Awards for Convergent Research Tackling Biggest Challenges in Life Sciences
“Convergent teams are advancing fundamental discoveries and catalyzing transformational progress.”
Big Federal Award, Tiny Living Factories
“The idea is, what if you could actually make the drug inside the patient? That’s never been done before.”
5 ENG Faculty Featured at Research on Tap
The event showcased some of BU’s star researchers, celebrating how they cross and blur disciplinary boundaries in the pursuit of innovation.
Converging on Training Tomorrow’s Bioengineers
With an NSF grant, a BU program will train a diverse group of PhD students for tomorrow’s workforce in biotech, synthetic biology, and other sectors.
Taking in the Trash
With food scraps instead of fossil fuels, a BU bioreactor project is modeling sustainable manufacturing.
Shedding Light on a Puzzling Protein Process
A common thread ties seemingly unlinked disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and type II diabetes together. This thread is known as protein aggregation and happens when proteins clump together.