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Dr. Carla Pugh to Speak on Educating Doctors of the Future Giving the phrase “hands of a surgeon” new meaning, Carla Pugh, MD, assistant professor of surgery and director of the Center for Advanced Surgical Education at the Feinberg School will discuss the inspiration behind her invention of cutting-edge simulation tools to teach future physicians[…]

Obesity Center Director Offers Health and Wellness Tips Dr. Kushner offers insight into enhancing personal health and wellness at the University’s 2008 Health & Benefits Fair. Will power isn’t the key to losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle, says Robert Kushner, MD, professor of medicine at the Feinberg School. Instead, the clinical director of[…]

Laimonis A. Laimins, PhD Dr. Laimonis A. Laimins Guy and Anne Youmans Professor of Microbiology-Immunology What are your research interests? My research focuses on the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its role in the development of cervical cancer. I first became interested in this field of study about 20 years ago, when the association between certain[…]

Student Named Fogarty Research Scholar by NIH Fourth-year Feinberg student Brock Daniels sent this photo of the view of Burma (Myamnar) across the Moei River from the Thai town of Mae Sot. The river marks the border between the two countries. Under the best of circumstances, clinical researchers face daily challenges—from intellectual to technical. Mix[…]

A Welcoming Investiture for Douglas E. Vaughan, Chair of Medicine Dr. Vaughan and family celebrate his investiture as the Irving S. Cutter Professor of Medicine. During a special midday ceremony held in the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, department chairs, faculty members, family, and friends gathered to honor Douglas Vaughan, MD, as the newly[…]

Dr. Daviglus Leads National Hispanic/Latino Study Dr. Martha Daviglus The Feinberg School of Medicine is one of four national sites participating in the largest study of health and disease in the Hispanic/Latino population living in the United States. Martha Daviglus, MD, MPH, PhD, professor of preventive medicine, is the principal investigator for the study. She[…]

Silverstein Series Welcomes Bioengineering Pioneer Drew Endy, PhD Drew Endy, PhD, a pioneer in the field of bioengineering, will deliver a free lecture, “Building a New Biology,” in Evanston on Monday October 27 and in Chicago on Tuesday October 28. The lecture will explore the powerful new technologies that allow researchers to design DNA and[…]

Dr. Aarati Didwania Childhood Cancer Survivors May Face Toxic Boomerang The women at the spa party swapped personal histories as their fingernails and toenails were painted hot pink or bright red. But their conversations were not about where they worked or how many kids they had. They talked about the one thing they all shared[…]

Many Adults Who Survived Childhood Cancer Face Toxic Boomerang From Their Treatment Dr. Aarati Didwania The women at the spa party swapped personal histories as their fingernails and toenails were painted hot pink or bright red. But their conversations were not about where they worked or how many kids they had. They talked about the[…]