College of Science News

Northeastern Chemistry and Chemical Biology Professor and George Behrakis Chair of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Alex Makriyannis has made a name for himself in the discovery of this important system and the pharmacological advancements that can come out of it. This spring, in recognition of his vital research, Makriyannis is being named the 2018 Nathan B. Eddy Awardee by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) and will be receiving an…

Daniel Bassous, MS in Biotechnology student, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it's like to work and study at Northeastern University.

Professor John R. Engen and Professor Timothy Springer of Harvard Medical School publish paper about the molecular basis of Myostatin activation.

Northeastern has partnered with global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline to launch a first-of-its-kind, joint experiential PhD program. Employees of GSK who enroll in the program will conduct pharmaceutical research projects co-developed by the company and Northeastern, and GSK will cover the tuition costs of the program as well as all the research expenses.

Northeastern's Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab was just named a training partner for the International Council for Harmonization (ICH), an organization which creates standardized guidelines for drug regulation processes in countries around the world. Professor and Director of the BATL Jared Auclair led the first pilot training session in October on Quality 1 stability guidelines for protein and small molecule stability.

Veronica Godoy-Carter, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about her research at Northeastern University.

Members of the College of Science Graduate Admissions and Student Services office visited the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab (BATL) at the Burlington Innovation campus.

Marissa Kaufman, MS in Biotechnology student, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it's like to work and study at Northeastern University.

Northeastern is the first institution in the Western Hemisphere to be selected as a “Center of Excellence” charged with educating regulators from 21 countries about the structure, function, and production of biotherapeutics—a class of drugs developed using living cells rather than from chemical synthesis.

The Hannover Exchange Program has provided opportunities for international experiential learning for 30 years. Thanks to grant support from the German Academic Exchange Service, this long running program sends German Master's students to Boston to work in Northeastern labs, as well as sends Northeastern undergraduate co-op students to work in labs at the Leibniz University of Hannover.