Byline: Sarah Plumridge
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Identifying Signaling Pathways in Breast Cancer
Second-year medical student Chaitanya Medicherla explores the effects of immune cells on cancer development as part of his Area of Scholarly Concentration research project.
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NUAID Establishes New Site in India
A group of medical students spent a month volunteering in urban and rural clinics and learning about public health in India.
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Investigating Inflammation in Autoimmune Diseases
Jennifer Heller, a fifth-year PhD candidate, uses animal models of colitis to better understand how the adaptive immune system becomes dysregulated.
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Physician Assistant Week Features Educational Programs, Keynote Address
Students in the Physician Assistant Program celebrated National Physician Assistant Week by raising awareness about the training and career of PAs, as well as by holding a keynote lecture and reception.
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New Publication Serves as Platform to Share Public Health News and Research
Two students in the PhD/MPH program launched the first edition of Northwestern Public Health Review.
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Dermatology Alumna Acts as Mentor for Students, Advocate for Patients
Shirley Chi, MD’01, GME’02, discusses how her education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shaped her career as a dermatologist, teacher, and advocate.
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PhD Students Honored at Second Annual Driskill Day
Four awards were presented at the Second Annual Driskill Day – two to current students and two to recent graduates. The event celebrates the $10 million gift from the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Foundation.
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New Student-led Program Engages with Homeless Community
The Office of Diversity and Feinberg students partnered with the Fourth Presbyterian Church to create a new program, Good Neighbors. This group will provide resources and build relationships with the homeless population in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago.
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Pandolfino Appointed Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
John E. Pandolfino, MD, professor of medicine, has been appointed the Hans Popper Professor and chief of gastroenterology-hepatology in the Department of Medicine.
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Students Awarded Scholarships for Community Service Projects
National Medical Fellowships, Inc. awarded scholarships to two Feinberg medical students and one alumnus who have a commitment to improving the quality of healthcare in underserved communities of Chicago.
