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Aug 11, 2026
Uncovering Unexpected Protein Creation Processes in the Human Body
BioE Professor Nikolai Slavov and his team discovered that unexpected amino acid substitutions create abundant, stable proteins in the human body that deviate from standard genetic instructions. This article originally […]
Jul 22, 2026
BioE PhD Student Wins Best Poster Presentation at Gordon Research Conference for Optics and Photonics
Kelvin Amakye (above left), a second-year bioengineering PhD candidate in Assistant Professor Christa Haase’s lab, won Best Poster for his project “A Custom Three-Photon Microscope for Intravital Imaging of Axolotl Regeneration” at the Gordon Research Conference for Optics and Photonics in Medicine and Biology 2026.
Jul 20, 2026
Unlocking Plant Secrets for Safer Medicine and Resilient Crops
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Weng, director of the Institute for Plant-Human Interface, is studying natural plant processes to discover safer cancer treatments, develop a potential peanut allergy vaccine, and breed resilient crops capable of advancing global health and sustainability.
Jul 20, 2026
Expanding Proteome Diversity Through Alternate RNA Decoding
BioE Professor Nikolai Slavov’s laboratory published research on “Alternate RNA decoding results in stable and abundant proteins in mammals” in Nature.
Jul 14, 2026
BioE PhD Student wins Best Oral Presentation at the 2026 C. elegans Neuroscience Meeting
Sahana Gangadharan, a fourth-year BioE PhD candidate in Associate Professor Vivek Venkatachalam’s lab, won the “Best Oral Presentation” award at the 2026 C. elegans Neuroscience Meeting (CeNeuro).
Jun 22, 2026
Identifying Genetic Markers That May Help Peripheral Artery Disease Patients Avoid Amputations
Northeastern researchers, including BioE Assistant Research Professor Saeed Amal based at the Roux Institute, identified 38 genetic variants linked to an increased risk of limb amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease, paving the way for earlier, personalized interventions.
Jun 02, 2026
Weng Wins ASPB Charles Albert Shull Award
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Weng has been selected as the recipient of the annual Charles Albert Shull Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB).
Jun 01, 2026
Two Northeastern Students Helping Increase IVF Success Through Co-op
Two Northeastern students––Jake Percival, E, mechanical engineering and bioengineering, and Tori Christianson, E, chemical engineering and bioengineering––are completing their co-ops at AutoIVF. They are working on a device that can find “hidden” egg cells in follicular fluid, helping to increase the chance of successful IVF by increasing the number of eggs retrieved.