Research Profile: Josh Leonard Programs Cells to Target Tumors
Josh Leonard is building a research program that applies his expertise in immunology, gene therapy, and protein engineering to meet pressing medical needs.
Scientists Use Bacteria to Power Microgears
Scientists at Northwestern and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in a solution, providing insights for the design of bio-inspired dynamically adaptive materials for energy.
Alok Choudhary Named AAAS and ACM Fellow
Alok Choudhary has been named both a AAAS fellow and an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) fellow.
An Easy Way to See the World’s Thinnest Material
It’s been used to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s been used to find latent blood stains in crime scenes. And now researchers at Northwestern University have used it to exam the thinnest material in the world.
Graduate Student Wins Prize for Solving Water Problem
Chris Wilmer, a chemical and biological engineering graduate student, recently won an innovation prize for his proposal to solve water problems in developing countries.
Facebook (and Systems Biologists) Take Note: Network Analysis Reveals True Connections
Research professors Roger Guimera and Marta Sales-Pardo have developed a universal method that can accurately analyze a range of complex networks -- including social networks and air transportation networks.
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