Faculty Research
Apr 01, 2026
Northeastern Engineering Professors on the Lack of Representation in Medical Research
MIE/BioE Professor Sandra Shefelbine and BioE Associate Professor Chiara Bellini discuss the lack of representation of women in medicine and medical research, specifically in their research areas of bone biomechanics and cardiovascular health–respectively.
Mar 11, 2026
Improving the Ability of Immune Cells to Distinguish Tumor Cells from Healthy Tissue
BioE Assistant Professor Yinnian Feng and an international team of researchers have published a breakthrough study in Cell titled “Tuning the sensitivity of mechanosensory receptors through histidine scanning.”
Feb 02, 2026
Bioengineering Innovation Creates Discovery with Ashwagandha
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Weng recently published research that discovered how to recreate the helpful withanolides in Ashwagandha in a particular yeast strain, creating a new scope for the magnitude of healing properties in the herb.
Jan 20, 2026
Patent for Advanced AI Technology to Track and Stop Cancer Cell Growth
BioE Assistant Research Professor Kiran Vanaja was awarded a patent for “Multi-dimensional phenotypic space for genotype to phenotype mapping and intelligent design of cancer drug therapies using a deep learning net.”
Jan 06, 2026
Chung’s Research Featured on Cover of Laser & Photonics Reviews
BioE Associate Professor Samuel Chung’s research on “Widefield Targeted Illumination Microscopy Enables Optically-Sectioned, Motion-Resilient Imaging of Neuronal Fibers and Their Dynamics” was featured on the back cover of the December 17, 2025, edition of Laser & Photonics Reviews.
Dec 17, 2025
New Design Rules for Cartilage Drug Delivery
BioE Associate Professor Ambika Bajpayee’s lab established new design principles for joint drug delivery in an article titled “Spatial charge-hydrophobicity configuration modulates cationic peptide transport in cartilage,” recently published in Biophysical Journal.
Dec 04, 2025
New Discovery in Human Cells
BioE Professor Nikolai Slavov and his team at the Single-Cell Proteomics Center made a discovery in early human cell differences. The findings of this discovery could have a huge impact on regenerative medicine.
Dec 02, 2025
Northeastern Faculty Travel to West Africa for Medical Innovation Expo
BioE/COS Professor Lee Makowski traveled to Accra, Ghana, to extend the Northeastern-Academic City University collaboration and promote local manufacturing of cost-effective medical devices through the new Ghana Bioinnovation Center.