Interested in Collaborating, Consulting, or a Volunteer Opportunity?

Please reach out directly to Adam Caparco (a.caparco@northeastern.edu) to discuss opportunities to collaborate or discuss a project.

We are open to collaborating with industry, government, and other academic research groups. If you believe our expertise may be useful to your business, we are happy to discuss consulting opportunities as well. If you have an opportunity to incorporate our expertise into an outreach or volunteering activity, we are very willing to learn more!

Apply for an opportunity in the lab

The Caparco Research Group is considering graduate students for Fall 2026. Postdocs with their own funding are also welcome to apply. Cover letters should be relevant, not generated by AI, and specifically express your interest in the Caparco Research Group.

We are considering hiring for three projects:

1. Protein production in plants

2. Development of enzymatic materials

3. Plant immunoengineering by nucleic acid delivery

For students:

If you have interest in applying for future terms, please reach out and we can discuss what projects might be available.

If you have interests that you believe may complement our focus on biotechnology for the environment and agriculture, please prepare a brief one-page proposal on how your work could integrate into our research area and send it along with the other application materials.

For postdocs:

To apply, send your CV, cover letter, a manuscript highlighting your expertise, and one-page project proposal to a.caparco@northeastern.edu with subject line: “Application for Postdoctoral Position” and we will set up an interview slot.