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Northeastern University recognizes CTBP as a University Center in the College of Science

Northeastern University recognizes CTBP as a University Center in the College of Science

The College of Science has now officially recognized The Center for...

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Dec 19, 2024 | 1 min read

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CTBP Alumnus Raj Kumar Manna Joins IIT Kharagpur Faculty, Advancing Research in AI & ML in HealthCare

CTBP Alumnus Raj Kumar Manna Joins IIT Kharagpur Faculty, Advancing Research in AI & ML in HealthCare

Exciting New Appointment at IIT Kharagpur: CTBP Alumnus Raj Kumar Manna...

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Nov 12, 2024 | 1 min read

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His parents wanted a better life for Max Bi. Their gamble paid off.

His parents wanted a better life for Max Bi. Their gamble paid off.

Max Bi was 14 years old when his parents moved from Beijing to New York to...

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Nov 12, 2024 | 5 min read

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CTBP congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

CTBP congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics

Two researchers used fundamental knowledge of the physical properties of...

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Nov 12, 2024 | 2 min read

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Scientists recreate genome of 52,000-year-old freeze-dried woolly mammoth

Scientists recreate genome of 52,000-year-old freeze-dried woolly mammoth

A remarkably preserved woolly mammoth specimen helped scientists discover a...

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Nov 12, 2024 | 4 min read

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Rice Engineering Honors Mohit Kumar Jolly with 2024 Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award

Rice Engineering Honors Mohit Kumar Jolly with 2024 Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni Award

Recipients recognized for industry impact and dedication to the School of...

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Nov 12, 2024 | 1 min read

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CTBP Alumnus Mohit Kumar Jolly Wins 2023 ICTP Prize for Advancements in Cancer Cell Dynamics and Treatment Resistance

CTBP Alumnus Mohit Kumar Jolly Wins 2023 ICTP Prize for Advancements in Cancer Cell Dynamics and Treatment Resistance

The International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) has announced the...

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Nov 7, 2024 | 3 min read

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Congratulations to Paul Whitford on Promotion to Professor

Congratulations to Paul Whitford on Promotion to Professor

Northeastern University College of Science Announces Faculty Promotions We...

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Oct 27, 2024 | 2 min read

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Kishore Hari Receives Reinhart-Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award 2023 for Pioneering Research in Cancer Metastasis

Kishore Hari Receives Reinhart-Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award 2023 for Pioneering Research in Cancer Metastasis

October 24, 2024 Boston, MA – We are thrilled to announce that Kishore Hari...

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Oct 24, 2024 | 2 min read

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Unraveling SARS-CoV-2: Paul Whitford and Team Decode Viral Entry Mechanisms to Pioneer Next-Generation Vaccine Innovations

Unraveling SARS-CoV-2: Paul Whitford and Team Decode Viral Entry Mechanisms to Pioneer Next-Generation Vaccine Innovations

September 24, 2024 A groundbreaking discovery in the fight against COVID-19...

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Sep 24, 2024 | 3 min read

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Michele Di Pierro awarded 2024 COS Excellence in Research

Michele Di Pierro awarded 2024 COS Excellence in Research

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Northeastern University awarded 2024 COS Excellence in Research Award

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May 1, 2024 | 2 min read

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FOR MAX BI, PHYSICS + BIOLOGY = A SLOAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

FOR MAX BI, PHYSICS + BIOLOGY = A SLOAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Dapeng (Max) Bi, an assistant professor of physics, is the twelfth Northeastern faculty member to earn the prestigious award.

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Feb 26, 2022 | 4 min read

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Evolution of the Tumor and Metabolic Plasticity Discussed Through the Lens of Physics with Herbert Levine

Evolution of the Tumor and Metabolic Plasticity Discussed Through the Lens of Physics with Herbert Levine

A Podcast by Herbert Levine

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Jun 8, 2021 | 1 min read

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Study shows why anesthetic stops cell’s walkers in their tracks

Study shows why anesthetic stops cell’s walkers in their tracks

Simulations show how propofol disrupts stride of kinesins that carry cargo

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Apr 26, 2021 | 5 min read

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Study could explain tuberculosis bacteria paradox

Study could explain tuberculosis bacteria paradox

TB-causing bacteria remember prior to stress, react quickly to new stress

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Apr 26, 2021 | 4 min read

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Cancer ‘guardian’ breaks bad with one switch

Cancer ‘guardian’ breaks bad with one switch

Study shows how mutant protein clusters drive disease-causing aggregates

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Apr 26, 2021 | 4 min read

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Cancer cells steer a jagged path

Cancer cells steer a jagged path

Rice, Duke researchers define a small protein’s central role in tumor...

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Mar 10, 2021 | 1 min read

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NSF renews Rice biological physics center

NSF renews Rice biological physics center

$12.9 million in funding backs Center for Theoretical Biological Physics...

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Mar 10, 2021 | 1 min read

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At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’

At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’

Rice scientists ID structures of protein-encoding DNA Read...

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Mar 4, 2021 | 1 min read

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AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund to Deliver Supercomputing Clusters to Researchers Combatting COVID-19

AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund to Deliver Supercomputing Clusters to Researchers Combatting COVID-19

Dr. José Onuchic and Dr. Peter Wolynes, Co-Directors of the Center for...

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Mar 4, 2021 | 1 min read