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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    Theodora Christopher and Anastasia Mavridi received a Women Who Empower Innovator Award for their temperature-sensing device, SaluTemp.
  • It’s tick season. Here’s everything you need to know about Lyme disease

    It’s tick season. Here’s everything you need to know about Lyme disease

    It's tick season. Kim Lewis, university distinguished professor of biology and director of the Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern, answers questions about ticks including Lyme disease prevention, symptoms, and more.
  • Student Profile: Margaret Cai, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering Major

    Student Profile: Margaret Cai, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering Major

    Margaret Cai is a Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry Major. She is graduating in the Class of 2022. Why did you decide to study Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry at Northeastern? “I’ve always been very interested in biology and chemistry. When I was younger, I read books about diseases just because I found them fascinating. I chose […]
  • She’s building better bones while encouraging diversity in science

    She’s building better bones while encouraging diversity in science

    Morgan Pfaff, who studies biochemistry, conducts biomaterial research for bone graft applications in Egan Research Center. Pfaff recently received an National Science Foundation grant.
  • Lifestyle choices affect our brain’s capabilities throughout life — this researcher wants to know how.

    Lifestyle choices affect our brain’s capabilities throughout life — this researcher wants to know how.

    Timothy Morris did not anticipate he would become an academic, but his career path led him to the position he now loves: postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern. Morris recounts his research journey, the significance of his current work, and why academia at Northeastern is his calling.
  • He studies how proteins change in reaction to drugs

    He studies how proteins change in reaction to drugs

    John Engen is the James L. Waters chair in analytical chemistry and distinguished professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Science. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
  • College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Regeneration Biology

    College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Regeneration Biology

    Listen to Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to James Monaghan, Associate Professor of Biology.
  • 1 million coronavirus tests

    1 million coronavirus tests

    The milestone of one million coronavirus tests were celebrated by lab technicians in Northeastern's Life Science Testing Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, on April 27, 2021
  • These athletes pursue championships while on co-op

    These athletes pursue championships while on co-op

    Megan Carter (left), a sophomore defenseman for the Northeastern women’s ice hockey team, and Sammy Shupe, senior setter for the women’s volleyball team, have been contending for championships while on co-op. Photos by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
  • Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    Vaccinated? Don’t toss that mask just yet.

    A more contagious variant of the coronavirus is now dominant in the U.S. Variants are complicating the fight to subdue the pandemic and raising calls for continued vigilance–and mask-wearing. Illustration by Alison Booth/Northeastern University
  • Seeing the Future: Microsoft Partnership allows Professor Jared Auclair to bring Mixed Reality to the Classroom

    Seeing the Future: Microsoft Partnership allows Professor Jared Auclair to bring Mixed Reality to the Classroom

    With the HoloLens, Professor Jared Auclair uses mixed reality media to teach students biotechnology skills. This partnership with Microsoft is bring innovation to Northeastern's classrooms.
  • First-of-its-kind nanosensor could help diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease

    First-of-its-kind nanosensor could help diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease

    Every movement in the human body—from lifting our arms to our beating hearts—is regulated in some way by signals from our brains. Until recently, scientists often tracked and understood that brain-body communication only after the fact, sort of like listening to a voicemail as opposed to being on a call. But researchers at Northeastern have […]