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Debbie Hansen

Debbie Hansen

Research Associate Professor,
Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery
Other ASU affiliations
Applied Structural Discovery Researchers
  • Debra.Hansen.1@asu.edu
  • Phone: 480-965-5314
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  • 1001 S. McAllister Avenue Biodesign C, office BDC-C393 Tempe, AZ 85287-7401
  • Mail code: 7401
    Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

http://www.linkedin.com/in/dth7401

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4395-8297

 

Education

Ph.D., The University of Georgia - Microbiology

B.S., Purdue University - Biological Sciences/Genetic Biology, Honors Research Program

Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts - Summer Course in Microbial Diversity

CV
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests

Links to my publicly-available biological materials:

https://www.addgene.org/Debra_Hansen/

https://dnasu.org/DNASU/Home.do

Links to ASU News articles:

https://news.asu.edu/20230110-xray-light-reveals-how-virus-responsible-…

https://news.asu.edu/20221005-discoveries-asu-researchers-solve-lyme-di…

- The above article describes our work on Lyme arthritis, which received funding from ASU Women and Philanthropy for 2022-2023.

https://news.asu.edu/20220803-new-study-explores-cell-receptor-crucial-cardiovascular-health

https://news.asu.edu/20210715-new-study-targets-molecular-culprit-liver-disease

https://news.asu.edu/20200908-new-microfluidic-device-minimizes-loss-high-value-samples

https://news.asu.edu/20200305-x-ray-eyes-peer-deeper-deadly-pathogen

https://news.asu.edu/20191127-one-step-closer-membrane-protein-structure-expressed-lyme-disease-could-offer-therapeutic

https://news.asu.edu/20180302-discoveries-asu-biodesign-gene-gun-vaccines

https://news.asu.edu/20180223-study-investigates-new-weapons-against-african-swine-fever

https://news.asu.edu/20160225-simpler-technique-yields-antibodies-range-infectious-agents

https://news.asu.edu/content/closer-look-deadly-bacterium-sets-stage-new-vaccines

 

Research Group

https://biodesign.asu.edu/applied-structural-discovery/

 

Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1NS_VusA66fkG/bibliography/public/

Courses
2025 Fall
Course Number Course Title
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
2025 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
MBB 495 Undergraduate Research
2024 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
2023 Summer
Course Number Course Title
BIO 495 Undergraduate Research
Service

 

Member, ASU Biodesign Faculty Chalk Talk committee, 08/2020-07/2023 (full 3 year term).

Proposal Reviewer, ASU Limited Submissions panels, 04/2020-.

Member, ASU Academic Professional Personnel Committee, Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development, 01/2019-.

Mentor, ASU/NASA Space Grant, 07/2020-08/2021.

Mentor, ASU Barrett Honors undergraduate theses, 01/2014-05/2021.

ASU Open Door, activity lead, 2020, 2023, 2024.

Expertise Areas
Biochemistry
Immunology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Molecular Biophysics
Protein Biochemistry
Proteins
Structural Biology
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