Feinberg’s Medical Faculty Council (MFC) honored the recipients of the 2024 Mentor of the Year awards at a workshop on May 29, with awardees sharing insights from their experiences mentoring students, trainees and peers.
Month: May 2024
Dillan Prasad, a first-year medical student at Feinberg, was recently recognized for outstanding research by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a way to regenerate damaged heart muscle cells in mice, a development which may provide a new avenue for treating congenital heart defects, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
The surge in RSV cases following the COVID-19 pandemic may have been, in part, caused by increased testing and changes to the RSV genome, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
A large international team of scientists have uncovered genetic risk factors for multiple system atrophy, according to a study published in Neuron.
Patients with metastatic urothelial cancer and increased expression of the NECTIN4 gene had a dramatically better response to antibody treatment than patients with reduced gene expression, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new method of measuring and optimizing the maturation process of cultured heart cells, an approach that will set the future standard for a commonly used cell model in scientific research, according to details published in Cell Reports.
A new gene therapy could revolutionize treatment for two rare genetic blood disorders, according to a pair of trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A study has shown the majority of children and teens with chronic skin diseases feel stigmatized by peers for their condition, are sometimes bullied, and often suffer from depression and anxiety.
Joan Trimuel Williams has been named Feinberg’s senior director for Faculty and Regulatory Affairs.