Sarah Stabenfeldt
President's Professor,
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
Other ASU affiliations
Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing Associate Faculty
Professor,
John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering
Molecular/Cellular Biology (MS/PhD) program
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Phone: 480-965-8336
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ISTB1 281E ,
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Mail code: 9709Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Sarah Stabenfeldt received her bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from Saint Louis University and her doctorate in bioengineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She was awarded an National Institutes of Health (NIH) NRSA pre-doctoral fellowship for her doctoral thesis research on developing neural tissue engineering therapies for traumatic brain injury. As a NIH postdoctoral fellow at Emory University School of Medicine and Georgia Tech, she investigated fibrin-derived peptide-protein binding interactions, designing fibrin-based wound healing therapeutics. She joined Arizona State University’s School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering as an assistant professor in 2011 and leads her research team in developing regenerative medicine strategies for acute neural injury. Since joining ASU, Stabenfeldt has been awarded the Arizona Biomedical Research Consortium Early Stage Investigator Award, the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, and a National Science Founcation (NSF) CAREER Award.
Education
- Ph.D. Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
- B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Saint Louis University
Research Website URL
Google Scholar URL
Research Interests
Each year in the United States over 1.7 million individuals will experience a traumatic or ischemic-related brain injury, with 350,000 persons sustaining a severe to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and an additional 800,000 people suffering from stroke. Our laboratory specifically focuses on (1) engineering novel targeted diagnostic and therapeutic (‘theranostic’) biomaterials for neural injury/disease and (2) identifying endogenous neural stem cell homing mechanisms after injury and incorporating such biosignals into tissue-engineered matrices.
Research Group
Research Activity
- Rege,Kaushal*, Stabenfeldt,Sarah E, Wallstrom,Garrick L. Photothermal Nanocomposites for Tissue Repair. HHS-NIH-NIBIB(9/9/2015 - 5/31/2019).
- Spence,John Charles*, Carpenter,Ray W, Frasch,Wayne D, Fromme,Petra, Halden,Rolf, Hogue,Brenda G, Labaer,Joshua, Leket-Mor,Tsafrir Shlomo, Liu,Jingyue, Liu,Wei, Mason,Hugh S, Muthuswamy,Jitendran, Olive,Michael Foster, Rege,Kaushal, Rez,Peter, Rittmann,Bruce Edward, Roberson,Robert Wayne, Ros,Alexandra, Ros,Robert, Stabenfeldt,Sarah E, Torres,Cesar I, Van Horn,Wade Dale, Vermaas,Willem F J, Wachter,Rebekka M, Weierstall,Uwe Juergen, Westerhoff,Paul, Wiktor,Peter Jan, Yan,Hao. MRI: Acquisition of Cryo-EM for Southwest Regional Center. NSF-BIO-DBI(9/1/2015 - 8/31/2018).
- Stabenfeldt,Sarah E*. "CAREER:Elucidation and modulation of chemotactic signaling after brain injury". NSF(4/1/2015 - 3/31/2020).
- Kleim,Jeffrey Allan*, Stabenfeldt,Sarah E. A Novel TrkB Agonist To Promote Motor Recovery After TBI. HHS-NIH-NINDS(4/1/2015 - 3/31/2017).
- Stabenfeldt,Sarah E*. Redecorating the Neural Injury Landscape to Promote Regeneration. AZ DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES(10/23/2014 - 10/22/2017).
- Stabenfeldt,Sarah E*, Kodibagkar,Vikram D. Next Generation Precision Diagnostics for Brain Injury. FLINN FDN(10/1/2014 - 9/30/2016).
- Stabenfeldt,Sarah E*, Kleim,Jeffrey Allan, Kodibagkar,Vikram D, Rege,Kaushal, Sierks,Michael Richard. Detecting and Treating Traumatic Brain Injury Pathology Progression from the Inside-Out. HHS-NIH-NICHD(9/15/2014 - 8/31/2019).
- Stabenfeldt,Sarah E*. The influence of injury severity on endogenous regeneration after traumatic brain injury. MAYO CLINIC SCOTTSDALE(1/1/2013 - 12/31/2013).
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BDE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BME 598 | Special Topics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BDE 792 | Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BDE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BDE 792 | Research |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 318 | Biomaterials |
| BME 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BDE 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BDE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BDE 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BDE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 417 | Biomed Engr Capstone Design I |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 417 | Biomed Engr Capstone Design I |
| BME 417 | Biomed Engr Capstone Design I |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BDE 792 | Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BDE 792 | Research |
| BDE 795 | Continuing Registration |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 318 | Biomaterials |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BDE 792 | Research |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 493 | Honors Thesis |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BDE 799 | Dissertation |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 318 | Biomaterials |
| BDE 792 | Research |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 592 | Research |
| BME 599 | Thesis |
| BME 792 | Research |
| MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BME 318 | Biomaterials |
| BME 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BME 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
| BME 394 | Special Topics |
Honors / Awards
- SBHSE Metin Akay Graduate Service Award, Arizona State University, April 2019
- Emerging Leader, Journal of Biological Engineering, February 2019
- Fulton Exemplar Faculty (Selected among the top 10% of Engineering Faculty), Arizona State University, May 2018
- Emerging Investigator, Biomaterials Science, July 2017
- Emerging Investigator, Journal of Materials Chemistry, B, April 2017
- PLuS Alliance Fellow, Arizona State University, 2016-2019
- William J. Dorsen Jr. Excellence in Research Award, Arizona State University, April 2016
- Outstanding Junior Faculty Poster Award, GRC Biomaterials & Tissue Eng., July 2015.
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, April 2015.
- National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, October 2014.
- Arizona Biomedical Research Consortium Early Stage Investigator Award, Sept 2014.
Editorships
- Associate Editor - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, May 2019 - Present
- Editorial Board – Member, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research – Part A, January 2019 – Present
- Editorial Board – Member, Acta Biomaterialia, December 2018 – Present
Professional Associations
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), Member
- National Student Affairs Committee, Member (2011- 2015)
- ASU BMES Student Chapter Faculty Mentor (2012-Present)
Society for Biomaterials (SFB), Member
- Secretary-Treasurer Elect (2019-Present)
- Special Interest Group Representative to Exec Board (2017-2019)
- Chair of Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments Special Interest Group (2015-2017)
- Vice-Chair of Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments Special Interest Group (2013- 2015)
National Neurotrauma Society, Member