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Spotlight: The National Society of Black Women in Medicine

“People are meant to exist in communities” The National Society of Black Women in Medicine at NEU are making that change. Toun Olorungbemi, co-Founder & charter president of the National Society of Black Women in Medicine at Northeastern I am a Nigerian-American university student at Northeastern, studying Behavioral Neuroscience in the College of Science with […]
February 27, 2023
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Co-op Spotlight: Q&A with Chris Jurcisin, BS in Biochemistry

Chris Jurcisin is in his 3rd-year here at Northeastern and is enrolled in the biochemistry program. Learn more about Chris’ successful first co-op with a start-up pharmaceutical company here in Boston. 1. Tell us about yourself. My name is Chris Jurcisin, and I am a 3rd-year biochemistry major. I chose this major because I have always been […]
November 02, 2022
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Landmark study into the genetic disorder offers clues into links between metabolism and mental health

Researchers at Northeastern and neighboring colleges say they’ve made a landmark discovery that takes a deeper look at the metabolic and biochemical origins of a debilitating genetic disease known to cause a range of symptoms and health problems. A new study, published Wednesday, focused on a severe neurodevelopmental disorder referred to as 16p11.2 Deletion Syndrome, […]
December 03, 2021

This mysterious on-off switch holds clues to new cancer treatments

Within each of our cells, there’s an on-off switch that controls when cells divide and reproduce. The metaphorical finger that flips this switch is a protein called RAS. Under normal circumstances, RAS switches on to help our bodies repair wounds or replenish cells, to name a few of its functions. But sometimes, the switch gets […]
September 01, 2021