
Manwal Harb
@manwalharb
PhD student at @Rice_BIOE.
Having fun and getting things done.
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09-04-2021 22:51:21
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Serum markers are very useful, but they can't track many processes in the body. What if we could make synthetic serum markers to track any process? What if we could measure gene delivery or neuronal activity with a blood test? see our paper Nature Biotechnology nature.com/articles/s4158…

Can AAVs be evolved for better brain delivery after targeted ultrasound insonation? We report new AAVs optimized for focused ultrasound BBB opening. Congratulations to all involved! Richard Hongyi Li Manwal Harb John Heath @JakeSTrippett Mikhail Shapiro (same on bsky) 🇺🇦 nature.com/articles/s4146…

Congrats to our first Ph.D. graduate Dr. Sin Lee Sangsin Lee on a very successful defense.


Thrilled to announce that I have accepted a TT faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh in Pitt Neurosurgery, starting 01/2025! We will develop noninvasive molecular tools to control and monitor endogenous processes in intact cells and tissues, focusing on the brain. 1/2





Our outgoing postdoc Zhimin Huang starts his lab Pitt Neurosurgery January 1st, but already got a PhRMA foundation Faculty Starter Grant to develop site-specific brain therapeutics. I'd bet my money on this being just the first of many awards. phrmafoundation.org/news-events/pr…

We have two open postdoc positions, focused on molecular engineering, viral vector development, and a large animal focused ultrasound. It's a 4-year long, UK gov funded study. We will be looking at the candidates in mid-late February. please RT. emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…


Sho Watanabe of the Jerzy Szablowski Lab presents research on “Noninvasive ‘qPCR’ - Measurement of Deep Tissue Transfription with a Blood Test” at the 2025 retreat!


Awesome talks happening at the Rice University Bioengineering retreat, especially from my lab colleague, Dr. Sho Watanabe Sho Watanabe


Excited to talk about how we used a retrograde-tracing viral vector for noninvasive transduction of neuronal projections at my upcoming defense! Grateful for the support of my lab mate Shirin Nouraein and my advisor Jerzy Szablowski.



