Online System Tracks Surgical Complications Dr. Karl Bilimoria An online reporting system designed by Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS and colleagues at the Feinberg School of Medicine helped clinicians track surgical complications and detect patterns of adverse events. The results of a two-year trial appeared in the April issue of the Archives of Surgery. Complications[…]

Dr. Vassar Receives Prize for Alzheimer’s Research Dr. Robert Vassar Robert J. Vassar, PhD, professor of cell and molecular biology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, has received the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Dr. Vassar and two other researchers will each[…]

New Model for Stem Cell Memory and Plasticity Dr. William Tse How does a human cell remember its past and decide its future? This is a six-million dollar question that biomedical researchers have long sought to answer in their attempts to control cell fate and develop better cellular therapy. Working with human bone marrow stem[…]