News
Mar 29, 2021
Congratulations NSF GRFP Recipients
Congratulations to the current students and alumni who are recipients of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awards. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years […]
Mar 29, 2021
Eller Receives Prestigious Hodgkinson Award
Kerry Eller, E’21, bioengineering, received the Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award for her distinguished scholastic achievement as well as character, personality, qualities of leadership, cooperative work experience, and service in voluntary organizations and activities. The award is one of Northeastern University’s highest honors for graduating seniors. Colleges nominate their top students on the basis of […]
Mar 29, 2021
Nature Biotechnology Perspective on Increasing proteomics throughput
BioE Assistant Professor and Allen Distinguished Investigator Nikolai Slavov published a perspective article in Nature Biotechnology “Increasing proteomics throughput” highlighting new mass-spectrometry technologies transcending limitations in the throughput of proteomics and opening the stage for many exciting applications.
Mar 03, 2021
Investigating the Defense-Related Responses of Plants
ChE/COS Associate Professor Carolyn Lee-Parsons and BioE Affiliated Faculty member Erin Cram were awarded an $800K NSF grant for creating ” A Novel CRISPR SynBio Tool for Investigating and Reprogramming the Regulation of Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus.”
Feb 19, 2021
New Faculty Spotlight: Aileen Huang-Saad
Aileen Huang-Saad joins the Bioengineering department in February 2021 as an Associate Professor and Director of Life Science and Engineering Programs at the Roux Institute.
Feb 18, 2021
Celebrate National Engineers Week 2021
Join the College of Engineering February 21-27, 2021 for a variety of fun, informative, and inspirational activities and events to showcase the many ways that engineers are “Imagining Tomorrow” and celebrate the importance of the engineering profession to society and the world.
Feb 16, 2021
Clark Named 2021 AIMBE Fellow
Professor Heather Clark, bioengineering, jointly appointed in chemistry and chemical biology, and director of Northeastern University’s Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems, has been named a 2021 AIMBE Fellow.
Feb 12, 2021
Developing Technology to Optimally Detect and Count Circulating Tumor Cells without Drawing Blood
BioE Professor Mark Niedre and Bouve/ChE Professor Mansoor Amiji are using their recent NCI/NIH grant to detect circulating tumor cells in the blood.
Feb 08, 2021
Blood Related Complications Due to COVID-19
BioE Chair and Professor Lee Makowski is researching if there is a connection between a spike protein in COVID-19 and blood-related complications from the disease. COVID-19 can affect the blood. Its spike protein may be the culprit. Main Photo: Lee Makowski, chair of the bioengineering department, holds a 3D printed model of COVID-19 showing spike […]
Jan 27, 2021
Understanding the Most Dangerous Aspects of COVID-19
BioE Professor and Chair Lee Makowski published a perspective article in the journal Virus titled, “Biological and Clinical Consequences of Integrin Binding via a Rogue RGD Motif in the SARS CoV-2 Spike Protein,” which explains the most dangerous aspects of COVID-19.