Year: 2022
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Scientists Identify Key Mechanism Controlling Skin Regeneration
A new study has identified a molecular switch, through a protein called CDK9, that plays an early and critical role in the skin stem cell differentiation process.
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Scientists Discover Novel Cellular Mechanisms Behind Transcription Elongation
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered novel mechanisms underlying transcription elongation, the process of synthesizing RNA from DNA.
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First-Year Medical Students Celebrate Founders’ Day 2022
First-year medical students donned their white coats for the first time at Founders’ Day, an annual event that celebrates incoming medical students and marks the official start of the academic year.
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‘Inside Out’ Signaling Promotes Tumor Growth
An immune system kinase promotes tumor inflammation and progression, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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New Insights in Retinal Neurons
Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a new type of retinal ganglion cell, neurons that encode the visual environment and transmit information back to the brain.
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Medical Student Wins Presidential Fellowship
Samantha Schroth, an MD/PhD candidate in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Feinberg, has received the prestigious Presidential Fellowship at Northwestern University.
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New Therapeutic Approach Could Prevent Injury to Fragile Transplanted Lungs
Investigators identified a molecular “brake” that can reduce the activation of damaging cells known to cause primary graft dysfunction — a leading culprit in lung transplant failure.
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Antibiotic Stewardship Reduces Unnecessary Prescriptions
A recent study showed that an antibiotic stewardship program was associated with a 50 percent reduction in antibiotic prescribing.
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Twitter Health Amplifiers Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
Physicians and scientists from Northwestern Medicine and other institutions have banded together to combat COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation.
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Tracking COVID-19 from the Amazon to Chicago
Northwestern Medicine scientists are expanding the global network of COVID-19 sequencing in regions where there is limited viral genetic information reporting.
