Author: Haleigh Ehmsen

Twelve faculty with appointments at Feinberg were named to the 2022 “Highly Cited Researchers” list, published by Clarivate Analytics.

At Feinberg, scientists are pursuing synthetic biology research to address the health challenges and diseases that humans face.

The Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has created confusion for many women seeking medical care when pregnant. Nevertheless, Feinberg investigators continue to pursue research that identifies important factors that impact maternal health.

Chronic lung disease is still the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., making chronic lung disease both a research and clinical priority for many academic medical centers across the U.S. — including the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Four new research priorities have been identified, including synthetic biology, therapeutic development, social determinants of health and implementation science.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital was recently ranked seventh in the country for Gastroenterology & Gastrointestinal (GI) surgery by US News and World Report. This article was originally published in August 2022 Breakthroughs.

Feinberg’s Medical Faculty Council recently honored the recipients of the 2022 Mentor of the Year award at a virtual mentoring workshop.

In this feature story, Northwestern scientists share their work at the forefront of HIV research, pioneering new strategies to investigate, treat, and work towards a cure for the disease.

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and at the forefront of HFpEF research are Feinberg investigators.

Nearly 200 principal investigators gathered recently at the Fairmont Hotel for discussion and brainstorming to generate the research priorities that will help guide the Feinberg research enterprise for the next five years.