Now, for the first time, CSB's @AristildeLab has uncovered the molecular mechanisms that enable organic matter to boost soil’s ability to retain water — even in desert-like conditions.

A new @PNASNews study from @NorthwesternU reveals paraspeckles form via protein competition for RNA — not layered binding. Led by @shrinivaslab & team, this could reshape cancer therapy by decoding condensate “logic.”.🔗 #CancerResearch #RNA

🌍 Excited to join the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future, launched by @UNICEF & @USAID! Lead poisoning impacts 1 in 2 kids in many LMICs — it’s time to take action on lead in water. 💧.We're proud to help build a lead-free world for every child.

A new vaccine tech from @NUSynBio's Neha Kamat uses cell-free systems to mimic the deadly Nipah virus—triggering strong immunity in mice. A game-changer for rapid pandemic response. 🧪 Published in @ACSPublications → #Biotech #SyntheticBiology

CSB is thrilled to welcome our incredible summer undergrad researchers! 🎉🔬Thanks to @NSF, the DeFeo Family Foundation & Walder Foundation for supporting hands-on exploration in #SyntheticBiology. Here's to a summer of curiosity, growth & innovation! #STEM #UndergradResearch

We are thrilled to congratulate CSB's Sera Young on being named co-Director of the Center for Water - a well deserved honor reflecting her outstanding work tackling food and water crises in under-resourced communities!

How do we rethink & measure water insecurity? 💧.Join CSB's @ProfSeraYoung & @LucksLab for a livestreamed talk from @EawagResearch in Zurich. 📅 June 25.⏰ 7:00 a.m. CT.📍 Zoom All are welcome—details below!.#GlobalHealth #SyntheticBiology

Meet Yael Mayer, the engine behind @NUSynBio. As Director of Ops & Outreach, she leads with strategy, empathy & staff advocacy. “We’re all part of making it work.” #HigherEd #StaffSpotlight #STEM @mrksich @NorthwesternEng @NorthwesternU

Sera Young, together with other CSB faculty are working hard to inform the public about the impacts of federal funding cuts on research that helps all of us.

🚀 From curious student to synthetic biology leader — @NUSynBio's Ashty Karim, PhD, shares how embracing the unexpected led him to his dream faculty role at @NorthwesternEng. Full story ➡️ #SyntheticBiology #STEMCareers #FacultySpotlight #ScienceJourney

NIH funding freezes are halting #cancer research at Northwestern. Dr. Joshua Leonard spoke with @WBEZ about how delays are impacting work on ovarian & pancreatic cancer therapies. 🎧.#CancerResearch #NIH #SciencePolicy.

It's great to see @NUSynBio member Erica Hartmann lend her voice to growing concerns about the future of science and innovation in the US in light of major federal funding cuts to academic research. @thehill #researchfunding #syntheticbiology

🚨 “We’re doing this for everybody.”. $790M in federal cuts have frozen vital research at Northwestern. CSB leaders are speaking out — because this is about clean water, cancer cures, and training future scientists. #ScienceMatters #ResearchFunding #STEM

🌍 At CSB, every day is Earth Day. Our researchers are safeguarding our future—💧 making water safer to drink, 🌱 uncovering the secrets of soil health, and 🌾 equipping farmers with innovative tools to grow healthier crops. We partner with biology to protect the planet. 🌿🔬

To survey the proteoform landscape of cells and tissues, @NLKProteomics and collaborators built a platform that can measure hundreds of proteoforms at the tissue level with a resolution of the order of a few cells.

@NUSynBio's Lucks spoke with @WBEZ yesterday about what’s next for Northwestern researchers amid funding cuts and work stoppages. "Big picture, our goal as researchers is to help people. That's what we spend all of our days and nights thinking about."

Today, we shine a spotlight on our incredible student-led Trainee Association (CTA) which consistently goes above and beyond in creating a vibrant, collaborative environment. #Community #Leadership #Innovation #StudentResearch #FutureLeaders

Advances in high-resolution imaging, mass spectrometry and machine-learning-assisted data analysis, spatial-proteomics researchers are mapping and tracking proteins with increasing detail at multiple scales. @nature @NLKProteomics #proteomics

We are thrilled to congratulate Nitu Kumari, an inaugural @NUSynBio Postdoctoral Fellow, for receiving the prestigious Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellowship, fostering the next generation of life science research.

We are proud to share that Julius Lucks, co-director of @NUSynBio, has been elected a 2024 AAAS Fellow! We are so fortunate to benefit from his passion and commitment to research excellence and innovation. Congratulations @LucksLab!.