Research News

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
Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has created a nasal vaccine for COVID-19 and a company to market it in partnership with the University of Houston. University of Houston Partners with AuraVax Therapeutics on COVID-19 Vaccine
October 12, 2020
Dr. Hien Van Nguyen, an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering, has received a grant to use AI with breast cancer diagnoses. UH, Houston Methodist using AI to identify breast cancer
October 9, 2020
The Petroleum Engineering labs at the University of Houston's Technology Bridge. UH’s newest flow loop testing helps Shell achieve industry-first in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
October 7, 2020
Kirill Larin, professor of biomedical engineering, has received $3 million from the National Eye Institute to create a new technology capable of precise noninvasive and depth-resolved quantitative measurements of the lens mechanical properties in a clinical setting. Nearing a Treatment for Farsightedness
October 6, 2020
Dr. Katerina Kourentzi, Research Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is developing a saliva-based lateral flow assay rapid test for COVID-19 detection. The test strips for the assay are designed using the Biodot XYZ3060 Dispensing Platform. Rapid tests for COVID-19 now, other diseases later the goal for Kourentzi
September 30, 2020
Dr. Lars C. Grabow, Dan Luss Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, received a NSF grant to continue studies on small-scale reactors and catalysts. Grabow heading UH portion of team for $2M NSF Distributed Chemical Manufacturing Project
September 29, 2020
Metin Akay, founding chair and John S. Dunn Endowed Chair Professor of biomedical engineering, reports that perinatal substance abuse may cause faulty assembly of certain brain networks. Alcohol, Nicotine Co-Exposure During Pregnancy Significantly Increases Health Risk in Newborns
September 23, 2020
Medical Robotic Hand? Rubbery Semiconductor Makes It Possible
September 16, 2020
Faheem Ershad, a doctoral student of Dr. Cunjiang Yu, served as first author for a new paper involving research about drawn-on-skin electronics. Original research for Drawn-on-Skin electronics from Ershad, Yu attracting attention
September 2, 2020

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