immunotherapy

Could there be an even more effective vaccine? This professor thinks so.

Existing COVID-19 vaccines have far surpassed public health officials’ expectations. But could they be improved upon even further? Yes, says Sidi Bencherif, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Northeastern. Here’s how.

• by Eva Botkin-Kowacki   August 12, 2021

He’s using theoretical physics to make sense of cancer

Herbert Levine, University Distinguished Professor of Physics at Northeastern, is collaborating with cancer biologists to explore fundamental questions, including how cancer spreads and why immunotherapies only work for certain patients.

• by Brittany Flaherty - contributor   August 22, 2019

How an idea from a lab may change cancer treatments

Quad Technologies started in a Northeastern lab with an idea of how to improve cancer treatments. Now the researchers who created the startup are joining a global life sciences company to move their technology closer to human clinical trials.

• by Laura Castañón and Greg St. Martin   October 17, 2018