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Christopher S. Takehana, a fourth-year student and Neel K. Naik, a second year student, are two of the recipients of the RSNA grants. Students Receive Prestigious Grants to Study Radiology Four Feinberg School students recently received research grants from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) that gave them a chance to probe the field[…]

Michael F. Schafer, MD, Honored with Tipton Leadership Award “Being selected for this award means more to me than I can put into words,” said Michael F. Schafer, MD, recipient of the 2008 Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation’s William W. Tipton Jr., MD Leadership Award. “Bill Tipton and I were interns together and became very[…]

Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Women Invited to Join New Health Registry to Advance Research 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[…]

Calcific Aortic Stenosis: Bringing Discoveries from the Lab to the Clinic In its seminar series supporting translational research efforts at Northwestern, the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science (NUCATS) Institute recently featured Nalini Rajamannan, MD, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology. Her talk, “Calcific Aortic Stenosis: A Disease Ready for Primetime,” traced[…]

Opening Doors tells the stories of four pioneering African American surgeons and educators who exemplify excellence in their fields and believe in continuing the journey of excellence through the education and mentoring of younger physicians and surgeons. Dr. Pugh modestly expressed disbelief at being included in the exhibit with such “larger than life” surgeon/educator pioneers.[…]

Stem Cell Research: The Promise and Perils Listen to Dr. Kessler Stem cell research has garnered a great deal of hype and controversy. Hear from one of the leading experts in the field, John A. Kessler, MD, chair of the neurology department at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Kessler is the Davee Professor of[…]

Senyei-Supported Study Leads to Progress in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment In 2006, the newly established Drew Senyei, MD, Translational Research Awards supported four projects. The awards were made possible by a $1 million gift from Dr. Senyei, a 1979 medical school alumnus and Northwestern University Board of Trustees member, and exemplify Northwestern University’s commitment to “bench[…]