Category: Campus News
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Antimicrobial Resistance Expert to Lead Division of Infectious Diseases
Jennie H. Kwon, DO, MSCI, associate professor of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named the Gene Stollerman Professor and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, effective October 2025.
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Yue Named to 2025 AIMBE College of Fellows
Feng Yue, PhD, the Duane and Susan Burnham Professor of Molecular Medicine in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been inducted into the 2025 class of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
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Global Health Education Day Celebrates Mentorship and Collaboration
Faculty, staff, students and trainees celebrated global health, education and outreach during the 6th annual Global Health Education Day organized by the Center for Global Health Education.
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John Rogers Elected to the Royal Society
Northwestern bioelectronics pioneer John A. Rogers, PhD, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of science and one of the most prestigious academies in Europe.
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Advancing Research and Care at Alzheimer Day
Patients and families joined faculty, students and trainees on May 15 for Alzheimer Day, an annual event hosted by the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease to showcase dementia and aging research conducted throughout Northwestern and bring those discoveries to the community.
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Celebrating the MD Class of 2025
Feinberg honored the MD Class of 2025 during the medical school’s 166th commencement ceremony held in the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on May 19.
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Heinemann Receives 2025 Mentor of the Year Award
Feinberg’s Medical Faculty Council honored Allen Heinemann, PhD, the recipient of the 2025 Mentor of the Year award at a virtual and in-person workshop on May 5.
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Feinberg Classmates Reunite and Celebrate at Alumni Weekend 2025
More than 480 alumni and guests returned to Feinberg’s campus on May 1, 2 and 3 to reconnect with former classmates, reminisce about their medical school experiences, and learn about the medical school’s latest developments and achievements at this year’s Alumni Weekend celebration.
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Distinguished Molecular Biologist Delivers 2025 Kimberly Prize Lecture
Esteemed molecular biologist Ron Evans, PhD, known for his groundbreaking discovery of the nuclear receptor superfamily, delivered the third Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Lecture to a crowded auditorium of Feinberg faculty, staff, fellows and students on April 30.
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Shilatifard Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Ali Shilatifard, PhD, the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
