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Alcohol, Nicotine Co-Exposure During Pregnancy Significantly Increases Health Risk in Newborns September 23, 2020University of Houston researchers have found that during early pregnancy, the mix of alcohol and nicotine significantly alters the gene regulatory... |
 University of Houston researchers have found that during early pregnancy, the mix of alcohol and nicotine significantly alters the gene regulatory pathways of the developing fetus, which can lead to major deficiencies in brain development. Metin Akay, founding chair and John S. |
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NSF Grant Funds Mathematicians, Biomedical Engineer July 27, 2020Interdisciplinary Research Seeks Direct and Efficient Delivery of Macromolecules to Cells Mathematicians and biomedical engineers are working to... |
 Interdisciplinary Research Seeks Direct and Efficient Delivery of Macromolecules to Cells Mathematicians and biomedical engineers are working to develop a simple, safe and efficient system to deliver macromolecules to a cell’s interior. The work could lead to improved use of macromolecules as therapeutics. |
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Lupus Research Alliance to support UH professor with Accelerator Award July 24, 2020Dr. Chandra Mohan, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been... |
 Dr. Chandra Mohan, the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the Cullen College of Engineering, has been given a $300,000 award by the Lupus Research Alliance. |
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Seven from Cullen College of Engineering Surge into SURF Program June 24, 2020 For the summer of 2020, the Cullen College of Engineering had seven students selected for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program.... |
 For the summer of 2020, the Cullen College of Engineering had seven students selected for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. The SURF program is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors that will be not be graduating in the year of the fellowship. A 3.0 GPA is required for full-time students, and only University of Houston main campus students are eligible. |
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College honors 17 with yearly Faculty and Student Excellence Awards June 18, 2020Dr. Joseph W. Tedesco, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean of the UH Cullen College of Engineering, announced that 17 students and faculty members had been... |
 Dr. Joseph W. Tedesco, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean of the UH Cullen College of Engineering, announced that 17 students and faculty members had been selected as recipients in the 2019-2020 Faculty and Student Excellence Awards, which recognize teaching and research achievements. |
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Cullen College of Engineering posts new 6-Year graduation high mark June 3, 2020The Cullen College of Engineering has set a new record for its six-year graduation rate, hitting a mark of 71.2 percent for students that began in... |
 The Cullen College of Engineering has set a new record for its six-year graduation rate, hitting a mark of 71.2 percent for students that began in Fall 2014, according to new information released by the department's Division of Undergraduate Programs and Student Success. |
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Class of 2020 honored with virtual graduation celebration May 22, 2020The fortitude of the Cullen College of Engineering's Class of 2020 was proudly celebrated by the university community on May 7, with a 90-minute... |
 The fortitude of the Cullen College of Engineering's Class of 2020 was proudly celebrated by the university community on May 7, with a 90-minute virtual graduation celebration, featuring remarks from University of Houston leadership, a commencement speaker and most importantly, the graduating students. |
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REIGN lab student earns SURF award May 15, 2020A research intern in the Rehabilitation Engineering for Improving Neuromotor Control Laboratory – REIGN – has received $4,000 from the Summer... |
 A research intern in the Rehabilitation Engineering for Improving Neuromotor Control Laboratory – REIGN – has received $4,000 from the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, to support her work and to attend the 2020 SURF virtual lecture series. |
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Shevkoplyas's Research Seeks New Way to Separate T-Cells May 12, 2020Doors could soon open wider for cell-based therapies, thanks to research underway in the University of Houston lab of Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas,... |
 Doors could soon open wider for cell-based therapies, thanks to research underway in the University of Houston lab of Dr. Sergey Shevkoplyas, associate professor of biomedical engineering. With funding from a Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas grant, Shevkoplyas and his research team are seeking to revolutionize the first step in a patient’s individualized cell-based treatment: the harvesting of T-cells from the patient’s blood. |
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UH Researcher Developing New Device to Treat Babies with Blood Disorders May 7, 2020With severe blood disorders, such as leukemia, doctors often rely on leukapheresis, a procedure in which large machines extract whole blood from... |
 With severe blood disorders, such as leukemia, doctors often rely on leukapheresis, a procedure in which large machines extract whole blood from patients to separate white blood cells from the rest of the blood, which is then returned back to the patient. This procedure is generally used to urgently reduce a dangerously elevated white blood cell count, or to collect various white blood cell subsets for therapeutic purposes. |
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Race-Specific Lupus Nephritis Biomarkers May 5, 2020University of Houston Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, Chandra Mohan, and his team have discovered a... |
 University of Houston Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, Chandra Mohan, and his team have discovered a difference in urinary biomarker proteins of lupus nephritis (LN) in patients according to race. He is reporting his findings in Nature Communications. |
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Does Cannabis Use Amplify the Effect of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Vice Versa? April 28, 2020An unforeseen consequence of normalization of marijuana use is that adolescents and adults of childbearing age are increasingly engaged in a practice... |
 An unforeseen consequence of normalization of marijuana use is that adolescents and adults of childbearing age are increasingly engaged in a practice of Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabinoid (SAC) use, or co-ingestion. A recent U.S. hospital-based assessment revealed that at the time of birth, about 22 percent of assessed umbilical cords were positive for marijuana. |
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Rubbery circuits lead to first place for biomed's Ershad March 27, 2020When Faheem Ershad first came to the University of Houston as a biomedical engineering undergraduate student in 2014, he had some interest in... |
 When Faheem Ershad first came to the University of Houston as a biomedical engineering undergraduate student in 2014, he had some interest in teaching in the future, but that interest has only increased as he has served as a teaching assistant and pursued a doctorate in the field. |
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Cullen College Listed Among Best Engineering Graduate Schools of 2021 March 17, 2020On Tuesday, March 17, U.S. News & World Report released its updated 2021 rankings of best graduate engineering programs in the country. The UH... |
 On Tuesday, March 17, U.S. News & World Report released its updated 2021 rankings of best graduate engineering programs in the country. The UH Cullen College of Engineering has increased once again and is now rated No. 67. |
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UH Biomedical Engineering Lab Creates Improved Brain Chip for Precision Medicine January 16, 2020Device Chooses Right Combo of Cancer Drugs in Record Time |
 Device Chooses Right Combo of Cancer Drugs in Record Time |
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UH Biomedical Engineering Student Wins NSF Grant to Present Research At AfroBiotech Conference December 19, 2019Daniel Ajuzie, a biomedical engineering doctoral student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, presented a poster at the American Institute of... |
 Daniel Ajuzie, a biomedical engineering doctoral student at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, presented a poster at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ inaugural AfroBiotech Conference 2019 held in October in Atlanta, Georgia. He won a National Science Foundation award to cover the conference registration. |
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UH and Harvard Researchers Join Forces For Usher Syndrome Research December 13, 2019 NIH-funded project to explore whether gene therapy can correct genetic deafness A world-renowned authority on genetic mutations associated with... |
 NIH-funded project to explore whether gene therapy can correct genetic deafnessA world-renowned authority on genetic mutations associated with hereditary retinal disorders from the University of Houston is working with a researcher from Harvard Medical School specializing in the diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat (ENT) to advance research involving gene therapy options that could one day expand treatment of patients suffering from Usher syndrome. |
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UH PROMES Scholars Give Back This Holiday Season December 11, 2019 Engineering students address needs in the UH and Houston communities It’s the season of giving, and students who are enrolled in the UH Cullen... |
 Engineering students address needs in the UH and Houston communities
It’s the season of giving, and students who are enrolled in the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) are making the most of it. |
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Under the Lens: Link Between Macular Degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa November 25, 2019 UH Research Team Examines Eye Disease with $2.5 Million Award Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and... |
 UH Research Team Examines Eye Disease with $2.5 Million Award
Four words you never want to hear from the eye doctor are retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. Both are genetic disorders that can cause loss of vision and neither has a cure. A team of biomedical researchers at the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is now tackling both eye diseases by exploring a protein in the retina that links them: peripherin2 (prph2). |
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Seven UH Engineering Students Win 2019 ASIE Scholarships November 19, 2019The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) awarded seven of their 22 engineering scholarships this year to students attending the... |
 The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) awarded seven of their 22 engineering scholarships this year to students attending the UH Cullen College of Engineering. The selected undergraduate and graduate students represent six of the college’s seven engineering departments. Here are the UH scholarship winners: Engineering – Undergraduates |
