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CTEL Research

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CTEL focuses on developing tools and techniques to investigate cardiovascular disease development and progression mechanisms:

Approaches:

  • Microdevices/ Organs-on-Chip

  • Microenvironmental cues

  • Mechanotransduction

  • Tissue stucture/architecture

  • Electro/chemical signals

  • Genetic and epigenetic cues

Neonatal Lupus

Develop models to identify factors leading to congenital heart disease.

Sickle Cell Disease

Investigate the cardiovascular burden of sickle cell disease.

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Contact
 

University of Houston
Department of Biomedical Engineering
3517 Cullen Blvd, Room 2027
Houston, TX 77204-5060

 

Email: rehorton at central.uh.edu

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