Jeffrey Rimer, University of Houston Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering (IMAGE)

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Jeffrey Rimer, University of Houston Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering

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Jeffrey Rimer, University of Houston Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering, known globally for his seminal breakthroughs using innovative methods to control crystals to help treat malaria and kidney stones, is reporting a new method to control the growth of ammonium urate crystals, the substance known to cause kidney stones in dolphins, with implications in the pharmaceutical industry.

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