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Oct 28, 2024
Best Poster Presentation Award at Fourth Aerosol Dosimetry Meeting
Charbel Yazbeck, PhD’28, bioengineering, advised by BioE Associate Professor Jessica Oakes, was awarded the best student poster presentation at the Fourth Aerosol Dosimetry Meeting, for his poster titled “Modeling and Evaluating the Pulmonary Impacts of a Wildland Firefighting Career Through Equivalent Murine Exposure.”
Oct 25, 2024
Using Synthetic Polymers To Break Down Biofilms
Inspired by the process barnacles undergo to break down bacteria before suctioning themselves to rocks, BioE Professor and Chair Abraham Joy is using his synthetic polymer to remove biofilms of bacteria that cause antibiotic-resistant infections. He co-authored research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Oct 17, 2024
Engineering for Women’s Health Conference 2024 Focuses on Interdisciplinary Solutions
Seeking to highlight the need for interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to women’s health, a group of bioengineering and mechanical engineering PhD students organized the inaugural Engineering for Women’s Health Conference 2024.
Oct 08, 2024
New Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Tumors
Shaobo Yang, PhD’24, bioengineering, advised by BioE Associate Professor Chiara Bellini, published research on “Non-Pathogenic E. Coli Displaying Decoy-Resistant IL18 Mutein Boosts Anti-Tumor and CAR NK Cell Responses” in Nature Biotechnology.
Sep 25, 2024
Fall 2024 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several COE, COS, and Khoury students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Fall 2024 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Sep 24, 2024
Dai Selected as BMES Fellow
BioE Professor Guohao Dai was selected as a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) for contributions in vascular mechanobiology, 3D bioprinting vascular networks for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine applications, and transcriptional regulation of arterial venous vascular differentiation in health and diseases.
Sep 23, 2024
$1.95M NIH MIRA R35 Award for Developing New Strategies To Combat Bacterial Infections
BioE Assistant Professor Mona Minkara was awarded a $1.95 million NIH R35 MIRA Award for Early-Stage Investigators for “Foundational Investigations Into Bacterial Surface Glycan Dynamics.” The project aims to advance knowledge of bacterial and glycan behavior, leading to new ways to enhance health and prevent infections.
Sep 13, 2024
Using Computational Models and Deep Learning for Personalized Cancer Treatment
BioE Assistant Research Professor Kiran Vanaja uses computational models and deep learning to predict cancer cell behavior and develop multistep therapeutic strategies for personalized cancer treatment.
Aug 28, 2024
Research on Experiential Learning in Norway
MIE Associate Teaching Professor Yustianto Tjiptowidjojo and MIE/BioE Associate Professor Rouzbeh Amini published research from a Dialogue of Civilizations on “An Experiential Learning Opportunity in Norway: Computation for Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering Students” in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
Aug 14, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Caroline Blassick
Caroline Blassick joins the Bioengineering department in August 2024 as an Assistant Teaching Professor.