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Fighting NTDs Through Crowdfunding
Professor Michael Pollastri is creating a new platform to share data with international researchers focused on neglected tropical diseases.
October 30, 2013
Crowdfunding drug discovery
The secrecy model that dominates drug discovery doesn't work for neglected tropical diseases. Associate Professor Michael Pollastri hopes to shift that paradigm with a new platform for secure data-sharing.
October 28, 2013
Chemistry professor named to Power List
He has helped guide close to 200 students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff members, and now Dr. Barry Karger has been named to The Analytical Scientist’s POWER LIST.
October 16, 2013
Daniela Brunner at Northeastern University
Dr. Daniela Brunner of PsychoGenics talks at the Accelerating Translational Research for Drug Discovery conference at Northeastern University.
September 18, 2013
Creating a better drug to treat psychiatric disorders
I first became interested in drugs to treat brain diseases with I was a pharmacy student at Northeastern in the early 1980s. After I got my PhD in medicinal chemistry at the University of California–San Francisco, I returned to Boston for a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. At the time, I was drawn to research on neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s. But by 1987, I switched to neuropsychiatric diseases,…
August 30, 2013
Northeastern to host Renewable Energy Storage Symposium
Alternative energy sources are often touted as the solution to the waning global supply of oil and mounting evidence of carbon-induced climate change.
August 09, 2013
‘Faster, cheaper, cleaner’
Northeastern is one of 20 U.S. universities committed to a greener way of doing and teaching chemistry.
August 07, 2013
Researcher studies protein’s role in aging
With time, the amino acid known as asparagine will eventually degrade.
July 23, 2013
Interdisciplinary investigation
Rising senior Kaitlyn Duffy has explored a range of science and security-related topics.
June 17, 2013
‘Battery’ to the Future
Mehmet Ates and Matthew Trahan are working with research professor K. M. Abraham to develop the next generation of energy efficient lithium batteries.
June 06, 2013
Chemistry Professor Named Fellow of The Electrochemical Society
Sanjeev Mukerjee has been named a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society in recognition of his scientific achievements and service to the Society.
May 24, 2013
Barnett Institute celebrates 40 years of scientific breakthroughs
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of Northeastern’s Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis.
May 02, 2013
Northeastern’s Biochemistry Club Wins National Award
Congratulations to the Northeastern University Biochemistry Club for receiving the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Undergraduate Affiliate Network Outstanding National Chapter Award.
April 04, 2013
Northeastern’s Biochemistry Club Wins National Award
Congratulations to the Northeastern University Biochemistry Club for receiving the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Undergraduate Affiliate Network Outstanding National Chapter Award.
April 04, 2013