Author: medweb
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Stanford’s Blau to Deliver Inaugural Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Distinguished Lecture
A pioneer in the field of stem cell biology for regenerative medicine, Helen Blau, PhD, will deliver the inaugural Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Distinguished Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 22, inside the Hughes Auditorium.
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Faculty Mentor Students at Annual Fall Afternoon Tea
The American Medical Women’s Association student chapter at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Women’s Faculty Organization co-hosted an afternoon tea, a networking event for students to connect with female faculty members.
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Friedewald Helps Develop Proposed Changes to Kidney Transplantation Process
As chair of the Kidney Transplantation Committee, John Friedewald, MD, associate professor in medicine-nephrology and surgery-organ transplantation, helped develop major changes to kidney transplantation in a proposal that is currently in the public comment phase.
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Training Volunteers for the Chicago Marathon
Arriving at the main medical tent of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon at 4 a.m. might not sound like an ideal Sunday, but for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students Pietro Bortoletto and Anita Goyal, it was an incredible privilege. Bortoletto and Goyal had spent the summer helping to train more than 540[…]
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Licht Receives $6.25 Million Grant for Blood Cancer Research
Jonathan Licht, MD, professor and chief of hematology and medical oncology, received a grant along with a team of co-investigators from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to continue research in diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
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Feinberg Professor-Led Consortium Extends Relationship with National Institute
Wayne F. Anderson, PhD, professor of molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry, will serve as principal investigator in a study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases that studies pathogens and organisms that threaten public health.
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Wisner Awarded Marce Medal
Katherine Wisner, MD, director of the Asher Center for Research and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, has been awarded the highest honor by an international society focused on perinatal mood disorders. She is just the second American to win the prestigious Marce Medal, which she received October 5 at the biennial international conference, held this year…
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Study Finds Psychiatric Disorders Persist After Youth Leave Detention Centers
Northwestern Medicine produces the first longitudinal study to track psychiatric disorders in youth after they leave detention centers.
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Scientists Advancing Sinus Research That Affects Millions
Robert Schleimer, PhD, chief of allergy-immunology, helped to establish an unofficial consortium of interested researchers centered around the topic of chronic rhinosinusitis.
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Q&A: Rebecca Ford-Paz, Working to Diminish Mental Health Disparities
Rebecca Ford-Paz, PhD, assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides therapy to Latino youth and works to diminish mental health disparities. Ford-Paz presented at a recent community meeting in Logan Square about the need for mental health services in the Latino community.
