UC professor invents lab-on-a-chip device for early cancer detection
February 1, 2021
Leyla Esfandiari, University of Cincinnati assistant professor of electrical engineering and biomedical engineering, has created a lab-on-a-chip device for noninvasive, point-of-care cancer screening and early diagnosis using a small amount of a patient’s body fluid, such as saliva or blood.
UC students named Stanford University Innovation Fellows
October 27, 2021
Four students from the University of Cincinnati have been named University Innovation Fellows. The program is run by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.
Sensor detects toxins in drinking water sources
December 15, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers have developed a sensor that detects toxins called microcystins from algal blooms that taint surface water such as rivers, lakes and streams. Early detection of these toxins can aid water treatment plants to adjust the treatment strategy to keep the dangerous substances from contaminating drinking water. The research is led by Dionysios Dionysiou, professor of environmental engineering, with his student, Vasileia Vogiazi, who recently earned her doctoral degree from UC in environmental engineering.
UC research funding grows in FY 2021
December 10, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers collected more external research funding in Fiscal Year 2021 —$221 million — than the $207 million in FY 2020. Top federal sponsors in FY 2021 included the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Science Foundation. Local and state supporters include the Harold C. Schott Foundation, Talbert House, the Ohio Department of Transportation, Ohio Department of Youth Services and others.
Biosensor detects toxins in water sources
August 5, 2020
University of Cincinnati environmental engineers and chemists developed a biosensor to detect toxins in surface water such as streams, rivers and lakes. Funded through National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, the research was recently featured in an NSF video. The research is led by Dionysios Dionysiou, professor of environmental engineering, and addresses the importance of detecting toxic products of cyanobacteria algal blooms, which are formed mainly by agricultural runoff.
UC smartphone lab delivers test results in 'spit' second
February 6, 2020
University of Cincinnati engineers have created a portable lab that plugs into a smartphone that can test for diseases such as malaria or track hormones related to stress and anxiety. The device could improve mobile healthcare.
International media: UC's portable lab connects to smartphone to diagnose disease
February 11, 2020
The Week, Medgadget, Phys.org and other international media explore UC's new portable point-of-care lab that can diagnose illnesses and transmit test results to your doctor.
UC engineering professor honored for achievements in electronics, photonics
October 7, 2022
Andrew Steckl, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Cincinnati, was awarded the Electronics and Photonics Award from the Electrochemical Society (ECS). Steckl pioneered the field of rare-earth electroluminescent materials incorporated in semiconductors, creating bright beautiful colors used in digital flat screens. His research also includes biosensors for medical applications.