Byline: Melissa Rohman
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First-Year Student Helps Organize COVID-19 Student Volunteer Effort
First-year medical student Tazim Merchant co-organized the “Students Supporting the Community During COVID-19” project, a volunteer effort among medical students and graduate students at Feinberg that support healthcare workers, older community members and working parents in Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unraveling the Cellular Mechanisms Behind Inflammation
A team of investigators have uncovered the cellular mechanisms of a specialized group of white blood cells that help promote the development of inflammatory diseases, according to recent findings.
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Center for Health Services and Outcomes Names New Director
Tara Lagu, MD, MPH, associate director of the Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Science at Baystate Medical Center and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has been named director of IPHAM’s Center for Health Services and Outcomes.
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Using Genomics to Understand the Severity of Bacterial Infections
Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered a novel pathogenic mechanism used by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa to promote more severe infections.
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Sex May Influence Effectiveness of Common Heart Failure Drug
A novel heart failure drug called sacubitril-valsartan reduced the risk of hospitalizations for heart failure and death from cardiovascular causes more in women than in men, according to a study published in Circulation.
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Elevated Gene Expression Linked to Poor Glioblastoma Survival
The elevated expression of a gene called LY6K was correlated with increased cancer cell growth and resistance to radiation therapy in glioblastoma, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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A City-Wide Mobilization to Protect the Community
More than 110 faculty, staff, students, and trainees have come together to collaborate and work closely with Chicago hospitals and communities to forecast the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, predict the outcome of public health interventions and share resources for containing the disease.
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Drug Combination May Reduce Risk of Leukemia Relapse
Risk of relapse for chronic myeloid leukemia patients may be reduced through drug combination after discontinuing initial therapy, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal Leukemia.
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Distinguished Surgeon Named Chair of Surgery
Hasan B. Alam, MD, the Norman W. Thompson Professor of Surgery and section head for general surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center, has been named the Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and chair of the Department of Surgery.
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Medical Honor Society Welcomes 2020 Inductees
Northwestern’s Alpha Omega Alpha honor society chapter inducted 35 new members last week, including Feinberg students, residents, fellows, faculty and alumni.
