Faculty Accolades
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UH and Harvard Researchers Join Forces For Usher Syndrome Research December 13, 2019 NIH-funded project to explore whether gene therapy can correct genetic deafness A world-renowned authority on genetic mutations associated with... |
 NIH-funded project to explore whether gene therapy can correct genetic deafnessA world-renowned authority on genetic mutations associated with hereditary retinal disorders from the University of Houston is working with a researcher from Harvard Medical School specializing in the diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) to advance research involving gene therapy options that could one day expand treatment of patients suffering from Usher syndrome. |
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Under the Lens: Link Between Macular Degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa November 25, 2019 UH Research Team Examines Eye Disease with $2.5 Million Award Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and... |
 UH Research Team Examines Eye Disease with $2.5 Million Award
Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Both are genetic disorders that can cause loss of vision and neither has a cure. A team of biomedical researchers at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is now tackling both eye diseases by exploring a protein in the retina that links them: peripherin2 (prph2). |
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UH Engineer Included Among Medical and Biological Engineering Elite November 8, 2019 Kirill Larin Elected To AIMBE’s College of Fellow The American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) elected Kirill Larin,... |
 Kirill Larin Elected To AIMBE’s College of Fellow
The American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) elected Kirill Larin, professor of biomedical engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering to its prestigious College of Fellows. |
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UH Research Related to Full-Color X-ray Images Highlighted October 8, 2019Research from the Das Laboratory for Imaging Innovations at the University of Houston was recently highlighted in Nature Reviews Physics in a feature... |
 Research from the Das Laboratory for Imaging Innovations at the University of Houston was recently highlighted in Nature Reviews Physics in a feature article titled “X-ray images in full color.” |
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Testing New Treatment for Epilepsy Patients September 9, 2019 Seizure Onset Zone Located Immediately, Dealt With University of Houston associate professor of biomedical engineering Nuri Ince, who pioneered a... |
 Seizure Onset Zone Located Immediately, Dealt With
University of Houston associate professor of biomedical engineering Nuri Ince, who pioneered a dramatic decrease in the time it takes to detect the seizure onset zone (SOZ) in the brain, has been awarded $2.3 million by the National Institutes of Health to expand his testing in a large number of adult and pediatric epilepsy cases. |
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Blood Clotting Proteins Discovered as Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis August 7, 2019 Finding Could Lead to Better Clinical Disease Monitoring University of Houston researcher Chandra Mohan is reporting in Arthritis Research and... |
 Finding Could Lead to Better Clinical Disease Monitoring
University of Houston researcher Chandra Mohan is reporting in Arthritis Research and Therapy that clotting proteins, both those that promote blood clots (pro-thrombotic) and those that work to dissipate them (thrombolytic), are elevated in the urine of patients who suffer from lupus nephritis (LN). |
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Smart Brain Stimulators: Next-Gen Parkinson’s Disease Therapy July 29, 2019 University of Houston Researchers Report Adaptable Stimulation Treatment |
 University of Houston Researchers Report Adaptable Stimulation Treatment
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Research Moves Closer to Brain-Machine Interface Autonomy June 13, 2019 Findings Could Help Seamlessly Integrate Prosthetics A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a brain-computer interface, a... |
 Findings Could Help Seamlessly Integrate Prosthetics
A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting a reward by examining the interactions between single-neuron activities and the information flowing to these neurons, called the local field potential. |
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Researchers Developing Early Detection, Home Monitoring Tests for Lupus Nephritis April 2, 2019 Transformative Research Empowering Patients to Monitor Themselves With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two... |
 Transformative Research Empowering Patients to Monitor Themselves
With $5 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), two University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering biomedical researchers are moving the needle on early detection and monitoring of kidney nephritis, or inflammation, in patients who have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, known simply as lupus. |
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New Data Suggests Nicotine While Pregnant Alters Genes February 5, 2019 Findings May Point to Potential Cure for Addiction |
 Findings May Point to Potential Cure for Addiction
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Understanding Congenital Heart Defects To Prevent Them November 13, 2018 UH Engineer Using Optical Equipment to Watch Heart Develop To understand cardiovascular failures, the leading cause of birth defect-related... |
 UH Engineer Using Optical Equipment to Watch Heart Develop
To understand cardiovascular failures, the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths in infants, UH professor of biomedical engineering Kirill Larin is teaming up with Baylor College of Medicine professor of cellular and molecular physiology Irina Larina on a chicken and egg hunt. |
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Watching an Embryo’s Neural Tube Close September 4, 2018 First-in-Class Technology to Deliver Images of Birth Defect as it Happens |
 First-in-Class Technology to Deliver Images of Birth Defect as it Happens
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UH Alumna’s Paper Lands In Prestigious PNAS Journal August 21, 2018 Collaborative Effort Yields Parkinson’s Disease Research Findings |
 Collaborative Effort Yields Parkinson’s Disease Research Findings
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Stool Proteins to Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease August 20, 2018Method Less Invasive, Less Expensive than Colonoscopy University of Houston researcher Chandra Mohan is set to make a breakthrough in predicting... |
 Method Less Invasive, Less Expensive than Colonoscopy
University of Houston researcher Chandra Mohan is set to make a breakthrough in predicting and monitoring inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). With $347,490 from the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, he and IBD expert Subra Kugathasan, a gastroenterologist at Emory University, are examining stool protein biomarkers that indicate the disease. |
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Mission: Possible — Mapping Dangerous Terrain August 8, 2018 UH Engineers Focus on Degradable Reconnaissance Vehicles and Evasive Drone Maneuvers Ensuring military forces have up-to-date information about a... |
 UH Engineers Focus on Degradable Reconnaissance Vehicles and Evasive Drone Maneuvers
Ensuring military forces have up-to-date information about a potentially hostile region offers obvious advantages, but current methods for doing that – especially along shorelines, where underwater mines and other hazards can pose serious risks – all have drawbacks. It is especially difficult if keeping the technology out of enemy hands is a priority. |
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Women and Lupus – Tackling the Debilitating Connection July 31, 2018 With $2 Million Grant, UH Researcher Unraveling the Link |
 With $2 Million Grant, UH Researcher Unraveling the Link |
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NSF CAREER Winner Sheereen Majd to Improve Drug Delivery May 29, 2018 UH Engineer Awarded for Developing Ideal Nanosystem for Therapeutic Applications The National Science Foundation has awarded University of... |
 UH Engineer Awarded for Developing Ideal Nanosystem for Therapeutic Applications
The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Houston biomedical engineer Sheereen Majd the CAREER Award and $500,000 to improve nanoparticle drug delivery. Majd’s research is focused on tailoring nanoparticle drug carriers to target a selected group of cells affected in different diseases while sparing other cells. |
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UH Biomedical Engineering Professor Appointed by National Science Foundation as Program Director March 5, 2018Elebeoba E. May, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, received a $215,032... |
 Elebeoba E. May, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, received a $215,032 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) award from the National Science Foundation. |
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Researchers Report Better Way to Create Organic Bioelectronics August 24, 2017New Fabrication Technique Allows More Control Over Electrical Properties With increasing scientific and medical interest in communication with the... |
 New Fabrication Technique Allows More Control Over Electrical Properties With increasing scientific and medical interest in communication with the nervous system, demand is growing for biomedical devices that can better record and stimulate the nervous system, as well as deliver drugs and biomolecules in precise dosages. |
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Finding Disease and Toxins Early: Tianfu Wu’s Laboratory Creates Ultra-Sensitive Detection Tool June 27, 2017Tianfu Wu used to dream of the day when cancer could be detected long before it was diagnosed. Now he sees that day dawning because of a system his... |
 Tianfu Wu used to dream of the day when cancer could be detected long before it was diagnosed. Now he sees that day dawning because of a system his research group created called the ultrasensitive polymeric sensing system (UPSS), which may detect biomarkers early – well before an illness strikes. |