UTA and UTSW Collaborate to Save Newborn’s Lives

Hanli Liu, PhD, MS

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor is collaborating with a clinical translational intensivist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to determine when brain swelling in neonatal newborns is in danger of occurring.

Hanli Liu, a UT Arlington bioengineering professor, is working on a mathematical analysis that can help determine when a baby is at risk of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), which is damage that occurs when oxygen or blood flow to the brain is reduced or stopped at birth. HIE can cause cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, behavioral disorders, hearing impairments, visual disabilities, speech disorders, motor deficits, developmental disabilities and seizure disorders.