Byline: Olivia Dimmer
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Medical Student Receives Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Zhanlin Chen, a first-year medical student at Feinberg, has been awarded the 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a prestigious scholarship granted to immigrants or children of immigrants.
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Admitted Students Take a Second Look at Feinberg
On April 13 and 14, more than 200 prospective medical students visited Feinberg for a “Second Look” at the medical school. The two-day event allowed admitted students to get a feel for life at Feinberg by attending seminars, touring campus and meeting with current students and faculty.
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Four Feinberg Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Four Feinberg faculty have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
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Medical Student Honored with Public Health Service Award
Precious Akanyirige, a fourth-year student in the MD/MPH degree program, has been awarded the 2023 Excellence in Public Health Award, given by the U.S. Public Health Service.
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Study Identifies Enzyme that Helps Tumors Evade the Immune System
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified an enzyme which aids tumors in evading the immune system, findings that could provide future directions for tumor treatment, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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Medical Student Event Encourages Aspiring Doctors
Feinberg medical students came together on March 12 to organize a one-day interactive workshop for community high schoolers with an interest in pursuing a career in medicine.
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Northwestern Investigators Lead Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance
Northwestern investigators have formed an interdisciplinary group to address the global issue of antimicrobial resistance.
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Women in Medicine Conference Celebrates Community
Women in the medical field and their allies gathered in the Feinberg Conference Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Friday, March 24 to celebrate community during the fifth annual Women in Medicine conference.
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Self-Powered Wireless Implant Delivers Medication, Then Dissolves
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a wireless, self-powered, bioresorbable implant for programmed drug delivery, the details of which are published in PNAS.
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Investigating Protein’s Role in Hearing Loss
The fast motor function of prestin, a protein found in the inner ear, is essential for mammalian hearing, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
