News
Sep 28, 2023
Patent for Developing a Robotic Aquaculture System
BioE/ECE Affiliated Faculty Joseph Ayers, MES/CEE Professor Mark Patterson, CEE Chair Jerome Hajjar, ECE Professor Milica Stojanovic, and CEE/MES Associate Professor Amy Mueller were awarded a patent for “Robotic aquaculture system and methods.”
Sep 15, 2023
Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Fall 2023 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Aug 28, 2023
Wanunu Research Featured on the Cover of Nature Biotechnology
Research conducted by COS/BioE Professor Meni Wanunu on “Unidirectional Single-file Transport of Full-length Proteins Through a Nanopore” was featured on the cover of the August 2023 issue of Nature Biotechnology.
Aug 22, 2023
$2.1M NIH Award for 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.
Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Daniel Grindle
Daniel Grindle joins the Bioengineering department in August 2023 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.
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.
Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: David Simpson
David Simpson joins the Bioengineering department in August 2023 as an Associate Teaching Professor.
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.
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 $625,000 NSF grant for “In Vivo Mechanotransduction During Limb Growth” to understand the mechanical signaling involved in limb growth.
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.”