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To address the rapidly changing needs of biotechnology (and specifically the bioeconomy), Northeastern University’s College of Science has developed a new Experiential Master’s in Biotechnology.

This article highlights Northeastern’s Bryan Spring who has recently been selected as a Scialog fellow for research in bioimaging. This prestigious award is meant to foster collaboration and innovation within the bioimaging community.

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

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

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.

Apoorva Chaloori is a second year Biotechnology Graduate Student. She is graduating in the Class of 2022. Why did you decide to pursue a Master’s degree at Northeastern? What do you like most about the graduate program so far? “One of the main reasons I chose Northeastern is the co-op program. I know many people are […]

Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is now processing COVID-19 samples for K-12 schools across Massachusetts. As the commonwealth strives to bring students of all ages back into the physical classroom safely this spring, Massachusetts has launched a coronavirus testing program in public K-12 and special education schools. It’s the first statewide program like this in […]

When Northeastern began outlining its COVID-19 testing plan last spring, Jared Auclair, director of Northeastern’s testing lab, had a hunch: The university needed a monitoring system that could adapt to inevitable mutations of the virus in the future. As the pandemic unfolded, viral mutations were top-of-mind for Auclair, whose background in drug resistance in HIV […]

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 […]

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.

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.

The Biochemistry '13 alumna took time out of her busy schedule to give us an on-the-ground look at COVID-19 preparations at MGH and to discuss her formative experience here at Northeastern.