With access to up-to-the-minute information, the Bioengineering Department has been actively involved in COVID-19 research since the start of the pandemic. Our research is wide-ranging, including the impact of the virus on a cellular level, practical decontamination strategies in PPE, and quick, accurate testing techniques.
COVID-19 Research in Bioengineering
Intrinsically interdisciplinary, and centrally located in a biotech hub, bioengineering at Northeastern is leading the way in bioimaging, cell and tissue engineering, biomechanics, and biomedical device advancement.
Spotlight Stories
Announcing the Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems
Bioengineering Professor Heather Clark is leading a new university-wide research institute, which focuses on in vivo chemical analysis and imaging, and leverages key university strengths, including nanosensors for in vivo chemical analysis, imaging, soft robotics, and embedded systems.
Engineering In Action
World-Renowned Cooperative Education
Kritika Singh, BS, Bioengineering, is on her first co-op at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Center for Systems Biology and she is also working on a malaria project to express a difficult to express protein. Her ambition is to be a physician scientist and says co-op will definitely help her achieve that.
World-Renowned Cooperative Education
Aanie Phillips, BS, Bioengineering, says co-op puts into perspective what you learn in the classroom providing an immersive learning experience. She did two co-ops, a clinical one at a doctor’s office, and the other as a mechanical and operations engineer at Virtudent, a teledentistry startup. Aaanie is off to medical school with a full scholarship from her top-choice school.
Recent News
Ruberti Awarded Patent for Mechanochemical Collagen Assembly
BioE Professor Jeffrey Ruberti was awarded a patent for designing a “Mechanochemical collagen assembly.”
New Faculty Spotlight: Elizabeth Libby
Elizabeth Libby joins the Bioengineering department in January 2021 as an Assistant Professor.
Bajpayee Nominated as Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigator
BioE Assistant Professor Ambika Bajpayee was nominated as Biomaterials Science Emerging Investigator 2021 for her paper “Milk exosomes with enhanced mucus penetrability for oral delivery of siRNA.”
Niedre and Amiji Receive National Cancer Institute Award
Bioengineering Professor and Associate Chair Mark Niedre and Bouve/ChE Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji received a 2-year, $400K grant titled “Fluorescence Molecular In Vivo Liquid Biopsy of Circulating Tumor Cells” from the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health.