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November 25, 2002 Multiple Myeloma Patients Needed for Study CHICAGO— Cancer researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University are seeking patients with relapsed or treatment-resistant multiple myeloma to participate in an investigational clinical trial using Velcade (bortezomib). Bortezomib is a new drug that inhibits the proteasome, an enzyme complex in cells that[…]

November 25, 2002 Nursing Home Aides Experience Racism CHICAGO— Nearly 75 percent of nurse’s aides working in nursing homes experience racism on the job, according to a study from the Buehler Center on Aging at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. This research showed that racism is expressed by nursing home residents as well as[…]

Inaugural Silverstein Lecture to Focus on Genetic Testing Two specialists on genetic testing will present the inaugural Silverstein Lecture that explores “Genetic Testing: Past, Present, and Future” on Wednesday, December 4, starting at 7:30 p.m. The lecture, free and open to the public, will be held in Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Pritzker Auditorium, located on the[…]

Webcam Reveals Progress of New Research Building Those interested in how the Feinberg School’s new research building is coming along don’t have to be anywhere near the Chicago campus. They can see both still pictures and video of the construction site for the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center of Northwestern University, thanks to a[…]

New Feinberg School Web Site Launched The much-anticipated redesigned Feinberg School Web site was officially launched November 15. The site offers a new look for the home page and second-level pages, improved search capability and navigation, and more content. Templates for third-level (department) pages also have been developed. The new home page offers links for[…]

Annual State of the School Address Slated Faculty and staff members and students will have an opportunity to hear from the Feinberg School’s top leaders during the State of the School Address Thursday, November 21, from 2–4 p.m. in Turnbull Auditorium, 303 East Chicago Avenue on the Chicago campus. Sponsored by the school’s Staff Relations[…]

November 11, 2002 Northwestern Receives $5 Million to Study Polycystic Ovary Syndrome CHICAGO— Northwestern University has been awarded more than $5 million by the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health to establish a Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) to study polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a disorder associated with irregular menstrual periods,[…]

November 4, 2002 Aging Doesn’t Affect Language Processing CHICAGO— Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of the brain show that despite the decrease in brain activity that naturally occurs in aging, particularly in the language areas of the left frontal lobe, some types of language processing may be performed more efficiently in older individuals. Results[…]

November 4, 2002 Dr. Bertozzi to Speak at Drug Discovery Symposium CHICAGO— Award-winning scientist Carolyn R. Bertozzi, PhD, of the University of California at Berkeley will be the keynote speaker for the seventh annual Northwestern University Drug Discovery Program Symposium from 4–5 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, in the Ward Building of The Feinberg School of[…]

November 4, 2002 HHS Official to Give Feinberg Lecture CHICAGO— Eve E. Slater, MD, assistant secretary of health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be the speaker at the eighth annual Frances Feinberg Memorial Lecture at Northwestern University at 5 p.m. Thursday, November 21, in the third floor conference center of[…]