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Thomas A. Mustoe Honored with Endowed Professorship Nathaniel J. Soper, MD, Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and chair, Department of Surgery, congratulates Thomas A. Mustoe, MD, Orion H. and Lucille W. Stuteville Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, upon being honored with his endowed professorship. An investiture was held to celebrate the naming of Thomas[…]

Award-winning author Harriet Washington delivered the keynote address at Northwestern University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2010 on the Chicago campus. Northwestern Celebrates MLK Day Healthcare disparities in the U.S. are “deeper than a mass grave,” said keynote speaker Harriet Washington during her keynote address at Northwestern University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration[…]

In Vivo 2010 Took Cast Where No Feinberg Student Has Gone Before A few of the cast members from In Vivo 2010 celebrate backstage after their performance. Looking to let loose in medical school? There’s an app for that. If you attended Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s 31st annual sketch comedy show, you were[…]

President Obama Honors Kibbe with Highest Award for Outstanding Young Scientists and Engineers Melina Kibbe, MD, associate professor of surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, accepts the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, presented by John Holdren, PhD, (left), science and technology advisor to President Barack Obama and director of the White[…]

IBNAM Fosters Exchange Program with University of Gothenburg, Sweden Samuel I. Stupp, director of Northwestern’s Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine (left), and Olle Larkö, dean of the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, sign an education and research exchange agreement at a Dec. 8 ceremony in Gothenburg. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg[…]

Researcher Wins Prestigious National Achievement Award Maureen Smith, MS, CGC, has been awarded the 2009 Natalie Weissberger Paul National Achievement Award, the most distinguished honor within the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). The annual award honors “one outstanding member who has served NSGC with exemplary national achievement and volunteer activities on behalf of NSGC[…]

Medical Scientist Training Program Allows Students to Earn MD/PhD, Prepare for Careers as Academic Physician-Scientists Each year, about 15 students enter the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) to pursue combined Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD) degrees. This program, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), requires three[…]

Surmeier Recognized by AAAS for Contributions to Science and Technology D. James Surmeier, Jr., PhD, Nathan Smith Davis Professor and chair in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Physiology, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Surmeier was elected by other members of[…]

Newly Discovered Gene Mutation Linked to Nerve Diseases Discovery may provide new understanding of disorders associated with muscle weakness Teepu Siddique, MD, Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Professor in the Feinberg School of Medicine Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences. Researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified mutations in[…]