Byline: Nora Dunne
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Protein Protects Organs From Immune Damage
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a previously unknown key regulator of immune response, a protein kinase called Jnk2 that helps maintain cellular homeostasis through a series of physiological processes.
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Stem Cell Biology the Focus for New ALS Lab
Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, assistant professor in Neurology and Physiology, uses stem cells to study the motor neurons and genes implicated in ALS.
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Vimentin Implicated in Lung Inflammation and Fibrosis
A new Northwestern Medicine study shows that a protein called vimentin may help activate an inflammatory response that leads to acute lung injury.
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Michel Kliot, MD, Named Interim Chair of Neurological Surgery
Michel Kliot, MD, will succeed Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD, as interim chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery.
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Reuniting and Reminiscing at Alumni Weekend
Former students returned to Feinberg for Alumni Weekend on April 17 and 18 to reunite with old classmates and check out what’s happening at the medical school.
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Activator for Important Aging and Cancer Protein Identified
David Gius, MD, PhD, professor in Radiation Oncology and Pharmacology, collaborated with University of Chicago scientists on a study identifying a natural compound that activates the protein SIRT3, a potential target for breast cancer, cardiac conditions and other diseases.
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Remembering Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD, Chair of Neurological Surgery
Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD, chair of the departments of Neurological Surgery at Feinberg and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, was a respected leader, colleague and educator as well as a pioneering surgeon-scientist specializing in complex tumors of the brain and spine.
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Multiple Brain Pathways Critical in Evaluating Rewards
Two independent pathways in the human brain evaluate the identity and the value of expected outcomes, according to a Northwestern Medicine study that used appetizing odors to examine brain activity.
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Neighborhood Segregation Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
Higher neighborhood segregation is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease for blacks and a lower risk for whites, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Medical Student Studies Risk After Orthopaedic Surgery
Fourth year medical student Shobhit Minhas investigated the risk factors associated with adverse events after orthopaedic surgery in several recently published papers.
