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Biotech Futures introduces high school students to Northeastern’s College of Science and career options in the life sciences

On March 8th and 9th, 190 Massachusetts high school students participated in Biotech Futures. Biotech Futures is a day-long college and career exploration event that exposes high school students to the educational opportunities and diverse fields of study in the life sciences at the college level through hands-on laboratory experiences and a campus tour. The event was […]
March 10, 2017

Students in MS Biotechnology Share Rewarding Pre-co-op Experiences

On November 14, students in Northeastern’s Biotechnology Professional Science Master’s program gathered in the Curry Student Center to hear their classmates describe the pre-co-op work experiences they had performed during the summer semester. Co-op Coordinator Vanecia Harrison-Sanders moderated the panel. The intent of the pre-co-op is to provide “real-world” learning in industry, government, teaching hospitals, and academic research […]
November 15, 2016

Northeastern receives $9M to fast track discovery of new antibiotics

A team led by University Distinguished Professor of Biology Kim Lewis received a five-year, $9 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to launch a novel platform for developing antibiotics that kill pathogens without encountering resistance.
July 11, 2016

Dr. Auclair appointed academic director of Northeastern’s Biotech Programs

Dr. Jared Auclair comes to the position having been a significant contributor to the university’s educational mission teaching Protein Mass Spectrometry and establishing and operating Northeastern's Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory in Burlington, MA
June 29, 2016

Dr. Auclair appointed academic director of Northeastern’s Biotech Programs

Dr. Jared Auclair comes to the position having been a significant contributor to the university’s educational mission teaching Protein Mass Spectrometry and establishing and operating Northeastern's Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory in Burlington, MA
June 29, 2016

Dr. Anand Asthagiri and team reveal how cancer cells escape from tumors and spread

Metas­tasis is the cause of approx­i­mately 90 percent of deaths among cancer patients. How does metas­tasis come about? And can we stop it? Research published by Dr. Ashagiri and his team in Biophysical Journal reveals how the abnormal protein-​​fiber scaf­folding of tumors and the agility of the cancer cells them­selves come together in a per­fect storm to […]
April 27, 2016

Chinese delegation visits Northeastern to learn about biotechnology

On Friday, March 18, faculty and staff of Northeastern’s Biotechnology Programs welcomed a delegation of 18 professors, physician’s and research fellows from Anhui Province in China. The group spent time in New Jersey and Massachusetts visiting a variety of sites in order to learn about the U.S. biotechnology industry. The delegation wanted to visit Northeastern in order […]
March 21, 2016

Rare Cell Studies Earn Researcher Prestigious Mass Spectrometry Award

Alexander R. Ivanov, research associate professor in the Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis, has received a research award from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. The award, one of only two given each year, provides a financial grant to young scientists to promote academic research in mass spectrometry.
September 09, 2015

Biotechnology PSM Alumni Welcomed Back for Career Panel

In preparation for their upcoming graduate co-op experience, second year students in the Biotechnology PSM Program attended a career panel event on October 22 in Northeastern’s Alumni Center.  Jay Duffer, Senior Scientist at Momenta Pharmaceuticals; Ruchita Chawla, Research Associate Protein Engineer at Manus Biosynthesis, and Srishti Gurnani, Research Associate at Momenta Pharmaceuticals–all graduates of the […]
October 22, 2014

Dr. John Engen on Hydrogen Exchange Mass Spectrometry

Dr. John Engen uti­lizes hydrogen exchange mass spec­trom­etry to make con­fir­ma­tion of biosimilars a fea­sible task. His work was recently high­lighted in the journal Biopharm International.
March 03, 2014