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Patent Clinic Helps Fight Clogged Drains

Faculty Fellow Michelle Gross and the students of the Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic are working to keep your bathtub drain clog free! Actually, ASU Alumnus Justin Hillsten and current ASU economics major Holly Hillsten are the sibling inventors and entrepreneurs behind DrainFunnel. The simple device that can slip into existing drains and act as a waterside for hair and […]

Will Your Next Burger Begin Life in a Lab?

Center Scholar Walter Johnson, along with Faculty Fellow Andrew Maynard and research scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum, recently wrote for The Washington Post about the Impossible Burger, a plant-based food genetically modified to taste like meat. The piece covers recent regulatory discussions about “cultured meat,” including fights with interest groups over calling such products “meat” at all.  Additionally, recent polling shows American households […]

Bowman on Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety

Faculty Fellow Diana Bowman co-authored a recently published book covering the latest on the health and safety impacts of nanotechnology development and advancement. Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety: Risks, Regulation, and Management – 3rd Edition, was co-authored with Matthew Hull, Associate Director for Virginia Tech’s NanoEarth Center. Bowman and Hull led a team of authors in exploring the current state […]

Faculty Fellow Klein Wins AMP Leadership Award

Faculty Fellow Dr. Roger D. Klein has been awarded the Jeffrey A. Kant Leadership Award by the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP). This award recognizes individuals whose work demonstrates vision and leadership in the field of molecular pathology. Dr. Klein is an active member in the AMP. He has, as noted by AMP, “played a pivotal role in helping to […]

Bowman, Papa Talk Phoenix’s Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem

The Phoenix area is a hotbed of autonomous vehicle development and testing. It is not unusual to spot cars topped with spinning cameras and other technology driving down city streets. City and State government has made an effort to attract tech companies, like Google, Uber, and others, working on autonomous vehicles. Faculty Fellow Diana Bowman and law […]

Judge Kavanaugh and Public Health Policy

President Trump has nominated Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Of particular interest to Professor and Faculty Fellow James G. Hodge, Jr. is how Kavanaugh’s confirmation might affect public health policy in the future. To answer this question, Kavanaugh’s legal philosophy and past work as a judge are worth examining. […]

Bowman on the Genetically Modified Athletes of the Future

Faculty Fellow Diana Bowman recently gave a talk at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney on her new project – The potential impact of human embryonic gene editing on global sports: Preparing for 2036.  Bowman and Faculty Fellow Andrew Maynard received funding from ASU’s Global Sports Initiative to study the future of gene editing in sports […]

The Future of Employment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Faculty Director Gary Marchant will today give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution, followed by a three day Master Course, on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and work. His talk – (When) Will a Robot Steal Your Job? – addresses concerns about AI in the workforce and what should be done about it. Artificial intelligence and advanced […]

Talking Regulation at Workshop on Molecular Diagnostics

This article was written by LSI Scholar Walter G. Johnson, class of 2020, who attended the 7th annual Workshop on Regulation and Reimbursement of Molecular Diagnostics. The Center for Law, Science & Innovation (LSI) recently hosted its Workshop on Regulation and Reimbursement of Molecular Diagnostics. Speakers from various backgrounds shared insights on how current law and […]