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Live from the brain: Visual cues inform decision to cooperate

February 14, 2024

By combining behavioral and wireless eye tracking and neural monitoring, a team of Rice scientists and collaborators studied how pairs of freely moving macaques interacting in a naturalistic setting use visual cues to guide complex, cooperative behavior.

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Houston Methodist, Rice launch Center for Neural Systems Restoration

January 30, 2024

Houston Methodist and Rice recently launched the Center for Neural Systems Restoration, a joint interdisciplinary center for neuroscience research and treatment innovation that aims to advance care for neurological conditions by bringing together scientists, clinicians, engineers and surgeons to tackle medical challenges like stroke recovery and spinal cord injury.

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Rice scientists use blood test to track gene expression in the brain

January 10, 2024

Rice-engineered synthetic serum marker can track gene expression in the brain noninvasively, using blood tests.

Rice University announced Oct. 4 its external advisory board for the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, the new accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures

Rice Biotech Launch Pad introduces external advisory board

October 4, 2023

Rice University today announced its external advisory board for the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, the new accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures.

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​​​​​​​Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator aims to rapidly turn medical and health discoveries into cures

September 12, 2023

Rice University today introduced the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, a Houston-based accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures.

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US Sen. Cornyn’s staff visits Rice

August 24, 2023

Alaura Ervin, legislative assistant for U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, toured several Rice Neuroengineering Initiative labs and the Ion Aug. 23, learning about the ways Rice is strengthening the workforce. (Photos by Nathan Cook)

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Tiny, flexible spinal probe system could lead to better therapies

August 7, 2023

A $6.25 million National Institutes of Health grant supports Rice U. engineers optimizing a neural probe array that can record the activity of spinal cord neurons as bodies move and behave. Scientists would also develop an integrated data-processing and stimulation-feedback system.

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Four Rice undergraduates latest Owls to win coveted Goldwater Scholarship

July 19, 2023

Rising Rice seniors Maria Hancu, Alex Lin, Ryan Wang and Ruofeng “Charlie” Liu are the latest Owls to win the coveted Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious honors bestowed each year upon pioneering STEM undergraduates across the country planning to pursue doctoral degrees.

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Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation

May 30, 2023

Rice University engineers have developed ultraflexible implantable nanoelectrodes that can administer long-term, fine-grained brain stimulation.

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Neuroengineering’s InterfaceRice 2023 conference draws 160-plus

May 23, 2023

More than 160 leaders in neurotechnology, neuroscience, neuroengineering and neurosurgery attended InterfaceRice 2023, the inaugural conference of the Rice Neuroengineering Initiative, May 18-19.

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Rice U.’s Taiyun Chi wins NSF CAREER Award

February 21, 2023

Taiyun Chi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to research the development of a high-performance neural interface and a noninvasive deep-brain-stimulation system.

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DARPA grant will fund hunt for drug that can keep people warm

January 12, 2023

Rice University bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski has won a prestigious DARPA Young Faculty Award to identify nongenetic drugs that can temporarily enhance the human body’s resilience to extreme cold exposure.

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Rice funds new research collaborations with Houston Methodist

November 14, 2022

Rice and Houston Methodist have awarded seed grants for research in robotics, imaging, cardiovascular bioengineering, and psychological and behavioral health.

Jerzy Szablowski earns NIH support to research noninvasive reporters that monitor gene therapy in the brain.

Rice bioengineer seeks better signals from cells

November 10, 2022

Jerzy Szablowski earns NIH support to research noninvasive reporters that monitor gene therapy in the brain.

Rice University neuroengineers (from left) Hanlin Zhu, Chong Xie and Lan Luan

Engineers explore the source of dreams and thoughts

October 19, 2022

Rice neuroengineers created a 3D electrode array that can identify up to 1 million potential synapses in the brain.

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