Rice’s SynthX Center leads up to $18M effort to transform lymphatic imaging
Rice's SynthX Center is leading a new effort to improve how doctors detect and diagnose lymphatic diseases.
Platform to map living brain noninvasively takes next big step
A technology designed to read gene activity in the brain from a simple blood test has now cleared a major translational hurdle.
More precise DNA base editing could improve treatment for cystic fibrosis
Researchers at Rice and collaborators have refined a DNA base-editing technology to make it more precise, a step that could improve prospects for treating some patients with cystic fibrosis.
Noninvasive paths to complex brain science: Rice bioengineer named Sloan Research Fellow
Rice bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski has been named a 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in chemistry, one of the most competitive honors for early career scientists in the U.S. and Canada.
Rice360 and African universities inspiring new generation of inventors and global health innovators
When the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies launched the first design studios in partner universities across Africa during Phase 1 of the NEST360 initiative, the vision was clear: create sustainable, university-based ecosystems that empower students to design, prototype and commercialize lifesaving technologies inspired by real needs in their own communities.
Rice lab to help develop bioprinted kidneys as part of ARPA-H PRINT program award
Rice bioengineer Antonios Mikos is part of a team of researchers led by the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded up to $24.8 million over five years to help address the nation’s growing organ donor shortage by bioprinting on-demand kidney tissues.
Rice bioengineers developed a new genetic regulatory system that makes the production of gas vesicles more sustainable for nonnative host cells.
Rice remembers Larry McIntire, founder of bioengineering at Rice and ‘guiding force’ in the field
Rice remembers Larry McIntire, founder of bioengineering at Rice and ‘guiding force’ in biomedical engineering.
Rice's SynthX Center has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
Rice bioengineers explore new gene delivery systems with Keck Foundation support
Rice bioengineers Gang Bao and Caleb Bashor are leading a project focused on exploring how biological systems derived from nature can be engineered to deliver long-form genetic instructions for the expression of critical proteins and genome modification to target tissues in living organisms.
Scientists demonstrate first-time use of AI for genetic circuit design
A new study reports first-time use of artificial intelligence for genetic circuit design.
Rice Brain Institute awards first seed grants to jump-start collaborative brain health research
The Rice Brain Institute has announced the awardees of its first funding initiative, a seed grant program that is a collaborative effort between the university and four institutional partners in the Texas Medical Center.
Rice-led biotech symposium highlights collaboration at Texas Medical Center research hub
Researchers from Rice, Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist gathered in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park for the inaugural Biotech Innovation Symposium, an event designed to strengthen research collaborations among researchers and clinicians who can draw on the shared research infrastructure of the Dynamic One building.
WHO newborn health leader calls for resilient, equity-driven global health systems at Rice360 event
Queen Dube, Newborn Health Program lead at the World Health Organization, delivered the third and final lecture in the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies Seminar Series Dec. 3, offering a global perspective on the future of newborn health and the urgent need to rethink how care systems are designed and delivered worldwide.
Innovation across Africa takes center stage at Rice360’s first networkwide design competition
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies and its invention education partners across Africa marked a major milestone at the first Invention Education Networkwide Design Competition, a two-day event held Nov. 20-21 that brought together the most promising student-led innovations from seven university design studios across the continent.