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Sep 27, 2021
Bencherif’s Research Featured on Front Cover of Advanced Science
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif’s research on “Biomaterials and Oxygen Join Forces to Shape the Immune Response and Boost COVID-19 Vaccines” was featured on the front cover of Advanced Science.
Sep 21, 2021
Bencherif’s Research Featured on Cover of Advanced Functional Materials
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif’s research on “Oxygen-Generating Cryogels Restore T-Cell Mediated Cytotoxicity in Hypoxic Tumors” is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Advanced Functional Materials.
Sep 07, 2021
ChE/MIE’s Lewis Awarded $2.1 M for Novel Magnetic Materials
Distinguished University and Cabot Professor Laura Lewis, ChE/MIE, is leading a $2.1M Department of Energy grant, in collaboration with the University of Delaware, the Northeastern University Physics department, and the University of Warwick, UK, for “Designing Strong Stability in Non-Critical and Rare-Earth-Lean Magnetic Materials.”
Aug 18, 2021
New Faculty Spotlight: Hannah Sayre
Hannah Sayre joins the Chemical Engineering department in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Aug 12, 2021
Developing Biomaterial-based Vaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif received a $2M R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health for “Overcoming vaccine-associated hypoxia with advanced biomaterials to enhance cancer immunotherapy.“
Aug 12, 2021
Research to Boost COVID-19 Vaccines Published in ‘Advanced Science’
Could there be an even more effective vaccine? This professor thinks so. Main photo: Existing COVID-19 vaccines have far surpassed public health officials’ expectations. But could they be improved upon even further? Yes, says Sidi Bencherif, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Northeastern. Here’s how. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University The COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized […]
Aug 09, 2021
Undergraduate Student in Bencherif Lab Wins Honors Early Research Award
Joyce Shen, S’23, a third-year biochemistry undergraduate student in the Bencherif Lab, was recently awarded an Honors Early Research Award for her work on the project “Engineering Polyester-coated Nanoparticles for Extended Oxygen Release.”
Aug 05, 2021
Manufacturing Efficient Magnetic Materials
Distinguished University and Cabot Professor Laura Lewis, ChE/MIE, in collaboration with the University of Warwick, UK, was awarded a $900K NSF grant for “Multi-Driver Furnace Processing of Magneto-Functional Materials.”