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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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Why are axolotls suddenly so popular — and going extinct at the same time?
Northeastern University professors explain how the axolotl — an adorable amphibian with a permanent smile and pink, feathery gills — has become so popular, and why it’s also critically endangered in the wild.
Northeastern co-op students work to prevent neglected tropical diseases and birth injuries among women in rural Kenya
Northeastern students Abigail Binkley and Abigail Williams spent their fall semester in Kenya on co-ops that explored the ways education and culture can help prevent the medical crises from occurring in the first place.
Northeastern student went from classroom to cellular molecular biology research co-op
Sumedha Reddy Sudini, a biology student at Northeastern, works in a lab in EXP. She found a passion for lab work during her latest co-op.
From Spain to Germany, Northeastern student combines data science and culture in global co-op
Northeastern University’s Ava Knight completed a co-op with the German company Werusys Industrie Informatik while living in Barcelona, Spain.
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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.
New Northeastern research could revolutionize treatment for children’s growth plate fractures using stem cells
Children break bones all the time — it is estimated that half will have at least one fracture by the time they turn 18 — but some injuries are easier to treat than others.
New Northeastern lab plumbs the mysteries of the ticks and bacteria that cause Lyme
Constantin Takacs of Northeastern loves to study black-legged deer ticks and Borrelia burgdorferi, which is good news for everybody else
Emily Costa started a comedy podcast. It changed her science career
After graduating in 2014, the Northeastern grad pursued a Ph.D. studying lung cancer. ‘Facts Machine,’ combining trivia with a live show, inspired a new focus — making science accessible to broad audiences.
Northeastern researcher Kim Lewis joins effort to accelerate discovery of new antibiotics
Northeastern researcher Kim Lewis is spearheading an effort to accelerate discovery of new antibiotics as part of a multi-institutional, federally funded project to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. “It’s a big issue because we largely stopped introducing novel antibiotics about 50 years ago,” says Lewis, distinguished professor of biology and director of Northeastern’s […]
Graduate Student Experience Spotlight: Andrea Pires, MS in Cell & Gene Therapies
What are you studying and when are you graduating? I am a master’s student in the Cell and Gene Therapies program. I am expected to graduate in the Fall or Spring of 2025 depending on how long my co-op is. Why did you decide to enroll at Northeastern University and pursue an advanced degree in […]
Graduate Student Experience Spotlight: Valery Trujillo, MS in Cell & Gene Therapies
What are you studying and when are you graduating? I am a master’s student in the Cell and Gene Therapies programs, with plans to graduate in April 2025. Why did you decide to enroll at Northeastern University and pursue an advanced degree in Cell & Gene Therapies? My undergraduate degree is in Biotechnology Engineering, and […]
From the operating room to pediatrics, Northeastern co-op says work in Spanish medical clinic cemented his career goal
Medical dramas like “Grey’s Anatomy” set expectations for a generation of aspiring doctors that they’d spend most of their medical training and career in the operating room, saving lives in a dramatic way. Northeastern biology major Marcello Twahirwa was lucky enough to get time in both the operating room and with patients during a co-op […]