand, and encourage the research mission of The University of Arizona. As well, to engender that climate conducive to maintaining the University’s Research One status and to foster the process of acquiring external research funds by providing services that help researchers identify external funds, secure support, and ensure accountability.
University of Arizona Science and Technology Park - The University of Arizona Science and Technology Park, one of the nation’s premier research and development facilities, offers a unique environment dedicated to the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace.
