News & Updates

What's new. News and updates from Ali Ramezani

Recent publications, conference talks, patent filings, and project milestones from the lab and the Nephrova and Medistant programs.

August 5, 2026 · Milestone

Passed the Ph.D. proposal defense

Successfully defended the doctoral research proposal at the University of Utah, advancing to Ph.D. candidacy in Biomedical Engineering.

August 2026 · Patent

U.S. provisional patent filed for hybrid optical-electrical connectors

“Hybrid Optical-Electrical Connectors with an Optical Coupling Medium” (Application 64/130,380) covers connector technology for biomedical sensing applications.

October 2026 · Conference

Bladder PuO₂ paper accepted for ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026

“Physics-Based Estimation of Bladder PuO₂ Improves AKI Discrimination After Cardiac Surgery” accepted for presentation at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2026 Annual Meeting in San Diego.

2026 · Publication

Diffusion-correction paper published in Scientific Reports

“Correcting Diffusion Artifacts in Urinary Oxygen Tension Monitoring” restores the diagnostic value of bedside urinary PO₂ by removing oxygen-diffusion artifacts.

2026 · Fellowship

Named an MIT Catalyst Fellow

Selected for MIT’s translational research program advancing high-impact healthcare technologies from concept toward clinical and commercial viability.

March 2026 · Patent

International PCT application filed for fluid transit-time tracking

“System and Method for Tracking Fluid Transit Time in a Conduit” (WO2026060269A1) extends the urinary-oxygen monitoring program toward commercial translation.

October 2025 · Patent

U.S. provisional patent filed: “Diffusion Adjusted Sensor System and Method”

Protecting the diffusion-correction method behind more trustworthy bedside urinary-oxygen monitoring.

2025 · Publication

Transit-time algorithm paper published in the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

An algorithm establishing sample validity so a bedside oxygen reading reflects the kidney rather than the tubing.