Research News
From left, Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, and postdoctoral fellow Crosslee Titus, used the powerful imaging mass cytometry to examine kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis. It had not been done before. Powerful Imaging Technology From Cullen Researcher Used to Investigate Renal Disease
August 17, 2023
Imaging Mass Cytometry Showcases Odd Numbers of Proteins in Kidneys of Lupus Nephritis Patients Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical… Read More
Passionate about brain waves, Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering, is an international pioneer in noninvasive brain-machine interfaces and robotic device inventions. Here he is working with a patient testing the at-home equipment. ECE's Contreras-Vidal Creates Portable EEG Headset For Stroke Rehab
August 9, 2023
The world of at-home stroke rehabilitation is growing near, incredible news for the 795,000 people in the United States who annually suffer a stroke. A new low cost, portable… Read More
Nam-In Kim, first author and a post-doctoral student, with his mentor Jae-Hyun Ryou, associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Houston. Researchers Develop Sensors that Operate at High Temperatures, in Extreme Environments
May 19, 2023
Extreme environments in several critical industries – aerospace, energy, transportation and defense – require sensors to measure and monitor numerous factors under harsh… Read More
Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering. On the Horizon - A Painless Way to Check for Bladder Cancer
April 27, 2023
A University of Houston biomedical engineer and his team are reporting the discovery of new biomarkers for early detection of bladder cancer (BC), among the most common cancers… Read More
Birol Dindoruk, the American Association of Drilling Engineers Endowed Professor in Petroleum, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston. Petro's Dindoruk Part of Seminal Study About Geothermal Energy in Texas
February 6, 2023
Experts Offer Insight for Future Development & Decarbonization Researchers from five Texas universities, the University Land Office and the International Energy Agency jointly… Read More
Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering, known globally for his seminal breakthroughs using innovative methods to control crystals to help treat malaria and kidney stones, is reporting a new method to control the growth of ammonium urate crystals, the substance known to cause kidney stones in dolphins, with implications in the pharmaceutical industry. Dolphin Research Leads to New Method to Possibly Improve Pharmaceuticals
February 3, 2023
Controlling Crystal Growth Has Implications for Array of Medicines Yes, dolphins get kidney stones, too. And how did we find this out? You can thank the Navy.  In fact, move over… Read More
In the lab, Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering and Richard Willson, Huffington-Woestemeyer Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and professor of biochemical and biophysical sciences. The pair is pioneering the smartphone-based app and test kit for lupus nephritis based on the technology underlying home pregnancy tests. Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lupus Nephritis – On Your Smartphone
February 1, 2023
A team of researchers at the University of Houston is reporting the success of their new method for the early diagnosis and monitoring of lupus nephritis – at home. If you’ve… Read More
Muna Naash, John S. Dunn Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, is expanding a method of gene therapy with the hopes it will restore vision loss in Usher Syndrome Type 2A. BME's Naash Researching Expanded Gene Therapy for Rare Blindness Disease
January 19, 2023
A University of Houston researcher is expanding a method of gene therapy with the hopes it will restore vision loss in Usher Syndrome Type 2A (USH2A), a rare genetic disease. The… Read More
Stanko R. Brankovic, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a $300,000 grant to continue his research into creating a new magnetic alloys with superior properties for induction application. ECE's Brankovic earns $300k grant for ferromagnetic alloy research
December 6, 2022
Stanko R. Brankovic, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has received a $300,000 grant to continue his research into creating a… Read More
Jiefu Chen ECE's Chen, Shan part of new research on converting methane to hydrogen
November 3, 2022
A pair of professors from the Cullen College of Engineering are partnering with a colleague from Howard University to spur clean energy development via the use electromagnetic… Read More

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