Rebecca Carrier Chemical engineering professor r.carrier@neu.edu 617.373.7126 Expertise biomimetic biomaterials, drug delivery, food associated gastrointestinal stimuli, mucus barrier transport properties, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering Rebecca Carrier for Northeastern Global News Inside Rebecca Carrier’s Advanced Drug Delivery Research Lab. How a big problem in pharma turned into one’s life work Inside Rebecca Carrier’s Advanced Drug Delivery Research Lab. How a big problem in pharma turned into one’s life work Rebecca Carrier has developed a gut-on-a-chip model that has brought science closer to understanding the bodily effects of different foods. Drink that kombucha at your own risk: What a Northeastern scientist thinks about popular gut health advice Drink that kombucha at your own risk: What a Northeastern scientist thinks about popular gut health advice Northeastern expert Rebecca Carrier explains what fermented foods have to do with our gut health and how we can support it. These PhD students credit female mentors for their success. Now they’re paying it forward. These PhD students credit female mentors for their success. Now they’re paying it forward. Jennifer Morales and Jaclyn Lock recently received their PhDs, a feat they say they could not have accomplished without their female mentors. Collaboration: ‘Where the magic starts happening’ Collaboration: ‘Where the magic starts happening’ Innovative minds and collaborative spirits came together for two featured events at the opening of Northeastern’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex: “NU Talks: Innovating Across Disciplines” and the panel discussion “The Future of Interdisciplinary Research.” ISEC, the speakers agreed, represents both. Bioengineering conference draws global research leaders Bioengineering conference draws global research leaders The 40th annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference drew more than 700 researchers to Northeastern last month. Fat for better drug function Fat for better drug function Rebecca Carrier, an associate professor of chemical engineering, received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the role of fat molecules in drug absorption. Chemical engineering professor wins $1.9 million NIH award Chemical engineering professor wins $1.9 million NIH award Shashi Murthy will lead research into regenerative-medicine technology Drug-delivery research shows early promise Drug-delivery research shows early promise Northeastern research teams win National Institutes of Health exploratory grants to support separate projects to develop more effective, nanotechnology-based cancer and brain-disease therapies