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The Coronavirus Might Have Weak Spots. Machine Learning Could Help Find Them.
Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
What makes SARS-CoV-2 so infectious? The answer is in its proteins. Mary Jo Ondrechen and Penny Beuning, professors of chemistry and chemical biology, are using machine learning to investigate these proteins and begin to understand how to slow the spread of the virus.
On the Front Lines of COVID-19 with COS Alumna Dr. Ali Wallace
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
The Biochemistry '13 alumna took time out of her busy schedule to give us an on-the-ground look at COVID-19 preparations at MGH and to discuss her formative experience here at Northeastern.
Could Houses of the Future Be Made by Bacteria?
Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Imagine if we could grow a building the way coral polyps grow a reef, or if living cells in our clothes could break down sweat and body odor. It’s not science fiction, says associate professor Neel Joshi. It’s the future of scientific research.
Six Northeastern Professors Named to 2019 List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ Around the Globe
Biochemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology
The 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list features has included six Northeastern researchers who rank in in the top 1 percent by citations in their fields between 2006 and 2016.
We Know Exercise Is Good for Your Skin. This Protein Mimics Those Effects in Mice.
Biochemistry, Biology
Skin cells lose their ability to heal themselves with age. Northeastern biologist Justin Crane is testing how a new treatment to heal wounds in older mice can help researchers understand the mechanisms of healing human skin cells.
A New Antibiotic Has Been Hiding in the Gut of a Tiny Worm. It May Be Our Best Weapon Against Drug-resistant Bacteria.
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology
After two years of work, a team of researchers led by Kim Lewis, University Distinguished Professor of biology, announced their discovery of darobactin, which can kill resistant microbes known as gram-negative bacteria.
Tapping into the Power of Mitochondria
Biochemistry, Biology
Dr. Dori Woods and her associates at Northeastern University recent research about the nature and behavior of mitochondria could one day be used to better understand cell function as a whole
Iron: The Swiss Army Knife for Bacteria
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotechnology
Dr. Yunrong Chai and his team discovered new, essential uses for iron in biofilms, the bacterial populations that colonize our bodies, our hospitals, and our world.
Synthetic Squid Can save You from Sunburn
Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Northeastern’s Camille Martin, a former graduate student, and Leila Deravi, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, are working to recreate a sun-blocking chemical that naturally occurs in cephalopods, a species that includes squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish.
Small Pharma: Inside the World of Orphan Diseases, with Alumna Agnes Rafalko
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology
Agnes Rafalko got her PhD in proteomics and nanomedicine at Northeastern. She now works as the Chief Scientific Officer of Glycomine, a startup she herself founded that works on drugs for orphan diseases.