Bio
Professor
Engineering Dean and Director of the Ecogenomics Lab at Biodesign
Office of the Dean
Department of Electrical Engineering
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering
Dr. Meldrum, Dean of the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering (IAFSE), is also director of the Center for EcoGenomics at the
Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. In addition, Meldrum directs a
National Institutes of Health Center of Excellence in Genomic Science. Her research interests include genome automation, microscale systems for biological applications, ecogenomics, robotics and control systems. Before joining ASU in 2007, Meldrum had been on the faculty of the University of Washington in Seattle since 1992, where she founded and directed UW's
Genomation Laboratory. She is a member of the
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, which advises the
Department of Health and Human Services, the
National Institutes of Health and the
National Human Genome Research Institute.
Expertise
Genome automation, microscale life sciences, single cell analyses, robotics
Education
1993, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
1985, M.S. Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1983, B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Washington
