Dr. Abigail Koppes-
Principal Investigator

Lab News and Updates

ABNEL lab members recognized at departmental award ceremony!

Several lab members were recognized today at the chemical engineering department award ceremony. Congratulations everyone! Caroline Mills: Best MS student researcher (Class 2019-2020), undergraduate research award, Adam Bindas: 2020 outstanding seminar award Beth...

Caroline successfully defends her thesis

Caroline Mills defended her master's thesis today titled: Using magnetic and topographical cues to influence the growth of neuron extensions. Congratulations Caroline!

Tess successfully defends her thesis!!

Tess Torregrosa defended her thesis today titled: Mechanisms to Investigate the Nervous System: Genetic Engineering with Adeno-Associated Viruses Congratulations Tess!

Tess and David Finish Co-Ops

Tess and David successfully completed their Co-Ops! They both did 6-month Co-Ops beginning in the Summer. Tess did hers in the neuromuscular and movement disorders group at Biogen and David did his in R&D at Momenta Pharmaceuticals. Great job!

Abby Featured in Northeastern University Feature Article

Abby is featured in a News@Northeastern article titled, "If cells could talk ... actually, they do. But what are they saying?" Details included below: Abigail Koppes, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is isolating cell groups on tiny plastic chips, enabling...

Bryan Schellberg Successfully Proposes

Bryan Schellberg Successfully Proposes

Bryan Schellberg, graduate student of both Drs. Abigail and Ryan Koppes, successfully defended his research proposal this past May. This defense earned him the title of "PhD Candidate"! We all look forward to watching Bryan's work unfold as he fulfills his proposed...

Katelyn Neuman’s Article Accepted for Publication

Katelyn Neuman’s Article Accepted for Publication

Katelyn Neuman, current graduate student of Dr. Ryan Koppes, had her article titled "En route to next-generation nerve repair: static passive magnetostimulation modulates neurite outgrowth" accepted for publication in the Journal of Neural Engineering. Her article...