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Isaac Kresse, a chemistry and computer engineering student at Northeastern, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, which he will use to study the role of chaperone proteins in age-related diseases such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
‘What Happens on the Molecular Level to Make Us Sick?’
Isaac Kresse, a chemistry and computer engineering student at Northeastern, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, which he will use to study the role of chaperone proteins in age-related diseases such as Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.
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Photo: A total of 11 Northeastern students have received Truman and Fulbright Scholarships in 2019. They’re serving underrepresented populations, searching for answers to some of the most vexing diseases, and fighting for gender equality. Composite image by News@Northeastern.
Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Northeastern Students Awarded Two Truman, Nine Fulbright Scholarships
A total of 11 Northeastern students have received Truman and Fulbright Scholarships in 2019. They’re serving underrepresented populations, searching for answers to some of the most vexing diseases, and fighting for gender equality.
Dr. Makarov presenting on the science behind the Orbitrap analyzer and the history of his invention.
Barnett Institute for Chemical & Biological Analysis, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Dr. Alexander Makarov presenting at Northeastern and the “Past, present, and future of Orbitrap mass spectrometry”
Dr. Alexander A. Makarov, Director of Research at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Bremen, Germany), presented his talk “Past, present and future of Orbitrap mass spectrometry” at Northeastern University.
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.
Leila Deravi works in her lab in Hurting Hall on Feb. 9, 2018. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences
The Secret of a Squid’s Ability to Change Colors may lie in an Unexpected Sparkle on its Skin
Leila Deravi has been working to investigate squid camouflage on a molecular level with a large, interdisciplinary team of researchers. Their work on the longfin squid, reveals an entirely new aspect of the squid’s color-changing abilities, bringing researchers one step closer to being able to replicate it.
Barnett Institute for Chemical & Biological Analysis, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Rethinking how we sample Extracellular Vesicles – nano-scale delivery trucks between cells – may help us understand diseases like cancer
Almost all cells release Extracellular Vesicles, but our sampling methods aren't perfect. A new grant for Professor Alexander Ivanov aim to improve our sampling techniques, which may help understand EVs' role in cancer and other diseases.
Heather Clark, Director of the new Systems Bioanalysis and Chemical Imaging Institute, works with Sarah Beatty, a second year student, and Nicole Langlois, a first year PhD student, in 140 The Fenway on Oct. 1, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Everything the human body does is guided by chemistry we don’t fully understand. Yet.
A group of 26 researchers at Northeastern is working on new technology that would allow doctors to zoom in on these minute interactions. The new Systems Bioanalysis and Chemical Imaging Institute will focus on finding ways to image the chemistry of our bodies.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
The right chemistry makes hard cider look easy
“This is not what I expected to be doing when I was thinking about jobs in college,” said Angelina Choy, a Northeastern graduate who studied chemistry and now makes cider at Downeast Cider House. “But, I love this. I love what I do.”
Steven Lopez (right) stands with members of his lab in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Center. Photo by Tim Briggs
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Northeastern professor sheds light on photochemistry using machine learning
Professor Steven Lopez and his team are establishing the basis of a new branch of chemistry, creating the building blocks for countless chemical breakthroughs