Category Archives: 2000-2009
UCLA Team Develops Sensor for Detecting Protein Biomarkers in Saliva (8/6/2008)
Winny Tan, Leyla Sabet and Chih-Ming Ho have developed an optical sensor that can measure proteins in saliva that are linked to oral cancer. The device is highly sensitive, allowing doctors and dentists to detect the disease early, when patient … Continue reading
Pak Wong, Chih-Ming Ho and UCLA researchers develop a feedback control scheme to rapidly discover optimal drug cocktails (3/17/2008)
UCLA researchers have developed a feedback control scheme that can search for the most effective drug combinations to treat a variety of conditions, including cancers and infections. The discovery could play a significant role in facilitating new clinical drug-cocktail trials. … Continue reading
Tza-Huei Wang develops an optical sensor that can detect very small concentrations of molecules, such as DNA, using single-molecule fluorescence (4/28/2005)
Tza-Huei Wang and Chih-Ming Ho have developed a microfluidic device for channeling molecules into a narrow passage, where they can be detected one by one by fluorescent labeling. Nature Nanozone news
Chih-Ming Ho serves as the director of the Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration Center (CMISE) (2/11/2003)
UCLA and NASA have partnered to combine the highest advances in biology and engineering at the Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration (CMISE), directed by Chih-Ming Ho. UCLA Today: Feb. 25, 2003 UCLA Today: Feb 11, 2003 Nature news Daily … Continue reading
UCLA researchers are developing a microfluidic chip for detecting oral cancer (11/5/2002)
Professors Chih-Ming Ho and David Wong (UCLA Dental School) are working together to develop a silicon chip for detecting oral cancer. Daily Bruin: Nov. 5, 2002
UCLA researchers receive a grant from NASA for cell, space studies (6/2/2002)
Researchers from various departments at UCLA received a NASA grant of 3 million per year for up to 10 years to start the new Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration (CIMSE) Daily Bruin: July 22, 2002 UCLA Engineering: page 1 … Continue reading