Congratulations to the lab for a productive year, culminating in 16 peer-reviewed publications, including several high impact publications and reviews, over 20 conference proceedings, and hundreds of citations. The publications, presentations, successful experiments, and collaborative efforts each of you contributed to proved our technical capability, resilience, innovation, and commitment. As we move into the new year, let’s build on that momentum with even greater ambition, impact, and creativity.

1. Aglyamov SR, Larin KV. Optical coherence tomography for noninvasive monitoring of drug delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2025;220:115571.
2. Duvvuri C, Singh M, Lan G, Aglyamov SR, Larin KV, Twa MD. Determinants of Human Corneal Mechanical Wave Dispersion for In Vivo Optical Coherence Elastography. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2025;14:26.
3. Chawla HS, Chen Y, Wu M, et al. Assessment of skin fibrosis in a murine model of systemic sclerosis with multifunctional optical coherence tomography. J Biomed Opt 2025;30:036007.
4. Desai R, Tan F, Wu M, et al. Assessment of Skin in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using High-Frequency Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography: A Comparative Study With Histology, Molecular, and Clinical Parameters. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
5. Karim MM, Sun R, Khajavi B, et al. Multimodal optical coherence tomography and two-photon light sheet fluorescence microscopy for embryo imaging. J Biomed Opt 2025;30:060501.
6. Karim MM, Nair A, Singh M, Hatami M, Aglyamov SR, Larin KV. Depth-Resolved Attenuation Coefficient Quantification During Murine Embryonic Brain Development. J Biophotonics 2025;18:e202500212.
7. Nair A, Singh M, Aglyamov SR, Larin KV. Convolutional Neural Networks Enable Direct Strain Estimation in Quasistatic Optical Coherence Elastography. J Biophotonics 2025;18:e202400386.
8. Nikitin PV, Chawla HS, Gutierrez J, et al. ALK5 inhibitor impact on bleomycin-induced systemic sclerosis mouse model via multifunctional optical coherence tomography. APL Bioeng 2025;9:046110.
9. Mendieta M, Hatami M, Singh M, et al. Non-Invasive Measurement of Elasticity in Glioblastoma Multiforme Validates Decreased TMZ Sensitivity in Astrocyte Co-Culture. IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol 2025;6:287-295.
10. Rohman L, Navia JC, Zevallos-Delgado C, et al. In Vivo Safety Evaluation of Acoustic Radiation Force for Optical Coherence Elastography of the Crystalline Lens. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2025;14:35.
11. Schumacher J, Zevallos-Delgado C, Rohman L, et al. Clinical multimodal Brillouin microscopy-optical coherence elastography system for lens biomechanics. J Biomed Opt 2025;30:124511.
12. Singh A, Singh M, Aglyamov SR, Mayerich D, Larin KV. Quantifying age and spatial variations of bone marrow elasticity with noncontact optical coherence elastography. J Biomed Opt 2025;30:124505.
13. Singh A, Nair A, She Z, et al. Optical coherence elastography detects increased corneal stiffness in nonhuman primates with experimental glaucoma. J Biomed Opt 2025;30:124508.
14. Singh A, Nair A, Saeidi Fard S, et al. Quantitative comparison between optical coherence elastography, ultrasound-based shear wave elastography, and brillouin imaging. J Phys Photonics
15. Singh M, Hepburn MS, Kennedy BF, Larin KV. Optical coherence elastography. Nat Rev Meth Primers 2025;5:39.
16. Zevallos-Delgado C, Mekonnen TT, Schill AW, Singh M, Aglyamov SR, Larin KV. Air-coupled ultrasound based noncontact reverberant optical coherence elastography. Light Adv Manuf 2025;6:1-8.

Jan 22, 2026

The Biomedical Optics Lab was excited to attend SPIE Photonics West 2026, one of the world’s leading conferences in optics and photonics!

It was a fantastic opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research, explore emerging technologies in biomedical imaging and photonics, and connect with researchers, industry leaders, and collaborators from around the globe.

We’re inspired by the innovative work showcased at the conference and look forward to bringing new ideas and collaborations back to our lab.

Dec 12, 2025

Sanidh Shah, an undergraduate student researching in the lab attended the prestigious Fraunhofer Photonica 2025 Summer School, and his experience was highlighted by Cullen College of Engineering.

 

September 17, 2025

The lab was excited to participate in the Fall 2025 Engineering & Technology Student Organization Fair at the University of Houston. Members of the Optics and Biophotonics Student Chapter shared information about the chapter’s activities, upcoming events, and research opportunities, helping to connect with new students and grow our vibrant optics and biophotonics community.

Thank you to everyone who represented the chapter and promoted optics and photonics across the Cullen College of Engineering!

September 5, 2025

Congrats to Sanidh Shah on receiving an Undergraduate Research Travel Fellowship from UH’s Office of Undergraduate Research & Major Awards!
He’ll present “Murine embryo morphology effects as quantified by OCT” at the Fraunhofer Photonica Summer School this September.

June 24, 2025

Congratulations to the lab for the newest publication: “Depth-Resolved Attenuation Coefficient Quantification During Murine Embryonic Brain Development” in the Journal of Biophotonics.

June 19, 2025

The lab’s most recent review on OCE was just published in Nature Reviews Methods Primers and was highlighted in a recent news article by the UH Cullen College of Engineering.

Read only full text link is available here

June 11, 2025

Congratulations to the lab for their publication in the Journal of Biomedical Optics titled “Multimodal optical coherence tomography and two-photon light sheet fluorescence microscopy for embryo imaging.”

The article is also featured on the cover of the latest issue.

June 1, 2025

Congrats to Henry Chuo for being selected for the highly competitive Provost’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship! Henry’s research project will focus on biomechanical imaging of the cornea for detecting and characterizing ectatic corneal diseases.

April 29, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Achuth Nair for being awarded the 2024-2025 Cullen College of Engineering Young Innovator Award