November 1, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Northwestern Exposing Most Deadly Infectious Diseases in 3-D $31 Million Federal Project Aims to Spur Wave of New Drug Discoveries CHICAGO—A scientist slides on a pair of plastic 3-D glasses and an unearthly blue[…]

November 19, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Women Aren’t Men: New Institute Spurs Needed Research On Women’s Bodies and Different Medical Needs CHICAGO—Women’s bodies and medical needs are vastly different than men’s way beyond their reproductive systems. Women wake sooner from[…]

The Art of Histology Dr. Telser (center) taught histology to several generations of medical students, using art from “the old masters” to help students develop their visual acuity. When Alvin G. Telser, PhD, associate professor emeritus of cell and molecular biology, looks at histology slides, he sees not only examples of tissues and organs, but[…]