Omid Veiseh and Siavash Parkhideh, Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Omid Veiseh and Siavash Parkhideh, Rice University

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Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh, left, with graduate student Siavash Parkhideh, is leading an effort to develop gel-encapsulated cells for patients with diabetes that monitor blood glucose and release insulin when needed.

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