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HAPO Study Reveals Maternal Hyperglycemia Associated with Pregnancy Complications Feinberg School Researchers at the Helm of International Study Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have played a lead role in an international study that shows an association between maternal hyperglycemia and the risk of pregnancy complications. Boyd Metzger, MD, the Tom D. Spies Professor of Metabolism[…]

Science Club Teaches Kids About Genetics Feinberg School staff and Science Club volunteers (front row from left) Susan Hammond, Mike Kennedy, Miranda Bernhardt, Julia Jackson Mackenzie, (third row left) Carolyn Jahn, and (third row right) Lauren Strelec. Swarms of children bustled with excitement at the Boys and Girls Club of America in the Uptown neighborhood[…]

FSM Opens Nikon Imaging Center Faculty, staff, and students attending the grand opening tour the new Nikon-Northwestern Cell Imaging Facility. The Feinberg School of Medicine and Nikon Instruments, Inc., celebrated the establishment of a collaborative core microscopy imaging center at grand opening ceremonies on June 4. The new Nikon Imaging Facility, housed in the Feinberg[…]

Meet our Researchers Eugene Xu, PhD – Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology What are your research interests and current projects? I am interested in genetics, generally. Specifically, I would say that the overall goal of my research efforts is to understand the genetic and developmental mechanisms of reproduction, in particular, germline development in mammals. In[…]

A Memorable Event The Investiture of David Baker, MD, as the Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine David Baker, MD, at his investiture as the Michael A. Gertz Professor of Medicine Along with friends and family, faculty members from the Department of Medicine and the Division of General Internal Medicine gathered recently to celebrate the[…]

Lurie Cancer Center Receives $1,050,000 From Avon Foundation The sixth annual Avon Walk Chicago was an overwhelming success with 4,000 participants drawn from 40 states, including 289 breast cancer survivors, who joined together to raise lifesaving funds and awareness for breast cancer. At the event’s Closing Ceremony at Soldier Field, Carol Kurzig, Executive Director of[…]

Neuromuscular Disorders Program, Department of NeurologyNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Les Turner ALS Lecture Series Monday, June 9, 2008noon-1 p.m.Baldwin Auditorium, first floor303 E. Superior Street, Chicago , IL “Development of Immunotherapeutic Approaches for ALS”Professor Jean-Pierre JulienUniversité LavalQuebécCity, Québec CanadaHosted by Teepu Siddique, MD Support provided by the Les Turner ALS Foundation Refreshments Provided

Nikon Opens New Imaging Center at Northwestern University Nikon Instruments Inc. (www.nikoninstruments.com) and Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine announced the opening of a collaborative core microscopy imaging center, establishing a partnership that brings improved research capabilities to Northwestern, while providing critical feedback for Nikon product development. One of only three such centers in the[…]

The road from a scientist’s discovery in the laboratory to the actual development of new medical treatments for patients can be more like creeping through rush-hour traffic than zooming down a super highway. Northwestern University is launching a massive new program—with a $29 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health—to[…]