Faculty Research
Feb 16, 2024
New Research Questions How Connective Tissues Are Formed
BioE Professor Jeffrey Ruberti’s new research, published in the journal Matter, suggests that connective tissues in the human body are more likely formed by cells pulling apart than coming together. Ruberti conducted the research with BioE Associate Research Scientist Seyed Mohammad Siadat; Alexandra Silverman, MS’21, bioengineering; and Jason Olszewski, E’24, bioengineering.
Feb 02, 2024
Patent for Developing Biodegradable Elastic Hydrogels for 3D Tissue Engineering
BioE Professor Guohao Dai was awarded a patent for “Biodegradable elastic hydrogels for bioprinting.”
Feb 01, 2024
Bajpayee’s Lab Research Featured on Cover of Biomaterials Science
Research conducted in BioE Associate Professor Ambika Bajpayee’s Molecular Bioelectrostatics and Drug Delivery Lab that focuses on oral delivery of gene therapeutics was featured on the front cover of Biomaterials Science. Students conducting the research are Chenzhen Zhang, PhD’23, and Hengli Zhang, PhD’25.
Jan 22, 2024
Addressing Risk Factors and Potential Treatments of Alzheimer’s and Dementia
BioE Associate Professor Nikolai Slavov and Bouve Associate Professor Becky Briesacher provide insight into the differences between Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Jan 11, 2024
Detecting Prostate Cancer Faster With AI
BioE Assistant Research Professor Saeed Amal has developed a new AI-powered web-based tool that will be able to detect prostate cancer faster.
Dec 15, 2023
Modeling How Cancer Attacks the Immune System
Physics/BioE University Distinguished Professor Herbert Levine’s research on “Modeling the Role of Immune Cell Conversion in the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment” was published in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology.
Dec 07, 2023
2023 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. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Dec 06, 2023
Unlocking the Secrets of RNA
BioE Assistant Professor Sara Rouhanifard explores the impact of RNA modifications on cell function and explains how Northeastern has helped both her and her students unlock new ideas.