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Connie Phong wants to know how an animal adapted to live in a highly specialized environment — just below the freezing point for seawater — responds to warming oceans.
How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge
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Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has identified a way to target two of the deadliest cancer types with chemotherapy drugs but without the harms associated with chemotherapy.
Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells
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College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Bioanalytical Chemistry
Listen to Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to Leila Deravi, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology for the Barnett Institute for Chemical & Biological Analysis.
Matz Scholars: Investing in Excellence, Investing in the Future
If you’re looking to learn more about Bob Matz ‘62, you’re probably not going to find what you’re looking for here. Bob would much rather spend his time talking about the student scholars in Northeastern’s Biotechnology Co-op Research Fellowship Program. Along with his wife Eileen, Bob has generously and proudly supported nearly 70 undergraduate students […]
Big Ideas from a Small Scale: Professor Alexander Ivanov is Changing the Power of Proteomics
Proteomics will revolutionize the medical and pharmaceutical fields. Professor Alexander Ivanov and his ongoing research will be a part of that revolution.
College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Biomaterials
Learn about biologically fabricated materials from engineered microbes from Associate Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professor, Neel Joshi.
Dry Ice Can Do More than Make Fog. It’s Key to Keeping the COVID-19 Vaccine Cold.
Exploring how dry ice is helping move vaccines and save lives
Remembering Dr. Louis H. Barnett, B’44, H’77
A remembrance of Dr. Louis Barnett, a renowned chemical engineer, pioneer in the plastics industry, and devoted member of the Northeastern community.
In the Trenches at Northeastern’s Coronavirus Testing Center by Day, Hitting the Books at Night
This grad student is part of the process keeping COVID tests- and northeastern- running smoothly. It's a lot to tack on when you're still a full time student.
Jacqueline Wood’s Journey Through Two Degrees
What motivated you to pursue a PlusOne master’s degree? I decided to pursue the PlusOne program before I started college. It was one of the reasons I chose Northeastern, besides co-op. I knew before I began college that I wanted to work in a forensic science lab, analyzing either drug substance or toxicology samples. I […]
Remembering Alfred Viola
Alfred Viola, who taught at Northeastern for 41 years and founded its chemistry PhD program, passed away on May 15th. He was 92.
The Coronavirus Might Have Weak Spots. Machine Learning Could Help Find Them.
What makes SARS-CoV-2 so infectious? The answer is in its proteins. Mary Jo Ondrechen and Penny Beuning, professors of chemistry and chemical biology, are using machine learning to investigate these proteins and begin to understand how to slow the spread of the virus.
They’re Using Virtual Reality to Ensure Patients Get Safe and Effective Drugs
Northeastern’s Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory is teaming up with Agilent, a lab equipment manufacturer, to expand its ability to help researchers worldwide make quality drugs.
How Teaching Organic Chemistry Can Be Like Teaching a Foreign Language
Oyinda Oyelaran is a teaching professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Science