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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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    Q&A with Jihoon Jun, BA in Biology

    Jihoon Jun is currently enrolled in the biology program and will be graduating in 2023. Learn about his experience in the program. Q: What is your major, and when are you graduating? I’m a Biology major on the Predental track, graduating in 2023. Q: Why did you decide to pursue this major? Knowing I wanted […]
  • Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping Boston biotech develop best practices for monkeypox testing

    Northeastern’s Life Sciences Testing Center is helping Boston biotech develop best practices for monkeypox testing

    Northeastern faculty in the Life Sciences Testing Center are working with Boston biotech company Ginkgo Bioworks to help detect and prevent the spread of monkeypox.
  • What are crowdsourced photos taken along hiking trails telling us about the climate?

    What are crowdsourced photos taken along hiking trails telling us about the climate?

    Northeastern graduate Graceanne Piselli's uses crowdsourced data on local plants along New England National Scenic Trail to help identify signs of climate change.
  • The teeny, tiny ticks that cause the most Lyme disease are out

    The teeny, tiny ticks that cause the most Lyme disease are out

    Summer is here, meaning it’s time to break out the tick protection along with the sunscreen. Although the deer ticks that transmit Lyme disease are active whenever it’s above freezing, they are not only out now, they are so tiny—the size of a pencil tip or poppy seed—they are practically invisible.
  • These identical twins launched research careers- as freshmen

    These identical twins launched research careers- as freshmen

    His experience with scoliosis inspired biology major Dillon Nishigaya to pursue research with the goal of becoming a surgeon or pediatrician in order to help others as he has been helped.
  • Inspired by her mother, Adwoa Sefah approaches her commencement speech with empathy

    Inspired by her mother, Adwoa Sefah approaches her commencement speech with empathy

    Adwoa Sefah will be delivering the nighttime student speech at Northeastern’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony May 13 at Fenway Park.
  • Instagram takeover: Rujuta Kshirsagar

    Instagram takeover: Rujuta Kshirsagar

    This week, Rujuta Kshirsagar, a recent graduate of our Master of Science in Bioinformatics program shares her experience with our community.
  • College of Science recognizes inaugural Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Awards

    College of Science recognizes inaugural Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Awards

    Congratulations to the inaugural awardees of the COS Excellence in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice Faculty Award: Dr. Jennifer Bowen, Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Dr. Wendy Smith, Professor, Biology; and Dr. Xuwen Zhu, Assistant Professor, Math. These faculty have shown their deep commitment to fostering equity and inclusion in the College of Science and beyond.
  • Q&A with Lindsey Alexanian, MS in Bioinformatics

    Q&A with Lindsey Alexanian, MS in Bioinformatics

    Lindsey Alexanian shares their Northeastern experience in the Master of Science in Bioinformatics program, one of our professional master’s program offerings.
  • A Northeastern-led team is uprooting modern reproductive biology

    A Northeastern-led team is uprooting modern reproductive biology

    A March 2022 study from the two Northeastern biology professors’ labs, spearheaded by biology Ph.D. students Hannah Alberico and Zoe Fleischmann, further affirmed the existence of ovarian stem cells in humans, indicating humans may not have a fixed number of eggs from birth and that the body is capable of producing more. The discovery turns modern reproductive biology on its head.
  • Q&A with Katalina Baehring, CaNCURE Spring Cohort

    Q&A with Katalina Baehring, CaNCURE Spring Cohort

    Katalina Baehring shares her experience as a CaNCURE Cancer Nanomedicine Co-op program member.
  • Moderna’s next mission? Injecting hope- and healing- in Africa.

    Moderna’s next mission? Injecting hope- and healing- in Africa.

    What’s next for Moderna? Global investment. The company announced in March that it would set up a manufacturing facility in Kenya to produce mRNA vaccines, including COVID-19 shots.