Category: Campus News
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Les Turner Symposium on ALS Unites Community Around Research and Patient Care
Northwestern scientists, clinicians, and members of the ALS community gathered in the Feinberg Pavilion for the 14th annual Les Turner Symposium on ALS to celebrate progress and share the latest research in hopes of better understanding and treating the disease.
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Bonow Honored as Distinguished Scientist by American Heart Association
Robert Bonow, MD, the Max and Lilly Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology and a leading authority on valvular heart disease, has been named a 2024 Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association.
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Feinberg Celebrates 100 Years of The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Investigators from Feinberg School of Medicine and fellow academic and research institutions celebrated the 100-year anniversary of The Journal of Clinical Investigation during a day-long symposium in the Hughes Auditorium on October 18.
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Northwestern Establishes New Center for Ataxia Research and Treatment
Northwestern has established the Denning Ataxia Center, a multidisciplinary hub dedicated to improving the understanding of ataxia through integrating leading-edge research with patient-centered clinical care, with the goal of unraveling the complexities of the condition and developing improved treatments.
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Gordon Delivers Nemmers Prize Keynote Lecture
Jeffrey Gordon, MD, a distinguished university professor at Washington University in St. Louis often referred to as the “father of microbiome research,” and recipient of the 2024 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science, visited Feinberg’s campus to deliver the keynote lecture on September 30.
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New Chief of Division of Hematology and Oncology Named
Hidayatullah G. Munshi, MD, ‘02, ‘04 GME, has been named chief of Feinberg’s Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine.
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Medical School Tops Research Funding in 2024
Feinberg principal investigators secured $742.2 million dollars in research funding and awards during the 2023-24 fiscal year, a five percent increase over the previous year, and the largest amount in the school’s history.
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Northwestern Receives $55 Million to Advance Health Research
The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute has received $55 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to accelerate development, evaluation and implementation of improved healthcare interventions.
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Hauser Named 2024 Tripartite Prize Awardee
Alan Hauser, MD, PhD, professor and vice chair of Microbiology-Immunology, has been named the winner of the 2024 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education.
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Advancing Pain Medicine Through Innovative Treatments and Precision Care
Get to know Steven P. Cohen, MD, who recently joined Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine as the inaugural Edmond I. Eger Professor of Anesthesiology and vice chair of Research and Pain Medicine.
