Byline: Nora Dunne
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Showcasing Science at Lewis Landsberg Research Day
Hundreds of Feinberg faculty, fellows, residents, students and research staff presented their work at the 11th Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day.
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Cancer Genes Turned Off in Deadly Brain Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing genes in mice with glioblastoma mulitforme (GBM) when delivered using spherical nucleic acid nanoparticles.
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White Matter Plays Big Role in Brain Injury Recovery
A new Northwestern Medicine study reveals that white matter loss is associated with impaired verbal abilities, an important implication for cognitive recovery following traumatic brain injury.
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Ovary Transplantation Shows Promise for Restoring Cancer Survivor Fertility
Northwestern Medicine scientists have created and transplanted an artificial ovarian system that induced puberty in mouse models, a first step toward a new approach to improving fertility in childhood cancer survivors.
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‘Phenomapping’ Categorizes Heart Failure to Tailor Therapies
Northwestern Medicine scientists used “big data” tools to classify for the first time three distinct categories of a common heart failure syndrome. The findings may be used to better predict how diverse patients will respond to treatments.
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Luo Honored with Basic Science Investigator Award
Xunrong Luo, MD, PhD, associate professor in Medicine-Nephrology, Microbiology-Immunology and Surgery-Organ Transplantation, has been selected to receive the American Society of Transplantation Basic Science Investigator Award.
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Using Spherical Nucleic Acids to Improve Immune System Therapies
Chad Mirkin, PhD, and colleagues show that spherical nucleic acids can be used to regulate immune responses in a new study that could shift the way scientists think about developing therapeutic agents for many diseases.
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Protein that Helps Cells Stick Together May Explain Heart Disease Development
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified mechanisms behind desmosomes, important junctions that bind cells together, helping to explain how some skin and heart diseases develop.
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Internal Medicine, Women’s Health Rise in Medical School Rankings
Feinberg is one of the nation’s top 20 medical schools in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings, with women’s health, internal medicine and pediatrics positioned highly in medical specialty rankings.
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Targeting Growth Factor Improves Skin Cancer Therapies
A Northwestern Medicine study found that standard treatments for metastatic melanoma are not effective against Nodal, a growth factor protein critical for the skin cancer’s development, but also showed that combination therapies incorporating anti-Nodal antibodies are a promising alternative.
