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Women’s Health Registry Seeking Participants Women throughout the state are invited to help advance research in women’s health by joining the new Illinois Women’s Health Registry. The registry, created by the Institute for Women’s Health Research at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, was developed to encourage researchers to focus on women’s health topics and[…]

New Institute Targets Brain Tumor Survival Dr. Jeffrey Raizer Primary brain tumors affect nearly 20,000 Americans each year, and every year more than half die as a result. For young adults ages 30 to 39, brain tumors are the third-leading cause of death among men and the fifth-leading among women. Despite significant advances in cancer[…]

Multicultural Student Production Sizzles While a frigid wind whipped off Lake Michigan, in nearby Thorne Auditorium Feinberg medical student performers sizzled in the 2009 Fusion show held January 16. An annual multicultural event, the evening show featured ethnically-influenced song, dance, fashion, and other acts. Flying aboard Northwestern’s imaginary “purple plane,” the Fusion audience stopped in[…]

NU eMERGE Network—Milestone for Genetic Medicine Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM) are participating in the Electronic Medical Record and Genomics Network (eMERGE), a nationwide effort that may transform the future of personalized medicine by integrating medical informatics technology and genetics. Northwestern is one of five institutions in the eMERGE network, which has[…]

Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration A week-long series of events is scheduled on both campuses in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. The Chicago-campus schedule includes panel discussions on media portrayals of African-Americans and other people of color, biases and stereotypes that are still pervasive and ubiquitous in America, and a point/counterpoint argument on the[…]

Dr. Rymer Leads Research Efforts at RIC Dr. W. Zev Rymer W. Zev Rymer, MD, PhD, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, has been appointed vice president for research at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC). The Institute’s most senior scientist and the founder of the current RIC research program, Dr. Rymer will oversee all[…]

NU President-Elect Meets Feinberg School Community Dr. Morton Schapiro Northwestern’s next president visited the Feinberg School last week during an introductory tour of the Chicago campus. Morton O. Schapiro, PhD, will become the 16th president of the University on September 1, succeeding Henry S. Bienen, who will step down after a highly successful presidency spanning[…]