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    A new report from a group of Northeastern researchers explores across disciplines how biotech can ensure safe, sustainable life beyond Earth.

    The key to international space cooperation is developments in biotechnology, Northeastern researchers say

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    The NeuroPRISM lab, led by assistant psychology professor Stephanie Noble, makes tools that pave the way for reliable and reproducible neuroimaging of the brain.

    Precise maps of the brain’s deepest corners are made possible through tools developed by these Northeastern researchers

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  • Emma Robinson’s co-op experience at Harvard Medical School leads her to pursue a PhD.

    Emma Robinson’s co-op experience at Harvard Medical School leads her to pursue a PhD.

    Cell and molecular biology student, Emma Robinson completed her two co-ops at Harvard Medical School's Datta Lab, which prompted her to pursue a PhD in neuroscience.
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    This mysterious on-off switch holds clues to new cancer treatments

    Within each of our cells, there’s an on-off switch that controls when cells divide and reproduce. The metaphorical finger that flips this switch is a protein called RAS. Under normal circumstances, RAS switches on to help our bodies repair wounds or replenish cells, to name a few of its functions. But sometimes, the switch gets […]
  • Meet our new College of Science faculty: Zhenyu Tian

    Meet our new College of Science faculty: Zhenyu Tian

    Introducing new College of Science faculty, Fabian Ruehle.
  • He cultivates the campus’s  ‘urban forest’ with an eye on the future.

    He cultivates the campus’s ‘urban forest’ with an eye on the future.

    It is a sticky, tropical day in August, making the Boston campus feel like an open-air blast furnace. Good thing Northeastern has nearly 1,500 trees to absorb some of the heat, or it could feel a lot worse, says Stephen Schneider, the university’s new chief arborist. “One of the more beneficial aspects of this urban […]
  • Her HIV research shed new light on treating African women with AIDS. Now her focus is Covid-19.

    Her HIV research shed new light on treating African women with AIDS. Now her focus is Covid-19.

    Nomathemba Chandiwana, a Northeastern 2004 graduate, uses her expertise on HIV and infectious diseases to find solutions for the soaring Covid-19 cases in South Africa.
  • No needles? No problem. This COVID-19 vaccine could be inhaled.

    No needles? No problem. This COVID-19 vaccine could be inhaled.

    Paul Whitford and a team of scientists develop an inhalable vaccine strategy in the hopes of offering a simple and efficient way of administering COVID-19 vaccines.
  • A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    A class project inspired this healthcare device to solve a common drug storage problem

    Theodora Christopher and Anastasia Mavridi received a Women Who Empower Innovator Award for their temperature-sensing device, SaluTemp.
  • It’s tick season. Here’s everything you need to know about Lyme disease

    It’s tick season. Here’s everything you need to know about Lyme disease

    It's tick season. Kim Lewis, university distinguished professor of biology and director of the Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern, answers questions about ticks including Lyme disease prevention, symptoms, and more.
  • She’s building better bones while encouraging diversity in science

    She’s building better bones while encouraging diversity in science

    Morgan Pfaff, who studies biochemistry, conducts biomaterial research for bone graft applications in Egan Research Center. Pfaff recently received an National Science Foundation grant.
  • Lifestyle choices affect our brain’s capabilities throughout life — this researcher wants to know how.

    Lifestyle choices affect our brain’s capabilities throughout life — this researcher wants to know how.

    Timothy Morris did not anticipate he would become an academic, but his career path led him to the position he now loves: postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern. Morris recounts his research journey, the significance of his current work, and why academia at Northeastern is his calling.
  • He studies how proteins change in reaction to drugs

    He studies how proteins change in reaction to drugs

    John Engen is the James L. Waters chair in analytical chemistry and distinguished professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Science. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
  • College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Regeneration Biology

    College of Science Connects: Research at the Frontier of Regeneration Biology

    Listen to Hazel Sive, Dean of the College of Science, as she talks to James Monaghan, Associate Professor of Biology.