Seifert, Davis Named Medical Faculty Council Mentors of the Year (L-R) The Medical Faculty Council 2011 Mentor of the Year awards honored A. Todd Davis, MD, professor emeritus in the Department of Pediatrics, and Hank Seifert, PhD. professor in the Department of Microbiology-Immunology. The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Medical Faculty Council (MFC) –…

Poster Session Highlights Global Health Experiences of Northwestern Students At the Global Health Poster Session, M2 Shauna Gunaratne won first place for her poster, “Postpartum Family Planning: Programmatic Gaps and Issues,” which detailed her experience in Geneva, Switzerland, at the World Health Organization. The Center for Global Heath at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine…

New ‘Bouncer’ Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis Protective protein prevents immune system from ravaging joints and bones Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered why the immune cells of people with rheumatoid arthritis become hyperactive and attack the joints and bones. The immune cells have lost their bouncer, the burly protein that keeps…