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Rice Bioengineering is keeping the momentum going at #BMES2026! Our faculty and students continue to showcase exciting research through oral presentations and posters at the @BMESociety Annual Meeting. Check out our Day 2 presenters!
Rice’s Isaac Hilton and @bcmhouston collaborators have received @NIH funding to develop a new gene-tuning CRISPR technique that aids heart attack recovery. Learn more: ow.ly/hmSl5100gnc
#BMES2026 is off to a great start! Rice Bioengineering is proud to have a strong lineup of presenters sharing their research through oral presentations and posters at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting. Check out our Day 1 presenters!
Friday at 3:30 PM at #BMES2026, stop by booth 710 to meet the presidents shaping the nation's two leading BME organizations: Jane Grande-Allen, incoming @BMESociety president, Cynthia Reinhart-King, BMES immediate past president, and Michael King, @aimbe President!
Want to learn more about graduate programs in biomedical engineering? Connect with Rice University's Matthew Wettergreen, Director of the Master's of Bioengineering Programs, this week at #BMES2026 during two special sessions!
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A #BMES2026 Special Session will celebrate the legacy of Larry McIntire, founder of Rice University’s Department of Bioengineering, and his impact on the biomedical engineering field. ow.ly/SwB150ZYxWz
See you at #BMES2026! Be sure to stop by the Rice Bioengineering booth #710 to meet our faculty and students and learn more about how Rice University bioengineers are advancing biomedical research in the world's largest medical center. View schedule: ow.ly/Ki4j50ZXkPh
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#WelchGrantee @georgeluPhD is bringing biotechnology from the lab to the classroom 🔬 @Rice_BIOE new BuoyBeads biotechnology kit is bringing advanced science out of the research lab and into the hands of students. Developed by the Lu lab in collaboration with Rice’s Center for STEM Engagement, the hands-on activity combines biology, chemistry, physics and engineering as students encapsulate living cyanobacteria in polymer beads.
We are inspired by research that will lead the next generation of scientists. Read more: news.rice.edu/news/2026/rice…
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I am excited to share a virtual presentation and discussion with Dr. Chase Burton, Associate Editor of Advanced Oncology. Advanced Oncology, part of the Wiley @AdvPortfolio , is hosting his video cassyni.com/events/NKAWMTYTd…
Yesterday, we had the privilege of welcoming Steven George of @ucdavis to the Rice Bioengineering Colloquia Series. Hosted by Prof. Julea Vlassakis, George shared key findings from his research related to immune cell and extracellular trafficking in 3D tissue microenvironments.
We look forward to hosting Dr. Steven C. George, professor and department chair at @UCDavisBME, as our next Bioengineering Colloquia Series speaker. Join us Oct. 1 to learn about his lab's innovative use of microfluidic technologies. ow.ly/yhN450ZSFJ2
Yesterday, we welcomed Delphine Dean of @ClemsonUniv to the Rice Bioengineering Colloquia Series. Thank you to Prof. Dean for sharing insights from her work in disease diagnostic technologies!
On Sept. 24, we will welcome Dr. Delphine Dean of Clemson University to our Colloquia Series. She will discuss work from her lab that spans fundamental questions about how cells respond to their environment to emerging global health technologies. events.rice.edu/event/437023…
MusiQ Bio, co-founded by Rice Bioengineering alumnus Manwal Harb, has received a $2.6 million grant from @CPRITTexas for a project that will advance immunotherapy for breast cancer. ow.ly/wp3750ZO5UG
Rice BIOE prof. Michael King has joined the @CPRITTexas Advisory Committee on AI, which will advise on how AI can accelerate cancer research responsibly and ethically. ow.ly/kJNw50ZIkJp
We are proud to welcome Dino Di Carlo from @UCLA for our Sept. 3 colloquium. He will present a dyad-centered framework and enabling technologies that treat cell–cell interactions as a measurable layer between single-cell and spatial biology. ow.ly/fP0450ZGPRH
Join us Aug. 27 for the first colloquium of the semester to hear insights from Peter Yingxiao Wang of @USC. He will share research on ultrasound-responsive gene circuits and applications, from cancer immunotherapy to regenerative medicine and more.
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Tiny peptides. A big step forward for tissue engineering.
By adjusting electrical charge, Rice bioengineers Antonios Mikos, Emily Jiang and @KyotoU_News collaborators created a gelatin microparticle platform that improves therapeutic peptide delivery. news.rice.edu/news/2026/rice…
Houston has been ranked the nation’s top emerging biopharma cluster by Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, and Rice University bioengineers are helping to drive the region’s rise.
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ALT Rice University aerial view with the Texas Medical Center in the background.
Research from Rice bioengineers shows promise for Type 1 diabetes treatment. A new approach enables implanted insulin-producing cells to keep blood sugar under control nearly five times longer than cells implanted without protection. news.rice.edu/news/2026/rice…
