Northeastern University Biology Graduate Program

12/27/2016

Congratulations on the great news coming from the Chai Lab!

http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/2016/12/yunrong-chai-nsf-career-award/

Though his career has focused on life at the microscopic scale, Assistant Professor of Biology Yunrong Chai knows that his field of microbiology has enormous implications for society.

05/21/2016

02/08/2016

Dr. Javier Apfeld, one of the newest additions to the Biology Department faculty, recently had a paper published in Nature; take a read if you haven't yet!

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature16550.html

The process of ageing makes death increasingly likely, involving a random aspect that produces a wide distribution of lifespan even in homogeneous populations. The study of this stochastic behaviour may link molecular mechanisms to the ageing process that determines lifespan. Here, by collecting hig…

12/15/2015

12/03/2015

A great article about the story of Slava Epstein and his work with Kim Lewis to identify new antibiotics.
http://www.statnews.com/2015/12/03/antibiotics-bacteria-research/

Scientists are using radically simple techniques to uncover antibiotics that are fundamentally different than the ones doctors prescribe today.

12/01/2015

The Northeastern Bio Department is now on Facebook! Like the page for updates on talks, events and news.