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Dec 13, 2019
Compressible Cryogels to Target Diseased Cells
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi Bencherif created a sponge-like gel that can be injected under the skin to provide medication or target certain immune cells.
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Dec 12, 2019
Webster Awarded Patent for Bacteria-Resistant Polymers
ChE Professor Thomas Webster was awarded a patent for “nanostructured bacteria-resistant polymer materials.”
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Dec 12, 2019
James Sinoimeri to Present at International Exchange with German Chemical Society (GDCh)
James Sinoimeri, E’21, will be presenting his work from ChE Assistant Professor Sidi A. Bencherif’s lab at a highly selective international exchange program of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society, GDCh).
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Dec 11, 2019
Celebrating Co-op Employer Partnership with Morphic Therapeutic
Bells were ringing at the stock exchange in New York City for Northeastern co-op employer partner Morphic Therapeutic, where our engineering and science co-op students were afforded the unique experience to visit Wall Street and ring the bell for their IPO.
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Dec 05, 2019
Developing an Oral Time Released Drug Delivery System that Lasts a Month
BioE Assistant Professor Ambika Bajpayee is developing a drug delivery system that can remain in the stomach for weeks releasing medication slowly over the course of a month.
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Dec 05, 2019
Andrew Jones Receives Mutual Mentoring Advancement Program Award
ChE Assistant Professor Andrew Jones has received a Mutual Mentoring Advancement Program (M2AP) award for 2019-2020 to develop “An agile management team in systems and environmental research.”
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Nov 21, 2019
Bencherif Delivered Keynote Lecture at the 2019 World Young Scientist Summit
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi Bencherif was invited to give a keynote lecture at the symposium: Opportunities and Challenges in Biomaterials Research in Wenzhou, China
Nov 21, 2019
ChE Students Chris Meehan and Michael Parrish win Northeastern’s PEAK Ascent Award
ChE undergraduate student Chris Meehan and BioE undergraduate student Michael Parrish were awarded Northeastern’s PEAK Ascent awards.