Rice Biotech Launch Pad invents ‘living pharmacy’ designed to produce therapeutics inside the body
Researchers at Rice, with the support of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, have developed an implantable “living pharmacy” using engineered protein producers that could one day deliver these medicines continuously for months or years from a single procedure.
A new way to beat jet lag? Engineered cells speed circadian adjustment
Researchers at Rice, with the support of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad and Northwestern University have developed an implantable cell therapy that may help the body adapt more quickly to jet lag.
Rice bioengineers develop biochemical halo to cloak insulin-producing cells from body defenses
Rice researchers engineered a living factory.
New method opens cheaper pathways to increased drug stability
Hans Renata’s team recently developed a method that significantly reduces the cost of adding thiophosphate to chemical structures, opening up new pathways for drug design.
Rice bioengineer wins federal award for Ewing sarcoma research
Rice bioengineer Julea Vlassakis has won $1.1M in federal funding for a project researching Ewing sarcoma.
Rice’s Tringides wins prestigious Pew Biomedical Scholar award
Christina Tringides is the recipient of the highly prestigious Pew Biomedical Scholar award.
New CPRIT awards expand Rice cancer research efforts
New funding from CPRIT will help Rice advance cancer research on several fronts, from strengthening a core genetic engineering facility that serves researchers across Texas to supporting new studies in cancer immunotherapy, next-generation radiation therapy and ovarian cancer.
First-in-human trial demonstrates promise of implantable cytokine factories for ovarian cancer
Rice researchers and collaborators at MD Anderson report results from a first-in-human trial evaluating a novel cell-based therapeutic platform in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
Rice highlights ‘transformative’ cancer innovation, venture pipeline during CPRIT visit
Rice foregrounded its cancer research portfolio during a visit from Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas senior officials.
Engineered dual-bacterial sensors turn chemical signals into electricity
Rice professor Caroline Ajo-Franklin’s group, working in collaboration with researchers from Tufts University and Baylor College of Medicine, recently developed a flexible bioelectrical sensor system called electroactive co-culture sensing system (e-COSENS).
Scientists uncover new method to generate protein datasets for training AI
Rice researchers develop an method to quickly produce protein activity data needed to train predictive AI models for improved protein function.
Rice bioengineers developed a new genetic regulatory system that makes the production of gas vesicles more sustainable for nonnative host cells.
Materials that match the brain: Rice engineer earns Sontag Foundation distinction
Rice materials scientist and neuroengineer Christina Tringides has been named a Distinguished Scientist by the Sontag Foundation, a national recognition for early career researchers advancing transformative projects in brain cancer research.
Rice establishes Amyloid Research Center to tackle neurodegenerative diseases
Rice has launched the Amyloid Mechanism and Disease Center, a new campus hub dedicated to uncovering the molecular origins of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other amyloid-related diseases.
Rice study reveals Parkinson’s protein clumps rob brain cells of vital energy
A new study has revealed that protein clumps associated with Parkinson’s can actively drain energy from brain cells.
