Kiskinis Receives Early Career Award to Study ALS, Epilepsy
Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD, has received a New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Investigator Award to study the origins of ALS and pediatric epilepsy.
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New Center for Applied Health Research on Aging Launched
Building on years of research and collaborations promoting optimal health and well-being among seniors, Feinberg has launched the Center for Applied Health Research on Aging.
Four Feinberg Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
David Cella, PhD, Susan Quaggin, MD, John Rogers, PhD, and Catherine Wolley, PhD, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the field.
NEST360° raises $68 million for African newborn survival
Funding has been announced for the first phase of an eight-year initiative to enable African hospitals to improve newborn survival by 50 percent, led by a consortium including Northwestern University.
Medical School Research Funding Reaches New Heights in 2019
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine received a record $534 million in research funding and awards during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
$6.3 Million Grant to Explore Brain Stimulation
Joel Voss, PhD, and John Disterhoft, PhD, have received a $6.3 million grant from the NIH as part of the BRAIN Initiative.
Northwestern Celebrates Women in Medicine
Feinberg celebrates the remarkable achievements of Northwestern’s women faculty in medicine and commemorates their contributions to science, clinical medicine, and society.
Lerner Receives NIH New Innovator Award
Talia Lerner, PhD, has received the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, an early-career grant supporting projects in the biomedical, behavioral or social sciences.
New Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research Established
Northwestern has established the new Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research, which will provide investigators and patients more support while uncovering new discoveries from applied and basic science research on allergies.
Northwestern Faculty Help Local Student-Inventors Test Winning Concepts
Three Chicagoland high school students created the PeelTowel, a citrus peel-based, anti-microbial paper towel, and tested it in the laboratory of Alan Hauser, MD, PhD, vice chair of the Department of Microbiology-Immunology.