Faculty Research
Nov 13, 2026
Tracing a Decade of Single-Cell Proteomics
BioE Professor Nikolai Slavov shares insights on receiving his ASMS Biemann Medal award earlier this year and a decade of single-cell proteomics in a new perspective tracing the field’s evolution from early skepticism to a transformative biological tool.
Nov 12, 2026
Sun Receives 2027 BMES-CMBE Rising Star Award
Bioengineering Assistant Professor Tao Sun has received a 2027 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Rising Star Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society. His lab combines focused ultrasound, cellular engineering, and imaging to monitor and steer immune responses deep in the body, with applications in Alzheimer’s disease and brain cancer.
Oct 20, 2026
Amal’s Lab Spinout Santovia Path AI Accelerates Pathology Triage
Santovia Path AI, a Northeastern University spinout stemming from BioE Assistant Research Professor Saeed Amal’s lab, is leveraging artificial intelligence to help pathologists review biopsy samples faster and more consistently.
Oct 15, 2026
2026 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines.
Oct 09, 2026
Sternad and Krotov Win Best Conference Paper Award at BioRob 2026 for Whip Control Study
COS/ECE University Distinguished Professor Dagmar Sternad and Aleksi Krotov, MS’20, PhD’26, bioengineering, won the Best Conference Paper Award (Second Place) at the IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026) in Edmonton, Canada for their paper “Hitting a target with a whip: The center of mass as a simplified internal model to control the whip,” which will be published in IEEE Transactions in Medical Robotics and Bionics.
Oct 05, 2026
Unlocking the Secrets of Cellular Memory
BioE Professor Ning Wang explores how cells retain and respond to past physical forces, advancing our understanding of cellular memory and opening up new possibilities for treating aging and various diseases.
Sep 21, 2026
Bajpayee Receives $3.1M NIH Grant to Develop Cartilage-Targeted Gene Therapy for Osteoarthritis
Ambika Goel Bajpayee, Professor of Bioengineering at Northeastern University, has received a five-year, $3.1 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, to develop a nonviral, cartilage-targeted gene therapy for osteoarthritis (OA).
Sep 18, 2026
Haase Awarded $2.2M NIH MIRA ESI Grant to Study Cellular Dynamics
Christa Haase, assistant professor at Northeastern University jointly appointed in Bioengineering and Physics, has been awarded a five-year, $2.2 million R35 MIRA (Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The award, granted through NIGMS’s Early Stage Investigator (ESI) program, will support Haase’s research program, “From Motion to Mechanism: How Cellular Dynamics Shape Molecular Programs and Function In Vivo.”