NEWS

August 19, 2025

HVE lab settles the debate over whether Burger King or In-N-Out has better burgers. The verdict? Burger King came out on top for burger and fry quality (yeah... we were surprised too), while In-N-Out delivered the better overall value.

August 14, 2025

Alan Hoang passionately presents his research, 'Modeling Red Blood Cell Mechanobiology in Health and Disease,' at the UCI Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium!

July 28, 2025

Nitric oxide is a signaling molecule that helps blood vessels stay healthy, and it is produced by the enzyme eNOS. Dr. Sangha's postdoctoral research reveals how eNOS in red blood cells is activated by piezo1, a mechanosensitive channel that responds to physical forces. In diabetes, red blood cells show even stronger eNOS activation than cells from non-diabetics. These findings reveal how mechanically stimulated red blood cells in blood flow may activate eNOS and highlight how diabetes alters this signaling, providing novel targets to study vascular dysfunction.

July 7, 2025

Dr. Sangha joins PRIDE-FTG Cohort 12 to advance research training in cutting-edge experimental approaches for studying blood disorders in red blood cells, immune cells, and platelets.

July 2, 2025

The HemtoVascular Engineering Laboratory is up and running in full force! We begin studying how blood cell mechanobiology regulates cardiovascular health. 

June 9, 2025

After a successful rotation, David Quiroz officially joins the lab. Welcome David! 

June 1, 2025

Dr. Sangha presents his postdoctoral work investigating how diabetes alters pathways associated with red blood cell nitric oxide production at the 2025 UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium!

April 7, 2025

The HematoVascular Engineering Lab had its first lab meeting!

April 1, 2025

UC Irvine welcomes Dr. Gurneet Sangha to the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC).