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Michael Pollastri
Professor and Interim Dean, College of Science

Michael Pollastri in the Press

Michael Pollastri for Northeastern Global News

This tropical disease is second only to malaria as a parasitic killer. So why haven’t you heard of it?

This tropical disease is second only to malaria as a parasitic killer. So why haven’t you heard of it?

The deadly strain of leishmaniasis infects 300,000 people annually, causing 20,000 deaths. It's the second largest cause of parasitic death.
Why you should care about rare tropical diseases

Why you should care about rare tropical diseases

They’re neglected, they’re tropical, and they affect mostly the poor—so why should Americans be concerned about tropical diseases?
The science behind fireworks

The science behind fireworks

Collaboration: ‘Where the magic starts happening’

Collaboration: ‘Where the magic starts happening’

Northeastern’s research partnerships in Cuba open the doors to scientific exchange

Northeastern’s research partnerships in Cuba open the doors to scientific exchange

3Qs: Four new elements added to periodic table

3Qs: Four new elements added to periodic table

Graduate researcher wins fellowship to design drugs to combat deadly disease

Graduate researcher wins fellowship to design drugs to combat deadly disease

New grant to advance sleeping sickness treatment research

New grant to advance sleeping sickness treatment research

Through this $2.5 million award, Pollastri’s Laboratory will develop and test compounds identified as options for treating sleeping sickness.
New research offers hope in treating sleeping sickness

New research offers hope in treating sleeping sickness

Neglected for too long

Neglected for too long