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Kim Lewis In the Media

Kim Lewis for Northeastern

Six Northeastern professors named to list of ‘highly cited researchers’ around the globe

Treating cancer and other diseases in novel ways. Discovering a new antibiotic. Understanding why people become successful. These groundbreaking research achievements are among the accomplishments…
- by Greg St. Martin January 9, 2019
These bacteria may be the key to treating clinical depression

A study led by researchers at Northeastern shows that there is a potential link between the bacteria that live in our gut and clinical depression.
- by Laura Castañón December 10, 2018
This solver of scientific paradoxes has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Kim Lewis, a University Distinguished Professor of Biology, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his discovery…
- by Laura Castañón November 27, 2018
Ticks creep into the city, bringing Lyme disease with them

With the sprawling of suburbia comes unwanted new neighbors. Ticks are no longer only dwellers of the deep forest-they can be found in cities, too,…
- by Allie Nicodemo May 10, 2018
Northeastern receives $9M grant to fast track the discovery of new antibiotics

A team led by University Distinguished Professor of Biology Kim Lewis received a five-year, $9 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute…
- by Thea Singer July 11, 2016
How serious is the threat posed by new ‘superbug’?

Reports of the arrival in the U.S. of a new superbug that is resistant to an antibiotic of last resort have set off alarm bells…
- by Thea Singer June 7, 2016
Researchers investigate four promising new treatments for Lyme disease

Northeastern researcher Kim Lewis and his team have launched an all-out effort to find a cure for Lyme disease, which afflicts nearly 300,000 new people…
- by Thea Singer March 29, 2016
Northeastern research the buzz of 2015

Groundbreaking scientific research published earlier this year by Northeastern researchers and their colleagues topped the list of the 100 scientific articles receiving the most media…
- by News@Northeastern December 16, 2015
New research opens the door for treatment of relapsing bacterial infections

University Distinguished Professor Kim Lewis and his colleagues match findings in the lab with ones from human subjects to advance customized antibiotic treatments.
- by Thea Singer July 29, 2015
Researchers’ discovery may explain difficulty in treating Lyme disease

A research team led by University Distinguished Professor Kim Lewis present in a new paper that they’ve identified drug-tolerant persister cells in the bacterium that…
- by Greg St. Martin June 1, 2015

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