Associate professor of biotechnology Venkatesh Balan, Ph.D., and assistant professor Abdul Khan, Ph.D., of the Technology Division’s Department of Engineering Technology are collaborating with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension…
Hemp has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses — CBD-rich varieties are in high demand for pharmaceutical products, while fiber-rich varieties are valued for industrial applications like textiles. Now, a new…
With funding from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), the Biotechnology program at the Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division will be hosting students from colleges and…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has chosen a University of Houston project as one of 12 nationwide aimed at improving soil health and productivity through innovative tools and…
Unlocking Potential
Venkatesh Balan sees a climate hero in an unlikely little creature: microalgae that have proven remarkably effective at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
In the Microbiome and Genomics Lab at the…
The Technology Division's associate professor of biotechnology Venkatesh Balan, Ph.D., was recently selected to participate in the 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) E. Kika De La Garza…
Associate professor of biotechnology Venkatesh Balan has been honored with the International Association of Advanced Materials' Advanced Material Award for his Department of Defense grant-sponsored work with chitin — the…
Online databases and digitally-accessible scientific journals afford not only the instant availability of nearly any of the world's collected knowledge at any given moment, but an associated collection of lifetime statistics on…
Researchers at the University of Houston are training future agricultural scientists in new methods of protecting the world’s foodcrops – which too often are left vulnerable to extreme weather events in these days of climate…
With funding from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL), the biotechnology program at the University of Houston will host African American, Hispanic, Native American and other minority…
Farmyard and backyard chickens the world over have long been the happy recipients of family table scraps as a part of their regular diets, allowing households to not only reduce their food waste but to decrease the demand for new…
Abdul Latif Khan, an assistant professor in the Cullen College of Engineering's Technology Division's Department of Engineering Technology, has received a research grant from the USDA to purchase instruments that will allow for…
Scientists may be on the verge of taking a big step closer to the net-zero carbon emissions goal, thanks to University of Houston research into algae. Hidden potential is being revealed in the major algae studies at the microbial…
The Technology Division of the University of Houston's Cullen College of Engineering is the recipient of a generous donation of biotechnology equipment from Alaunos Therapeutics.
The Houston-based, clinical-stage biotechnology…
UH-Led Research Team Develops Efficient, Cost Effective Method for Removing Excess Nutrients and Metal Salts Along Gulf Coast
To find a fast, efficient way to clear harmful chemicals along the Gulf of Mexico coastline,…
University of Houston researchers are developing a program to teach small-scale, underserved and limited resources (SULR) farmers how to improve their crop production by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon…
