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Just weeks into his post as John S. Dunn Distinguished Professor and founding chair of the University of Houston Department of Biomedical Engineering, Metin Akay is already being recognized. He has been selected and will be…
New Biomedical Chair Earns Esteemed Engineering Honors
Larin’s Imaging Device Captures First High-Resolution Video of Mammalian Heartbeat Imaging the cardiovascular system in its earliest stages of development is a feat that could provide researchers unequivocal knowledge into the…
UH Researcher Documents Early Cardiovascular Development
Internationally known researcher, educator from ASU to fill spot Metin Akay has been tasked with leading the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering’s new Department of Biomedical Engineering. Akay, officially…
Founding Chair Named to Department of Biomedical Engineering
A device being developed by a team of researchers from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering could make it unnecessary for more than 23 million diabetics to submit to daily finger pricks to test glucose levels…
Study by UH Researchers Could Help Diabetics Better Monitor Glucose Levels
Two engineering organizations earlier this year presented awards to Kirill V. Larin, assistant professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering, for achievements in his biomedical optics and imaging research. The 2008…
Engineering Organizations Present Professor With High Honors
A professor with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering is developing an imaging device that could increase the success of patients attempting to have children through in vitro fertilization. Kirill Larin,…
Imaging Device To Benefit Patients of In Vitro Fertilization
For as long as the U.S. Navy has had scuba divers, submarines and airplane pilots, it has had to deal with the effects of decompression sickness. This condition, which affects those who experience sudden, drastic changes in the…
Navy Taps UH Researcher to Develop Diagnostic Tool