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Physician Assistant Program Welcomes Incoming Class
Thirty physician assistant students in the Class of 2014 were initiated into the PA Program at a white coat ceremony on June 8 at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Feinberg Scientists Celebrate 1,000th Entry into Protein Data Bank
As part of a multi-institutional, international consortium, investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine are using X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance to examine the atomic details of proteins from human pathogens.
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City Kids Much More Likely to Have Food Allergies than Rural Ones
New Northwestern study is the first to map children’s food allergies by geographical location in the United States.
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Northwestern Receives $10 Million Gift to Support Regenerative Nanomedicine Research
A $10 million gift from the Querrey Simpson Charitable Foundation will establish the Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine. The center will operate within Northwestern’s Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine and support bold, risk-taking research ideas that could offer solutions to challenging human health problems as well as develop life-enhancing…
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Telephone Therapy Retains More Patients than Face-to-face Sessions
New Northwestern Medicine research shows patients who had therapy sessions provided over the phone were more likely to complete 18 weeks of treatment than those who had face-to-face sessions.
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Changing One Bad Habit has Domino Effect
A simple but profound new Northwestern Medicine study finds that simply changing one unhealthy habit can help you also eliminate others.
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Building a Culture of Innovation at Feinberg
Over the past year there has been an increase in the amount of inventions, licenses, and startups generated from the medical school, especially in the area of medical devices.
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Bringing the OR to Your PC: Teaching Evolves With Technology
As one of the first medical centers to capture high-definition video feeds from an operating room and deliver them to a personal computer, videoconferencing at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is continuing to evolve.
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Batjer Leaving Feinberg after Pioneering Career in Neurological Surgery
H. Huntington Batjer, MD, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, is leaving Feinberg on September 1 after nearly 17 years of service.
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Feinberg Students Celebrate the Culmination of Years of Hard Work
The Class of 2012 earned their long white coats at the 153rd graduation on May 24. Excited to embark on their new journey as doctors, students gathered with faculty, friends, and family for the commencement ceremony at Chicago’s Navy Pier Grand Ballroom.
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Students, Staff Participate in Cuts for Cancer
Fourteen women donated hair at the second annual Cuts for Cancer event hosted by the American Medical Women’s Association on May 24. Donations were sent to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program, which supplies free wigs to women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.
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From Acrosome to Zygote: A New Lexicon of Reproductive Terminology
In response to the jargon that often emanates in healthcare, the Center for Reproductive Research created Repropedia, an online reproductive lexicon developed as a verified source of medical terminology for the average person.
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Childhood Cancer Scars Survivors Later in Life
Scars left behind by childhood cancer treatments are more than skin-deep. The increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss caused by childhood cancer and treatment are associated with emotional distress and reduced quality of life in adulthood, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Circadian Clock Plays Role in Female Reproductive Issues
A new Northwestern University study shows that the biological clock is not the only clock women trying to conceive should consider. The circadian clock needs attention, too.
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Student Trio Performs for Hospital Community
Three first-year medical students, Paul Jansson, Andres Camacho, and Jessica Shim, performed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on May 23 for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra citywide event “Pianos in Public Spaces.”
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Penedo Joining Medical Social Sciences as Roswell Park Professor
Frank Penedo, PhD, a nationally-renowned health psychologist, will join Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on June 1 as a professor of medical social sciences.
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Study Shows Long-term Effects of Therapy to Reduce Fears
Northwestern study first to document the immediate and long-term brain changes after treatment to reduce fears, and to illustrate how the brain reorganizes long-term to reduce fear as a result of the therapy. The findings show the lasting effectiveness of short-exposure therapy for a phobia and offer new directions for treating other phobias and anxiety…
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Dean Recognizes Faculty for 25 Years of Service
Representing 35 specialties, 48 faculty members were recently celebrated for 25 years of service at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Students Practice Splinting Skills
The Emergency Medicine Group, Sports Medicine Interest Group, and Orthopedic Surgical Society held a hands-on splinting workshop on May 2.
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New Research Uncovers Possible Colon Cancer Target
Research by Debu Chakravarti, PhD, associate professor in reproductive biology, reveals that THAP11, a protein in a family of 12, stood out as being overexpressed in human colon cancer cells.
