Abigail Koppes Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering a.koppes@neu.edu 617.373.2989 Expertise Bioelectric medicine, tissue engineered platforms for nerve regeneration and repair Abigail Koppes in the Press Science Magazine Watch scientists use electricity to herd skin cells, like sheep “The technology seems very exciting,” says Abigail Koppes, a biological and chemical engineer at Northeastern University, who studies bioelectronics. A couple at home and the office? It can work In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Globe tracked down happily co-employed couples to talk about intertwining their personal and professional lives. Ryan and Abigail Koppes have been inseparable since they were 15-year-olds in Western Massachusetts. They were on the ski team at a private high school in Gill, went to college and grad school together […] Abigail Koppes for Northeastern Global News What a tiny, 3D gut can tell us about gastrointestinal disorders What a tiny, 3D gut can tell us about gastrointestinal disorders Researchers built a model combining synthetic polymers and live tissue, mimicking how neurons operate in the small intestine. If cells could talk… Actually, they do. But what are they saying? If cells could talk… Actually, they do. But what are they saying? How our cells talk—and what they say—is complicated, and it’s different body to body. Northeastern University researchers synthesize chemical found in longfin squid to use for UV protection Northeastern University researchers synthesize chemical found in longfin squid to use for UV protection A former graduate student and an assistant professor are working to recreate a sun-blocking chemical that naturally occurs in cephalopods.
Science Magazine Watch scientists use electricity to herd skin cells, like sheep “The technology seems very exciting,” says Abigail Koppes, a biological and chemical engineer at Northeastern University, who studies bioelectronics.
A couple at home and the office? It can work In honor of Valentine’s Day, the Globe tracked down happily co-employed couples to talk about intertwining their personal and professional lives. Ryan and Abigail Koppes have been inseparable since they were 15-year-olds in Western Massachusetts. They were on the ski team at a private high school in Gill, went to college and grad school together […]