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Anna Williams is a content specialist in the medical school’s Office of Communications. She writes news stories about basic science and clinical research, as well as events, education and faculty news. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from New York University. anna.williams@northwestern.edu

Disease Discoveries

Apr 25, 2019 0

Genetic Links to Asthma in People of African Ancestry

A team of scientists has identified new genetic regions associated with asthma in people of African ancestry, according to a study published in Nature Communications.

Campus News

Apr 24, 2019 0

Wong Receives Warren Alpert Fellowship Award

Yvette Wong, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dimitri Krainc, MD, PhD, has received The Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholars Fellowship Award, in support of her exceptional research in the basic neurosciences.

Campus News

Apr 22, 2019 0

‘Disabusing Disability’ at Diversity and Inclusion Lecture

Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, MD, MS, shared perspectives on disability in medicine and promoting a more inclusive and accessible health system during the Spring Diversity and Inclusion Lyceum Lecture.

Education News

Apr 17, 2019 0

Student Investigates Statin Use in People With HIV

Robert Riestenberg, a third-year medical student, was the first author of a recent study that evaluated statin use among people with HIV, a population at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

Campus News

Apr 16, 2019 0

First Labs Move Into Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center

Feinberg began moving into the new Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center on April 15, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of the medical school’s research enterprise.

Clinical Breakthroughs

Apr 8, 2019 0

New Risk Factor in Chronic Kidney Disease Progression

Higher levels of urinary oxalate excretion were associated with a higher risk of chronic kidney disease progression, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Education News

Mar 28, 2019 0

Addressing Racial and Gender Biases in Healthcare

In a recent lecture, Dana Thompson, MD, MS, chief of Pediatric Otolaryngology, discussed the negative impacts of implicit and explicit bias on healthcare teams and shared strategies to effectively manage instances of bias.

Scientific Advances

Mar 26, 2019 0

Scientists Map Circuit Connected to Memory Formation

Northwestern Medicine scientists have mapped a brain circuit that sends information from the hippocampus and thalamus to the retrosplenial cortex, an area of the brain involved in memory formation.

Campus News

Mar 21, 2019 0

Honoring the 2019 Mentors of the Year

The recipients of the 2019 Mentor of the Year Award, Tamara Isakova, MD, MMSc, and John Varga, MD, discussed their experiences as mentors and shared strategies during a recent workshop.

Disease Discoveries

Mar 18, 2019 0

Scientists Identify Therapeutic Target in Diabetic Kidney Disease

In a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, Northwestern Medicine scientists identified a new therapeutic target that may help protect kidney function in patients with diabetes.

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