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Once Extinct Plant Gene Could Impact New Drug Discovery
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Wen applied a new method called molecular gene resurrection to repair a defunct gene found in the coyote tobacco plant that encodes cyclic peptide nanamin. This peptide could be used in new cancer treatments, antibiotics development, and insect protection for crops. The research was published in PNAS.
Frogs Could Help Us Fight Food Allergies!
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Weng was featured in the Sciences et Avenir article “Frogs Could Help Us Fight Food Allergies!”
Spring 2025 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several COE, COS, and Khoury students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of the Spring 2025 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Frog Biology Could Provide Insights Into Human Response to Allergens
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Weng published “Rapid Expansion and Specialization of the TAS2R Bitter Taste Receptor Family in Amphibians” in PLOS Genetics. His research explores how warnings frogs receive about potentially dangerous compounds in food they taste could help scientists understand how humans could detect similar signals, like allergens.
Establishing a Tracking Methodology To Determine Food-and-Health Links
COS/BioE Professor Jing-Ke Weng received funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts 2024 Innovation Fund to develop a methodology that will precisely trace food molecules as they travel through the human body to better understand food-host interactions and apply that knowledge to disease prevention and treatment.
New Faculty Spotlight: Jing-Ke Weng
Jing-Ke Weng joins the Bioengineering department in August 2023 as a Professor with a joint appointment in Chemistry and Chemical Biology.