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A model produced by scientists at Rice University shows the conformational changes caused by a mutation in the cancer-fighting p53 protein. At top left, the red box highlights the aggregation-prone sequence protected by the N-terminus tail in wild-type p53 but exposed by the mutation of a single amino acid. The strongest deviation happens in the domain at the green asterisk. The other three models show “open” conformations at the C-terminus caused by the mutation. (Credit: Kolomeisky Research Group/Rice.) Cancer ‘guardian’ breaks bad with one switch, UH, Rice researchers show
March 4, 2021
Kyung Jae Lee, assistant professor of petroleum engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation for $508,722 to contribute to the enhancement and diversification of the domestic supply of lithium. With Lithium in High Demand, UH Researcher Examines New Sources
February 25, 2021
In this artistic illustration, prepared by Majd's former student You Jung Kang, IL13 ligands (represented by butterflies) carry the Dp44mT-loaded nanoparticles (represented by honey) from the vein (represented by red pipe) to the tumors (represented by the purple and red bugs), feeding and destroying the tumors. UH Researcher Develops, Tests Nano-Carrier as Potential Treatment for Brain Tumors
February 23, 2021
Dr. Tirthankar Sinha, a graduate of the biomedical engineering doctorate program at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering and now a postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Claudio Soto's Lab at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has published new research about how vitamin and protein deficiencies can lead to metabolic abnormalities in the eye. UH graduate’s work identifies new clues behind vision loss due to impaired metabolism
February 4, 2021
Research led by Konstantinos Kostarelos of UH Energy suggests why PFAS, known as “forever chemicals” because they can persist in the environment for decades, are so difficult to permanently remove and offers new avenues for better remediation practices. New Clues Help Explain Why PFAS Chemicals Resist Remediation
January 20, 2021
A clinical trial found that stroke survivors gained clinically significant arm movement and control by using an external robotic device powered by the patients’ own brains. Tapping the Brain to Boost Stroke Rehabilitation
January 12, 2021
The ultimate goal of the Drug Discovery Institute research program is to bring scientific discoveries and technological advances to the marketplace. [Photo from Getty Images.] New Drug Discovery Institute Launches at University of Houston
November 17, 2020
UH Papers from Cullen College of Engineering professors make the grade, analysis finds
November 12, 2020
Research led by Pradeep Sharma, chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, offers an explanation for how some species of snake convert the heat from organisms that are warmer than their ambient surroundings into electrical signals, allowing them to “see” in the dark. How Do Snakes ‘See’ in the Dark? Researchers Have an Answer
October 22, 2020
Dr. Kirill Larin, University of Houston professor of biomedical engineering, is creating new technology to measure the elasticity of the cornea. New Technology Could Improve LASIK Surgery, Eye Disease Detection
October 20, 2020

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