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Cellaria Inc. Partners with Researchers at Northeastern University to Advance New Photomedicine Therapies for Key Cancers
Partnering with Cellaria, Northeastern's Spring lab has been awarded a grant of $3.2 M for cancer therapy research, based around Dr. Bryan Spring's focus on antibody-photosensitizers.
November 17, 2020
Cancer Tumors Aren’t Always as ‘Tough’ as They Seem
Ph.D. student Xinzhi Li and Assistant Physics Professor Max Bi applied a model to study the rigidity of cancer tumors to help researchers understand how to treat them.
October 22, 2019
The Program That's Training the Students who could Transform Cancer Treatment
Northeastern graduates work at the upstart company Outcomes4Me, where they’re developing a mobile app that delivers personalized treatment information to people with breast cancer.
June 13, 2019
Overcoming Fears and Helping Solve Leukemia; All in One Co-op
Going abroad for co-op seemed scary and intimidating. But that is exactly why 3rd year Hannah Taylor went to Portugal.
May 15, 2019
These Cells Protect Your Organs, but Cancer May Send Them Running. Here's a Theory Why.
Assistant Professor of Physics Max Bi helped develop a model of cell behavior, explaining why certain conditions cause epithelial cells to transition from a solid to a fluid-like state.
March 28, 2019
These Cells Protect Your Organs, but Cancer May Send Them Running. Here’s a Theory Why.
Assistant Professor of Physics Max Bi helped develop a model of cell behavior, explaining why certain conditions cause epithelial cells to transition from a solid to a fluid-like state.
March 28, 2019
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.
March 13, 2019
This Might be Why Some Tumors Grow Back Aggressively After Cancer Treatments
Northeastern researchers may have discovered why cancer cells can regenerate after treatment.
February 25, 2019
Cancer research co-op opens the door to medical school for this student
Biochemistry student Brian Cortese found mentorship, experience, and opportunities through the CaNCURE program.
November 14, 2018
How Jello-Like Cubes Can Help Fight Cancer
Northeastern professor Sidi Bencherif receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to develop oxygen generating biomaterials.
April 08, 2019
PH.D. Profile: Eric Kercher
Meet Eric Kercher, a Ph.D. candidate working to uncover the complex interactions between immune and cancer cells.
December 18, 2018
How an idea from a lab may change cancer treatments
In recent years, researchers have begun to fight cancer by genetically engineering a patient’s own immune system to target the disease. Quad Technologies, a company that grew out of a Northeastern research lab, has been developing technology to facilitate this process. This summer, Quad Technologies was acquired by a global life sciences company that will help […]
October 18, 2018
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.
October 12, 2018
COS professors get NSF grant to study production of cancer drugs
Two professors - one from the biology department and the other from the chemistry and chemical biology department - have been awarded more than a half-million dollars to investigate the production of cancer drugs in Catharanthus roseus.
November 12, 2015