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Debra Auguste, a professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering, designed a new way to target triple-negative breast cancer that simultaneously delivers a cancer-killing drug and interferes with the cancer’s ability to grow and spread. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biotechnology
This New Drug Design Provides Hope for Patients With an Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
Debra Auguste a professor of chemical engineering, designed a new way to target triple-negative breast cancer that simultaneously delivers a cancer-killing drug and interferes with the cancer’s ability to grow and spread.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Broadbent
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Dr. Kevin Broadbent, Associate Teaching Professor, Biotechnology
Dr. Kevin Broadbent explains what drew him to Northeastern, while also highlighting the outstanding biotechnology department here on campus.
Postdoctoral student Dali Wang designed a polymer that can carry RNA-based drugs around the body. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
A Microscopic Structure Could Make Drugs More Effective in the Fight Against Cancer, Genetic Disorders, and Viral Infections
Led by associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology Ke Zhang, researchers at Northeastern helped design a polymer that can carry drugs targeting genetic diseases around the body.
Sequencing the genome of the blackfin icefish might help us better understand anemia, osteoporosis, and other aliments. Photo: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Marine Science Center
Icefish Have Antifreeze in Their Blood, Anemia, and Osteoporosis. And They Feel Just Fine.
Northeastern professor H. William Detrich, a leader of an international collaboration that has recently sequenced the genome of the blackfin icefish.
On Monday, Ken Henderson takes on a new role as Northeastern’s first chancellor. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biotechnology, College of Science
Meet Northeastern’s First Chancellor
Previously the Dean of the College of Science, Ken Henderson has been appointed as the first Chancellor of Northeastern University.
01/09/19 – BOSTON, MA. – Professor Dagmar Sternad studies human movement with Boston ballet dancers in her lab on January 9, 2019. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Behavioral Neuroscience, Biology, Biotechnology
What Can Ballet Dancers Teach Us About Balance?
Biology Professor Dagmar Sternad takes a deeper look at the human body's ability to balance.
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Physics
Six Northeastern Professors Named to List of ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ Around the Globe
Six Northeastern University professors have been featured in the "The 2018 Highly Cited Researchers" list, which ranks researchers around the world who have produced papers that come in at the top 1 percent by citations in their fields between 2006 and 2016.
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biotechnology
To Fix Big Problems in Medicine, He’s Thinking Smaller
Thomas Webster, a chemical engineering professor at Northeastern, believes that medicine can do more to help Americans live longer.
Biotechnology, Mathematics
Math PhD Candidate Invited to Prestigious Event in Germany
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.
Students attend a recent career fair. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern
Biotechnology
Here’s Why Certificates and Microcredentials Will Help You Get Your Next Job
At a time when the U.S. job market is only getting more competitive, a traditional higher education degree is essential to landing a job, according to a new study from Northeastern University.