Press Coverage

A new wearable technology that is made from stretchy, lightweight material, could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate. June 20, 2019, Science Daily, etc.

If you've ever struggled with sleep problems — and tried every solution Google has to offer — you might be tempted to roll your eyes at the suggestion that taking a bath could improve your sleep. But according to a new study from the University of Texas at Austin, in the U.S., that's very much the case: specially, taking a bath 90 minutes before bed could result in better sleep. July 21, 2019, Bustle.

Thanks to a new $1.8 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, Hyun Jung Kim and his research team will develop their Crohn's disease-on-a-chip system to gain greater insight into what can cause and exacerbate the disease, with the goal of developing new treatments. May 4, 2019, Phys.org

Ning “Jenny” Jiang has devoted her research to better understanding the immune system. Now, she’s taking that research forward, with the help of Mark Zuckerberg. December 7, 2018, Austin American-Statesman.

UT Austin bio-engineer Ning "Jenny" Jiang has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to participate in the philanthropic organization's inaugural Neurodegeneration Challenge Network. December 6, 2018,EurekAlert!

The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists is pleased to announce the 2018 Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist award recipient, Nicholas A. Peppas, Ph.D. the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering, with appointments in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine and Pharmacy, at the University of Texas at Austin. October 30, 2018, The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.

New human organ-on-a-chip technology has been developed successfully by a research team to investigate the mechanism of disease development. The findings of the study are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. October 26, 2018, MedIndia

Studies using a novel human “gut-inflammation-on-a-chip” suggest that probiotic bacteria may not always be a benefit to our health. October 26, 2018, GenNews.

The first study investigating the mechanism of how a disease develops using human organ-on-a-chip technology has been successfully completed by engineers at UT Austin. October 25, 2018, EurerkAlert!.

Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering were able to shed light on a part of the human body -- the digestive system -- where many questions remain unanswered. Using their "gut inflammation-on-a-chip" microphysiological system, the research team confirmed that intestinal barrier disruption is the onset initiator of gut inflammation. October 25, 2018, Longroom News