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YSP 2024 – Open for Applications

Northeastern University

YSP offers future scientists and engineers a unique opportunity for a hands-on research experience while still in high school. The program, which will take place on Northeastern’s Boston Campus, will culminate in final research presentations and a poster session. rising seniors).

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Pharmacogenetics

STEMe

Currently, pharmacogenomics is leveraged sparingly against diseases such as HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), certain cancers, depression, and heart disease, but researchers are hopeful that pharmacogenetics will become accessible in the near future. This helps the medical provider prescribe medicine with null or negligible side effects.

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The Billion-Dollar MoleculeA book summary

Smore Science

SHORT SUMMARY OF THE BOOK “The Billion Dollar Molecule” by Barry Werth is a non-fiction book that chronicles the rise of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology startup, from its inception in 1989 to the successful development of its first drug, VX-478, in 2000. Biotech startups are high-risk ventures.

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A Look Into Biotechnology

STEMe

Biotechnologists can pick from a wide range of topics within biotechnology to study and places to pursue a career such as small startups, pharmaceutical companies, and government research agencies. To enter this field, research, problem-solving techniques, and education are crucial.

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AI in Medicine

STEMe

The creation of new and improving existing medications is one of the most time-consuming and expensive parts of the pharmaceutical process. With increasing data availability and precision, this can save millions of dollars in research costs by speeding up the process by months, if not years.

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What is Aspartame?

STEMe

Schlatter was researching antiulcer drugs when he licked the compound off of his finger. This method is used not only for food but for cosmetics, agrochemicals, and pharmaceuticals to control the release of the drug. Aspartame is a sweetener that was introduced to replace sucrose. It was invented in 1965 by James.

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How can we discover new antibiotics?

Futurum

For humans, natural products have provided a tremendous source of pharmaceutical drugs. Recent research has revealed that only around 10% of these gene clusters are active under standard laboratory growth conditions, meaning there is an extensive reservoir of natural products that we have barely tapped into.