The Center for Life Sciences Technology was awarded $392,604 from the state of Texas to expand CLiST initiatives. Dr. Iyer is the Principal Investigator for this grant.

Exxon Mobil and CLiST Board member Dr. Mani Subramanian contribute $15,000 to CLiST

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board ( THECB) has approved the UH Biotechnology Program as housed in the College of Technology.

Bob Best, ISPE’s President and CEO, recently signed the official charter for the University of Houston Student Chapter.
Through the hard work of its founding 15 students, and the support of the local South Central Chapter, the students begin their activities with the assistance of Faculty Advisor Dr. Rupa Iyer and Industry Advisor Sam Evetts.
Congratulations and good luck to ISPE’s University of Houston Student Members!
-From the ISPE website

Dr. Rupa Iyer, Director of the Biotechnology Degree Program at the University of Houston, has assumed leadership of CLiST as the new Director of the Center for Life Sciences Technology.

Biotechnology Regulatory Environment (BTEC 2320) is the first course developed by the UH College of Technology’s Center for Life Sciences Technology (CLiST). UH's proposed biotechnology degree program is expected to receive final confirmation from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by next summer.

As reported in the UH Applause, Dr. Rupa Iyer receives grant from NSF for the development of two undergraduate biotechnology laboratory courses.

Rupa Iyer, Ph.D., Director of Biotechnology Programs and Research Associate Professor at the College of Technology received a grant of $121,800 from the National Science Foundation. The grant titled “From Nature to Lab to Production- Infusing Cutting Edge Research into Undergraduate Biotechnology Curriculum” will support the development of two undergraduate biotechnology laboratory courses. The project based laboratory curriculum is developed in collaboration with academic and biotech industry partners. Further information is available at the NSF website.

The Houston Business Journal presents an article on the new biotech degree program.

KUHF reports on the new biotech degree.

UH reports on the new bitoech program.

The Houston Business Journal presents an article that says that UH is lighting a fire under its biotech program.

KUHF reports on the new biotech center.

UH reports on the $372K grant from the Texas governor's office for the Center for Life Sciences Technology.