“Right now we use a lot of conventional nonbiodegradable plastics for applications they don’t need to be used in at all,” Joshi says. “If we replace that with our plastic, you could just flush it down the toilet and it would biodegrade.”

Sijia Dong, assistant professor in chemistry and chemical biology, has received an NIH MIRA grant, supporting revolutionary protein design strategies for drug synthesis.

We are delighted to welcome new faculty members with primary appointments in the College of Science whose teaching and research builds the Good Power of Science, trains the next generation of science professionals, and solves crucial research challenges.

Assistant professor Magda Barecka is designing a chemical reactor that could produce renewable, carbon-neutral ethanol for use in fuels. Her research recently received support from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Professor Mary Jo Ondrechen and assistant professor Jesse Peltier have won Professional Awards from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society — which also facilitated their decade-long mentorship.

Mona Minkara will use computational research and AI to decode the response mechanisms of the immune system to viruses.

Researchers from the Ivanov Lab have developed an “in-capillary” method to analyze the carbohydrates that cover individual human cells, which hold biomarkers for a variety of deadly diseases.

Professor Leila Deravi and grad Camille Martin, co-founders of Seaspire, isolated anti-aging and sun protective qualities of octopus and squid

It turns out plastics in the ocean do more than suffocate turtles, fish and other marine life. A new study co-authored by Northeastern researcher Aron Stubbins shows that microplastics may reduce the ability of the ocean to help offset the climate crisis by slowing down the rate at which carbon is taken from the sea […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign says a parasitic worm the presidential candidate contracted years ago while traveling outside of the United States ate a portion of his brain, then died. How do parasites, such as tapeworms, get into the brain in the first place? Scientists say they can — but that they “eat” human tissue […]

Luke Bagdonas is a chemistry major who researches salt marshes as a nature-based solution to climate change. Kaitlyn Ramesh is a bioengineering major who develops computational tools and examines genomics data. Both are third-year students at Northeastern University and recipients of prestigious Goldwater Scholarships. Goldwater Scholarships recognize ambition and excellence in undergraduate STEM research. Bagdonas […]

The Robert M. Scarborough Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry is a national award presented to two graduate students or postdoctoral researchers annually. Candidates must have “demonstrated a key role in and contribution to a research project with direct medicinal chemistry applications and relevance.” This year, Northeastern’s very own Alicia Wagner was the recipient for […]

It is highly unlikely that a Tesla submerged in a pond in a recent fatal accident in Texas posed a threat of electrocution to its driver or rescuers, a Northeastern University expert says. Angela Chao, 50, CEO of a shipping company and sister of former transportation secretary Elaine Chao, died in her Tesla last month […]

Meni Wanunu works with small things — very small things, like individual molecules. But how can researchers observe the inner workings of something so miniscule? For advancements in sensors that stretch and scan molecules on their own level, Wanunu has received the Innovator of the Year Award from the Northeastern University chapter of the National […]