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They’re Using Virtual Reality to Ensure Patients Get Safe and Effective Drugs
Biotechnology
Northeastern’s Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory is teaming up with Agilent, a lab equipment manufacturer, to expand its ability to help researchers worldwide make quality drugs.
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.
Cannabis Products Are Everywhere. But What Do They Actually Do?
Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Researchers at Northeastern and Loyalist College in Ontario, Canada, are teaming up to train graduate students in the analytical techniques required to investigate cannabis, and help them understand the regulatory landscape in both Canada and the U.S.
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.
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.
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.
Northeastern Establishes Global Partnership to Improve the Quality of Medicine
Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Northeastern has joined with a research and training center in Ireland to prepare the next generation of scientists, engineers, and lab technicians to produce high quality drugs for patients around the world.
MS Biotech Student Divya Parikh Honored as 2019 Forbes Under 30 Scholar
Biotechnology
Divya Bharat Parikh, a Northeastern student working towards her MS in Biotechnology, was honored as a Forbes Under 30 Scholar at the 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit.
They Want to Reveal the Chemistry of Every Enzyme Ever
Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Northeastern are using a combination of computational predictions and experimental testing to explore the connection between the chemical make-up of an enzyme and its function.
They’re Ensuring Quality Medication Gets to the Patients Who Need It
Biotechnology
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center is funding BATL's efforts to expand their ability to train people in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in new medications, such as biologics.