
Amy S. Paller, MD, the chair and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology, will be stepping down as chair after more than two decades of transformative and visionary leadership.

Northwestern University has launched the Simpson Querrey Brain Health Institute (SQ-Brain), made possible by nearly $25 million in philanthropic funding from university trustee Kimberly K. Querrey.

Seletta Goodall, head of administration for the Department of Medical Social Sciences, has received the 2026 Jean Shedd University Citizenship Award for her transformative leadership and outstanding contributions to Northwestern.

The Department of Ophthalmology has received a grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support investigators advancing the field of ophthalmology and vision science.

Feinberg experienced a year of discovery and scientific achievement in 2025, from honors and awards to unprecedented research discoveries.

Rinad Beidas, PhD, the chair and Ralph Seal Paffenbarger professor of Medical Social Sciences, has been elected the next co-editor-in-chief of Implementation Science, the field’s flagship journal, effective January 1, 2026.

Constadina (Dina) Arvanitis, PhD, director of Feinberg’s Center for Advanced Microscopy, has been honored with the 2025 Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) Vice President’s Award for her outstanding leadership and service to the global scientific imaging community.

Northwestern students, faculty, staff and community partners shared and recognized global health research, education and outreach at the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health’s 14th annual Global Health Day on November 19.

Twelve Feinberg faculty members were named to the 2025 “Highly Cited Researchers” list, published by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies investigators who have demonstrated significant influence in their field through the publication of highly cited publications over the preceding eleven years.

Feinberg students, trainees, faculty and members from partner institutions shared research on interventions and policies aimed at advancing equitable healthcare on Oct. 14.