A Memorable Event The Investiture of David Baker, MD, as the Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine David Baker, MD, at his investiture as the Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine Along with friends and family, faculty members from the Department of Medicine and the Division of General Internal Medicine gathered recently to celebrate the…

Lurie Cancer Center Receives $1,050,000 From Avon Foundation The sixth annual Avon Walk Chicago was an overwhelming success with 4,000 participants drawn from 40 states, including 289 breast cancer survivors, who joined together to raise lifesaving funds and awareness for breast cancer. At the event’s Closing Ceremony at Soldier Field, Carol Kurzig, Executive Director of…

The road from a scientist’s discovery in the laboratory to the actual development of new medical treatments for patients can be more like creeping through rush-hour traffic than zooming down a super highway. Northwestern University is launching a massive new program—with a $29 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health—to…