An undergraduate research project at the University of Houston was recognized recently at the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES) Symposium 2010 poster competition.
Biomedical engineering junior Mohamed…
The Society for Mexican American Engineers, or MAES, has honored a Cullen College student for her efforts on behalf of the organization.
Megan Planas, a junior biomedical engineering major, has been named the winner of MAES’ 2010…
The University of Houston Health Initiative has received a major boost from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which recently approved the establishment of a doctoral program in biomedical engineering at the UH Cullen…
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…
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…
Wide array of profitable, rare programs offered at UH
In recent weeks Kaytie Curttright (2009 BSChE) has been settling into work as an engineer with Samsung Austin Semiconductors.
The position, which has her responsible for…
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…
Students at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering leave their mark in many ways throughout their academic career. They make the dean’s list, participate in undergraduate research and tutor those in need.
But for…
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has opened a laboratory devoted to enhancing undergraduate education through hands-on instruction in bioanalytics.
The Biomedical Engineering Bioanalytics Undergraduate…
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…
Inside the Cullen College’s Biomedical Engineering Research Core Laboratory is a one-of-a-kind instrument that could help scientists better understand how radiation from low-level lasers affects cellular processes.
Yet the…
Dominique Lim spent the better part of her life in a country where diseases that modern medicine have made practically unheard of are commonplace.
In her native Philippines, a country with a population soaring past 90 million in…
Missions to the moon to build a lunar outpost and later excursions to Mars requiring longer commitments by astronauts are among the trips topping NASA’s forthcoming itinerary.
To be successful, the half-century-old space agency…
A treatment being developed by two University of Houston researchers could allow athletes playing in the National Football League a faster return to the field after injury.
With the support of $118,693 in grant funding from…
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the establishment of the department of biomedical engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering.
The first department added at the college in…
Michael Leba spent this past summer engrossed in the beginnings of a research project that may one-day aid diabetics.
Only last month did the senior biomedical engineering major finish the 10-week stint in the University of…
Two mechanical engineering professors will have a hand in creating technology that could give those on the long waiting list for a heart transplant a second chance.
Matthew A. Franchek, biomedical engineering program director and…
Ralph W. Metcalfe, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering and mathematics, was recently appointed chair of the National Institutes of Health Cardiovascular Devices Study Section.
The study section’s scientific review…
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…
NSF grant will fund more than 30 students over the next five years
The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has won a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to provide scholarships for students in the…
