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Oct 24, 2017
Prof. Goluch gives talk at 3rd Annual Single Cell Analysis USA Congress
ChE Associate Professor Ed Goluch gave a talk at the Third Annual Single Cell Analysis USA Congress in Boston on “Isolating Bacterial Cells and Measuring Metabolites Using Sub-Microfluidic Systems,” which discusses the unique challenges of bacterial cell analysis at the single cell level given their small size and motility.
Oct 23, 2017
A New Way to Fight ‘Superbugs’
ChE PhD student Ben Geilich is using nanoparticles to improve an antibiotics ability to treat infections. Source: Northeastern Magazine Northeastern doctoral graduate Ben Geilich cheerfully admits that he loves studying bacteria—tiny, resourceful creatures that can quickly grow and morph into new forms. In their deadliest form, bacteria turn into superbugs: infections that resist the world’s […]
Oct 23, 2017
Prof. Webster to give talk at web conference "Frontiers of Applied Microbiology" Tuesday, Oct. 24th
Prof. Thomas J. Webster will give a talk at the web conference “Frontiers in Applied Microbiolgy” entitled “The Age of Nanobiotics: Killing Bacteria with Nanotechnology and without Antibiotics”.
Oct 19, 2017
Prof. Coury Gives Talk at University of California, Riverside
ChE Professor Art Coury gave a talk at the University of California, Riverside yesterday as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series Presentation to Biomedical Engineering Department. Coury's talk is entitled, "Perspectives in Medical Product Translation: Imperatives, Challenges and Opportunities."
Oct 18, 2017
Caroline Ghio '21 Wins Undergraduate Research Creative Endeavors Award
Caroline Ghio, a second year chemical engineering undergraduate student, was awarded in fall 2017 an Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor (UGRCE) Award from Northeastern University. The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships offers financial and academic support through the UGRCE Award to Northeastern students seeking to conduct original research of their own design. Ghio, who […]
Oct 18, 2017
ChE Medical Devices Project Selected as Chunhui Cup Finalist
ChE Research Assistant Professor Linlin Sun, Dept. Chair & Professor Tom Webster, and ChE student Cungu Cao are part of a six-person interdisciplinary team developing the Wearable Nano-Piezoelectric Sensors for Neck Movement and Detection Device that has been selected as finalists for the 12th Annual Chunhuibei (Chunhui) Cup Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition
Oct 12, 2017
Webster gives keynote talk at the MS&T Conference
ChE Professor Thomas Webster gave a keynote talk at the 2017 Materials Science & Technology Technical Meeting & Exhibition in Pittsburg, PA on Oct. 11th. The talk entitled, “Surfaces Make All the Difference in the World: Reducing Implant Infection and Promoting Tissue Growth,” addressed the ways which medical device surfaces can be created to inhibit bacteria […]
Oct 12, 2017
Annabi’s Article Selected as Cover for Science Translational Medicine
ChE Assistant Professor Nasim Annabi’s article on “Engineering a highly elastic human protein–based sealant for surgical applications” was featured on the cover of Science Translational Medicine.