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Alumna Beth Stevens fights debilitating neurological diseases
Alumna Beth Stevens, BPH'93, discusses her cutting-edge research into the brain’s circuitry.
September 16, 2016
Biology PhD student Alison Wirshing wins International Award
Poster Award goes to . . . Alison Wirshing! Congratulations to Biology PhD student Alison Wirshing for winning the International Society of Differentiation Beverly McKinnell Student Award (and 1000€) at the Society for Developmental Biology Poster Competition this past weekend! Alison participated in the 75th Annual Meeting ISD 19th International Conference (http://sdbonline.org/2016mtg). After being selected […]
August 09, 2016
MRSA Studies: Scientists find new antibiotic in the human nose
MRSA Studies identify potential treatment from Bacteria found in the Human Nose Until now, conventional antibiotic discovery has focused on looking for compounds from bacteria living in dirt. But identifying novel compound structures from soil microbes has been getting harder. The new research, from Andreas Peschel and colleagues at the University of Tübingen, suggests that the […]
August 01, 2016
Graduate Students Farkas and Freitas Publish in Development
Congratulations to two of our Graduate Students Johanna Farkas and Polina Freitas who are co-first authors for a recent publication in Development!
June 21, 2016
How serious is the threat posed by new superbug?
Last year, a team led by Northeastern professor Kim Lewis discovered teixobactin, an antibiotic that eliminates bacteria without encountering any detectable resistance.
June 07, 2016
Biology Graduate Colloquium
2016 Annual Biology Graduate Colloquium The annual biology graduate colloquium took place on the 18th and 19th of May this year. The two-day event ended with a cookout. Our graduate students are required to hone their research presentation skills to help prepare them for careers as scientists. This annual colloquium allows students to present amongst fellow […]
June 03, 2016
Meet the graduates: Theo Bowe
"I would say that my biggest achievement at Northeastern was managing to balance all of the demands on my time needed to meet the academic and extracurricular goals I set for myself, while still managing to explore interests unrelated to these goals and to have fun."
May 06, 2016
Meet the graduates: Julie Hugunin
"Mindfulness helped me in ways I never imagined it could. It made me so much calmer, so much happier. That personal experience has made me want to provide the same for others. When I’m a physician and a researcher, I want it to be part of my approach."
May 04, 2016
Biochemistry Club is Recognized for Outstanding Activity
Our Undergraduate Biochemistry Club was honored nationally and on campus. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) designated the The Northeastern Chapter of the Biochemistry Club as the 2016 Outstanding Chapter. The University has also awarded the group with a 2016 Phoenix Award. Congratulations to our students for this recognition of their enthusiasm […]
April 27, 2016
Student on co-op in South Africa starts soup kitchen
“When Sophie Chaney packed up her bags and headed off to her co-op in Cape Town, South Africa, she anticipated working in the field for the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The biology major has done that, often collecting pollen samples from flowers in order to compare them to other samples captured in other areas. […]
April 11, 2016
Six of Our Students Honored with Huntington 100 Distinction
Huntington 100 Program Awards Six Distinguished Juniors and Seniors of Biology Department Majors this year! Congratulations to our Biology Department students: Berit Lindell–dual major in Biology and Sociology, Rebecca Larson–Biochemistry; Kristian Teichert–Biochemistry; Lola (Ololade) Akingbade–Behavioral Neuroscience; Ralph Peterson–Behavioral Neuroscience, and Madeleine Smith–Behavioral Neuroscience! These six students are being honored with the Huntington 100 award. The Huntington 100 program […]
April 09, 2016
Excellence Awards Received by Biology Ph.D. Candidates
Congratulations to both Johanna Farkas, Biology PhD Candidate, for being awarded the Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching and Brittany Berdy, Biology PhD Candidate, for being awarded the Dean's Excellence Award in Leadership!
April 06, 2016
Researchers investigate four promising new Lyme disease treatments
"It’s no surprise that when Northeastern researchers reported last May how the bacterium that causes [Lyme] disease evades antibiotics, suggesting new [Lyme Disease] treatments, the media and the general public took notice." -Thea Singer for COS News
March 29, 2016
Prof. Javier Apfeld studies worms to reveal the fountain of youth
" 'What controls how long an organism lives?' he asks. 'I study that question in worms, which are a great model because they live only about two weeks, so I can do experiments quickly and relatively inexpensively . . . many of the genes that affect lifespan in worms affect lifespan in other organisms.' " – News@Northeastern article by Thea Singer
March 22, 2016