Boston University

Labs

A photo of the clinical testing lab at BU. A woman stands in protective gear handling testtubes.

COVID CONTROL

BU Publishes Public Health Data from Its Fall 2020 COVID Surveillance Efforts

February 26, 2021

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Research Accolades

Meet BU’s Newest AAAS Fellows

January 28, 2021

Microscopic image of human lung cells infected with COVID-19 coronavirus

COVID-19 Research

How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells within Mere Hours

January 11, 2021

A photo of the team at BU's COVID-19 testing lab

COVID-19 Testing

Meet the Team behind BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab

October 15, 2020

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

In Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation, BU Researchers Discover a Culprit in NFkB Pathway

September 24, 2020

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CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

What Sets Off Deadly Levels of Lung Inflammation in Some COVID-19 Patients?

September 8, 2020

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ANT SOCIETY

From Ant Brains, Seeking New Lessons about Human Behavior and Society

August 14, 2020

Research Recovery

Amidst a Pandemic, State-of-the-Art Research Center Gets Reconfigured

August 14, 2020

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NSF CAREER Awards

Meet BU’s Newest NSF CAREER Award Winners

August 5, 2020

CAREER PLANNING

Postdoc Academy Launches Remote Professional Development Course

June 19, 2020

nanosponges containing fragments of lung cell membranes in a cell culture in a NEIDL laboratory

Coronavirus

Tiny, Decoy “Sponges” Attract Coronavirus Away from Lung Cells

June 18, 2020

Biomedical engineers in BU professor Allyson Sgro’s lab participated in a workshop to develop individualized action plans and then joined up in person with other members of the community. Together, they met up with a #ShutDownSTEM/Black Lives Matter march walking from Roxbury’s Nubian Square to Boston City Hall.

STEM ON STRIKE

BU Researchers #ShutDownSTEM to Combat Racism

June 12, 2020

A photo of researchers working with COVID-19 in the NEIDL labs

Decoding COVID-19

BU NEIDL Scientists Featured in NOVA’s Special Coronavirus Episode

May 14, 2020

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Synthetic Biology

Mo Khalil Awarded Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship

May 14, 2020

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Return to Campus Labs

BU Unveils First Phase of Campuswide Research Recovery Plan

May 6, 2020

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COVID-19 Shutdown

After Major Exodus From Campus Labs, BU Research Plans For a Post-Pandemic Return

April 16, 2020

Center for Regenerative Medicine researchers Aditya Mithal, Claire Burgess, and Andrew McCracken prepare samples collected from Boston Medical Center patients suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 Testing

Facing Dire Shortages, 50 Boston Collaborators Develop Their Own FDA-Approved Coronavirus Test

March 26, 2020

Photo of blue suits hanging up in a lab at BU's NEIDL.

Coronavirus Outbreak

BU NEIDL Scientists Join International Coronavirus Research Effort

March 2, 2020

Archaeologist John "Mac" Marston holds a vile of ancient seeds found at an archaeological dig.

Environmental Archaeology

What Can We Learn from an Ancient Pea?

October 7, 2019

Mosquito-borne illness

Here’s Everything We Know about the Lethal Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

September 3, 2019

Here’s Everything We Know about the Lethal Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus