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The Program That’s Training the Students who could Transform Cancer Treatment
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology
Northeastern graduates work at the upstart company Outcomes4Me, where they’re developing a mobile app that delivers personalized treatment information to people with breast cancer.
Adorno Earns GEM Fellowship for Biomedical Engineering PhD
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology
Jonathan Adorno COS’19 came to Northeastern as a Torch Scholar, thinking he wanted to be a doctor. Now that he is preparing to graduate, he still wants to spend his career doing work that helps people with diseases such as cancer—but in the research laboratory.
Alumni Profile: Emily Batt, BS in Physics
Physics
Emily Batt graduated Northeastern's College of Science in 2012 with a degree in physics. Following college, Emily worked for Fikst, an engineering consultancy, and then KAYAK, as a product manager. She then returned to school, as a member of the new MS/MBA program at Harvard University. This summer, she will be interning for Google, joining the product management team in the Bay Area.
Lions, and Cheetahs, and Co-ops (Oh My!)
Biology
Some students go for the practical co-op. Others are looking to pursue their passions. Third year biology major Julie Dobkin asks: Why choose?
He Found an Electric Blue, Iridescent Fish-and Became a Knight
Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Ben Moran travelled to Belize for a marine research project, but the project quickly evolved into a marine conservation effort.
The Science (and Co-ops) Behind Boston Beer
Biology, Psychology
An exploration of Boston Beer Company's R&D Brewery, through the eyes of three College of Science co-ops.
PH.D. Profile: Eric Kercher
Physics
Meet Eric Kercher, a Ph.D. candidate working to uncover the complex interactions between immune and cancer cells.
Math PhD Candidate Invited to Prestigious Event in Germany
Biotechnology, Mathematics
Graduate student in Mathematics Monika Pichler was selected to participate at the 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum this September, a conference that connects laureates in mathematics and computer science with students.
These bacteria may be the key to treating clinical depression
Biochemistry, Biology
Scientists estimate that we share our bodies with 38 trillion organisms that play an integral part in keeping us healthy and making us who we are. They crawl across our skin, cling to our intestines, and generally call our bodies home. Now, a study led by researchers at Northeastern shows that there is a potential link between the bacteria that live in our gut and clinical depression.
Three seniors receive prestigious honors
Behavioral Neuroscience
Three Northeastern seniors have received prestigious scholarships or fellowships that will support their graduate studies and advance their professional careers, in the fields of women’s health, bioengineering, and diplomacy.