Byline: Nora Dunne
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Collaborating to Explore Cancer Therapy Resistance
The results of a recent study co-authored by C. David James, PhD, uncovered potential new targets for treating glioblastoma, a fatal brain tumor for which there is currently no cure.
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Linking Mothers’ Obesity-Related Genes to Babies’ Birth Weight
A study co-authored by Northwestern Medicine scientists suggests that genetic factors associated with elevated body mass index and higher blood sugar levels in mothers cause babies to be born heavier.
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Medical Students Explore Bone Regeneration
Two Feinberg medical students gained research experience working in a lab with faculty from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Classmates Reconnect at Alumni Weekend 2016
On April 29 and 30, more than 400 alumni and guests visited Feinberg to reunite with old friends, share memories and catch up on the latest happenings at the medical school.
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Hogue Named Chair of Anesthesiology
Charles Hogue, Jr., MD, a specialist in cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesiology, has been named chair of Feinberg’s Department of Anesthesiology.
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Reengineering Important Motor Protein
Scientists have redesigned a motor protein so that it’s sensitive to chemical inhibition and accessible for future research on neurodegenerative diseases.
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Analyzing Gene Expression
Scientists demonstrated a new, focused approach to genomic analysis in a study that dissected inflammatory gene expression in immune cells.
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Budinger Named Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Scott Budinger, MD, has been appointed chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
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RIC’s New Hospital Designed For Innovation
The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s new 242-bed research hospital will put scientists and physicians in shared spaces, allowing innovation and treatment to collide.
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Explaining How Brain Signals Control Movement
A Northwestern Medicine study has shown how signals from neurons in the motor cortex produce precise and consistent movement over time, findings that could inform the design of brain machine interfaces.
