Why Do Mosquitos Bite Some People More Than Others?
Boston University researchers hope the science of smell can help stop mosquito bites–and deadly diseases
BU-Led Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program Receives $31.5 Million Funding Renewal
National Institute on Aging’s five-year grant will help researchers advance understanding of Alzheimer’s and related dementias
NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network
Automated, AI-driven labs can remotely run experiments for researchers across the country
Convergent Hire Brings Together Engineering and Biology
Following a national search, Jeroen Eyckmans has been appointed the newest convergent hire in Biomedical Engineering and Biology. Eyckmans’ research sits at the intersection of engineering and biology, asking fundamental biological questions about tissue repair, aging, extracellular matrix organization, and multicellular dynamics, and addressing them using engineered tissues, quantitative imaging, synthetic biology, perturbation platforms, and […]
Could This King-Size Citrus Fruit Inspire a Better Mobile Phone Case?
Boston University engineers are studying the pomelo’s remarkable shock absorbency—including by throwing it off a campus roof
Songbird Brains Can Generate New Neurons. Can We Help Human Brains Do the Same?
Boston University study sheds new light on how songbird brains refresh themselves—findings that could one day open the door to new human therapies
Accolades Biologist Jeffrey Marlow Awarded National Academies’ New Voices Honor
Boston University expert in how microbial life endures in inhospitable places joins two-year program for nation’s outstanding emerging leaders
BU Undergrads Are Making A Difference Through Research—From Saving Bumblebees to Tracking Fiber In Our Diet
Students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program roll up their sleeves, work with faculty mentors, and make meaningful contributions to scores of projects
Our Identities Are More Than Our Genes, Says BU Researcher in Debut Book
In Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins, Shoumita Dasgupta illustrates what we risk—and lose—when we attribute our differences only to biology
Meet PEARL, a Mobile Research Lab Studying Oysters and Their Habitats
BU researcher and her family customized a van to study how oysters filter water pollutants—and took science on the road