Author: mrr5831
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Women in Medicine Conference Celebrates Gender Equity
Enthusiastic attendees gathered in the Feinberg Conference Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for the fourth annual Women in Medicine conference on Friday, April 22, which was held in-person for the first time in three years.
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Antipsychotics During Pregnancy Don’t Increase Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Children born to women who took antipsychotic medications later in their pregnancy did not show increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a recent study.
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Improving Interferon Therapy for Blood Cancers
Investigators have discovered a novel signaling pathway in interferons that suppresses their anti-tumor response in patients with a particular type of blood cancer.
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T-Cell Interactions Vary Between Tumor Microenvironments
A team led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered differences in the distribution and interaction of T-cells within different parts of brain tumor and brain metastasis microenvironments.
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Feinberg Offers Medical Spanish Courses for Students
Medical students and students in the Physician Assistant Program can advance their Spanish speaking skills by completing Medical Spanish courses in their respective programs.
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Cytoskeletal Proteins Interact to Form Intracellular Networks
Investigators have discovered that two cytoskeletal proteins which were previously thought to function independently actually interact and form essential cytoskeletal networks within the cell surface.
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Accomplished Scientist to Join Feinberg as Inaugural Director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science
Sara Becker, PhD, of the Brown University School of Public Health and the Warren Alpert Medical School, has been named the Alice Hamilton Professor of Psychiatry and inaugural director of the newly formed Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, which is part of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine, effective August 1st.
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Prosthetics-Orthotics Student Honored for Capstone Research Project
Abigail Stepnitz, a second-year student in Feinberg’s Master of Prosthetics-Orthotics program, recently presented her capstone project at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and was honored by the academy for her work.
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New Leadership in Faculty Affairs
William Lowe, Jr., MD, the Thomas D. Spies Professor of Genetic Metabolism, has announced that he will be stepping down as vice dean for Academic Affairs effective September 1.
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Investigators Identify Potential Therapeutic Target for Pancreatic Cancer
Investigators discovered that decreased expression of the G alpha 13 protein in mice and human pancreatic tumors promotes tumor growth, according to recent findings.
