Author: kwm107
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Uncovering Mechanisms of Replication in Human Papillomavirus
Northwestern Medicine scientists identified an important mechanism that regulates replication of the human papillomavirus.
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Class of 2015 Celebrates Commencement
Members of the Class of 2015, faculty, friends and family met at Chicago’s Navy Pier Grand Ballroom on May 18 to celebrate medical school commencement.
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Groundbreaking Findings for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Treatment with two medications that target the most common genetic cause of cystic fibrosis improves lung function and lowers the rate of pulmonary exacerbations, according to results from a Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.
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Student and Faculty Achievement Recognized at Honors Day
Students and faculty were recognized for their accomplishments and teaching at the Third Annual Honors Day celebration.
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Science Maps on Exhibit at Galter Library Embrace the Power of Data
One hundred maps guide exploration of both the physical world and abstract ideas in Places & Spaces: Mapping Science, a visiting exhibit on display at the Galter Health Sciences Library through September 23, 2015.
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Detecting Early Signs of Risk in Hospital Patients
A new Northwestern Medicine study validated a scoring system that measures physicians’ personal judgment of how sick a patient may become in the next 24 hours.
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Healing Plants Inspire New Compounds For Psychiatric Drugs
Northwestern Medicine scientists, inspired by treatments used by traditional healers in Nigeria, have synthesized four new chemical compounds that may lead to therapies for psychiatric disorders.
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Rates Rise in the U.S.
Northwestern Medicine scientists found increases in patient admissions, length of stay, medical treatments, and resource utilization for infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
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Student Awarded AOA Fellowship for Research on Inflammation
Prarthana Dalal, a first-year medical student, received a 2015 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship, awarded by the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society, to support her project studying a protein involved in inflammation.
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Groundbreaking Launches Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center
Leaders from Northwestern University, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern Medicine and the city of Chicago broke ground on the Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center during a ceremony on May 8.
