Jing-Ke Weng receives 2026 ASPB Charles Albert Shull Award
Jing-Ke Weng has received the 2026 Charles Albert Shull Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). This award recognizes our lab’s work on how plants generate chemical innovation and how that knowledge can advance medicine, agriculture, and sustainability. Here is the news release from IPHI. This recognition belongs to all past and current members of the Weng lab, whose creativity, dedication, and teamwork have made this journey possible.
‘Cracking’ the Code
Our lab’s research on peanut allergies and plant-human interactions was featured in Sampan.org. The article dives into our interdisciplinary work combining plant science and AI to tackle food allergies and beyond. Read the full article here.
Weng Lab research covered by the French science magazine Sciences et Avenir
We’re excited to share that our recent research on TAS2Rs has caught the attention of the French science magazine Sciences et Avenir! Their article highlights how our work could pave the way for new insights into tackling food allergies, drawing inspiration from an unexpected source—frogs. Curious to learn more? Check out the full story here.
Could allergy-free peanuts be the future? This Northeastern researcher wants to find out
Our recent collaboration with Dr. Seth Rakoff-Nahoum at Boston Children’s Hospital, focusing on mapping the biogeography of plant food-human interactions relevant to food allergies, has been highlighted by Northeastern Global News. Click here to read more.
This researcher wants to know why frogs are so good at tasting bitter things — and what it could mean for humans
Our study on the vertebrate bitter taste receptor family has been published. Read the paper in PLOS Genetics, and the news release from Northeastern Global News.
