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Sep 15, 2023

Announcing Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awardees

Several engineering students and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards. Projects this fall are tackling a range of topics and modes with students developing an autobiographical zine, studying the development of amphibian limbs, building better rocket parts, and more. BASE CAMP AWARDS Farhad Ibrahimzade COE’26 & […]

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Aug 22, 2023

Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Alzheimer’s Disease

BioE Chair and Professor Lee Makowski, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, received a $2.1M NIH for “Fibrillar polymorphs in human brain tissue.” The research will use x-ray scanning microscopy to observe changes in the molecular structure of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles during disease with the goal of better understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease.

Bioengineering

Aug 18, 2023

New Faculty Spotlight: Daniel Grindle

Daniel Grindle joins the Bioengineering department in August 2023 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.

Bioengineering

Aug 18, 2023

New Faculty Spotlight: Benjamin Gyori

Benjamin Gyori joins the Bioengineering department in August 2023 as an Associate Professor with a joint appointment in Khoury.

Bioengineering

Aug 18, 2023

New Faculty Spotlight: David Simpson

David Simpson joins the Bioengineering department in August 2023 as an Associate Teaching Professor.

Bioengineering

Aug 18, 2023

New Faculty Spotlight: Jing-Ke Weng

Jing-Ke Weng joins the Bioengineering department in August 2023 as a Professor with a joint appointment in Chemistry and Chemical Biology.

Bioengineering

Aug 17, 2023

Studying Axolotls to Understand How Limbs Develop and Regrow

MIE/BioE Professor Sandra Shefelbine, in collaboration with Biology Professor James Monaghan, was awarded a $625K NSF grant for “In Vivo Mechanotransduction During Limb Growth” to understand the mechanical signaling involved in limb growth.

Bioengineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Aug 11, 2023

Johnson Selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Boston

Bioengineering alumna Samantha Johnson, E’21, ME’21, who is the Founder of Tatum Robotics, was selected for Forbes inaugural 30 Under 30 Local Boston class.

Bioengineering

Aug 10, 2023

New Methods of Analyzing Single Cell Proteomics

Allen Distinguished Investigator and BioE Associate Professor Nikolai Slavov was awarded a patent for “Mass spectrometry technique for single cell proteomics.”

Bioengineering

Aug 09, 2023

Northeastern’s Tao Sun Overcomes Barriers to Brain Drug Delivery with Focused Ultrasound

BioE Assistant Professor Tao Sun is exploring the use of ultrasound and tiny bubbles to deliver drugs to the brain more effectively, potentially aiding in treating conditions like Alzheimer’s and brain cancer.

Bioengineering