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Alumnus-Founded NapSpin Aims to Reshape Restaurant Work
After an inspirational conversation with his brother, Mike Foley, E’17, mechanical engineering, developed and launched the startup NapSpin, which produces machines that automate rolling silverware into napkins. With added support from Northeastern’s GAP fund, Foley hopes to further develop and expand NapSpin to and beyond restaurants nationwide.
Reprogrammed Aortic Pig Valves Create New Options for Human Transplants
BioE Professor Ning Wang coauthored “Engineering Aortic Valves via Transdifferentiating Fibroblasts Into Valvular Endothelial Cells Without Using Viruses or iPS Cells,” published in Bioactive Materials. The research team created heart valve cells for rats through reprogrammed human skin cells to support compatibility with aortic valves from pigs.
Rapidly Screening for Environmental Toxins
Bouvé/CEE Assistant Professor Julia Varshavsky’s research on “Analyzing High-Throughput Assay Data To Advance the Rapid Screening of Environmental Chemicals for Human Reproductive Toxicity” was published in Reproductive Toxicology.
Using Exoskeletons To Increase Mobility
Bouvé/MIE Assistant Professor Max Shepherd is leading a team of graduate students, including Fatima Tourk, PhD’27, mechanical engineering, to create a battery-powered exoskeleton that is intended to assist people with mobility issues and enable complex movements without causing discomfort.