3D brain model links Alzheimer’s disease with herpes
Engineers and researchers design unique in vitro model to study the causes and treatments of neurological disease.
Human health and bioengineering
A new way to study the brain
An NIH grant powers collaborative stem cell and silk research on Alzheimer’s disease.
Engineering enzymes in high throughput
Chemical engineers develop a directed evolution technique to engineer phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) enzymes.
Repairing thousands of N-95 masks
Engineers team up with students from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to repair over 6,000 N-95 masks for Tufts Medical Center.
Could silk change your trips to the dentist?
Student projects at Tufts School of Dental Medicine use School of Engineering produced silk to explore new treatments and products.
Soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitizer?
Marlene Wolfe, EG19, who received a PhD in civil and environmental engineering, conducted a systematic review of the effectiveness of handwashing practices.
Jiang named endowed assistant professor
Xiaocheng Jiang has been appointed to the John A. and Dorothy M. Adams Faculty Development Assistant Professorship.
Stopping cholera and saving lives
Through research in the lab and field, Associate Professor Daniele Lantagne and her team give common intervention practices, like bucket chlorination, a greater chance of intercepting the deadly bacteria.
Growing sustainable meat
WBZ's Boston Next series highlights biomedical engineering student Natalie Rubio, who is working to grow sustainable meat using caterpillar stem cells.