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Northeastern's Burlington campus expanding with new mixed-use research building
The three-story, 104,000 square-foot building will feature research labs, a meeting area for workshops, and a makerspace with a suite of high-tech equipment.
June 08, 2018
Co-op Coordinator discusses diversity during MassBioEd’s Life Sciences Workforce conference
Co-op Coordinator Vanecia Harrison-Sanders took part in a panel discussion about diversity in life sciences during the annual MassBioEd's conference.
June 01, 2018
Ticks creep into the city, bringing Lyme disease with them
With the sprawling of suburbia comes unwanted new neighbors. Ticks are no longer only dwellers of the deep forest—they can be found in cities, too, said University Distinguished Professor Kim Lewis at Northeastern. His lab is working to develop a cure for chronic Lyme disease, which develops in a subset of people diagnosed with Lyme disease.
May 10, 2018
World-renowned pharmaceutical researcher honored
Northeastern Chemistry and Chemical Biology Professor and George Behrakis Chair of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Alex Makriyannis has made a name for himself in the discovery of this important system and the pharmacological advancements that can come out of it. This spring, in recognition of his vital research, Makriyannis is being named the 2018 Nathan B. Eddy Awardee by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) and will be receiving an…
April 19, 2018
MS Profile: Daniel Bassous
Daniel Bassous, MS in Biotechnology student, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it's like to work and study at Northeastern University.
April 16, 2018
Chemistry professor working to help people with fatal genetic disorder
Professor John R. Engen and Professor Timothy Springer of Harvard Medical School publish paper about the molecular basis of Myostatin activation.
January 31, 2018
Northeastern and GlaxoSmithKline launch joint experiential PhD program
Northeastern has partnered with global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline to launch a first-of-its-kind, joint experiential PhD program. Employees of GSK who enroll in the program will conduct pharmaceutical research projects co-developed by the company and Northeastern, and GSK will cover the tuition costs of the program as well as all the research expenses.
January 23, 2018
Northeastern’s Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab recognized as international training partner
Northeastern's Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab was just named a training partner for the International Council for Harmonization (ICH), an organization which creates standardized guidelines for drug regulation processes in countries around the world. Professor and Director of the BATL Jared Auclair led the first pilot training session in October on Quality 1 stability guidelines for protein and small molecule stability.
December 15, 2017
Northeastern's Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab recognized as international training partner
Northeastern's Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab was just named a training partner for the International Council for Harmonization (ICH), an organization which creates standardized guidelines for drug regulation processes in countries around the world. Professor and Director of the BATL Jared Auclair led the first pilot training session in October on Quality 1 stability guidelines for protein and small molecule stability.
December 15, 2017
Professor Veronica Godoy-Carter talks about her research
Veronica Godoy-Carter, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about her research at Northeastern University.
December 11, 2017
A look inside the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab
Members of the College of Science Graduate Admissions and Student Services office visited the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Lab (BATL) at the Burlington Innovation campus.
November 19, 2017
MS Profile: Marissa Kaufman
Marissa Kaufman, MS in Biotechnology student, sits down with the College of Science Graduate Program staff to talk about what it's like to work and study at Northeastern University.
November 19, 2017
Northeastern selected to lead global biotherapeutics education, training center
Northeastern is the first institution in the Western Hemisphere to be selected as a “Center of Excellence” charged with educating regulators from 21 countries about the structure, function, and production of biotherapeutics—a class of drugs developed using living cells rather than from chemical synthesis.
October 03, 2017
Hannover Exchange Program provides students with international laboratory experiences
The Hannover Exchange Program has provided opportunities for international experiential learning for 30 years. Thanks to grant support from the German Academic Exchange Service, this long running program sends German Master's students to Boston to work in Northeastern labs, as well as sends Northeastern undergraduate co-op students to work in labs at the Leibniz University of Hannover.
August 09, 2017