Category: Campus News
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Mesulam Center Celebrates 30th Annual Alzheimer Day
The Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease celebrated its 30th Annual Alzheimer’s Day on May 3, 2024, where researchers and community members came together to learn about recent accomplishments in the field, early-onset Alzheimer’s and community efforts raising awareness for those experiencing cognitive decline.
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Foltz Named New Director of Driskill Graduate Program
Dan Foltz, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been named director of the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP). He will begin the role on July 1.
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Feinberg Scientists to Lead Grant Studying Autism, Schizophrenia
Northwestern Medicine scientists have been awarded $17 million to study genetic causes of autism and schizophrenia, with the aim of developing new drugs to treat the conditions.
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Feinberg Names 2024 Mentors of the Year
Feinberg’s Medical Faculty Council (MFC) honored the recipients of the 2024 Mentor of the Year awards at a workshop on May 29, with awardees sharing insights from their experiences mentoring students, trainees and peers.
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Feinberg Faculty and Regulatory Affairs Welcomes New Senior Director
Joan Trimuel Williams has been named Feinberg’s senior director for Faculty and Regulatory Affairs.
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Postdoc Rogan Grant named a Schmidt Science Fellow
Northwestern postdoctoral scholar Rogan Grant has been selected as a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow, a program that sponsors promising, emerging scientists with postdoctoral placement in internationally renowned labs and promoting an intersectional approach to addressing global challenges.
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Feinberg Investigators Lead AHA Heart Disease Research Initiative
Feinberg investigators have been selected to lead a $15 million American Heart Association research initiative studying the role of inflammation in heart disease.
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Feinberg Classmates Reconnect and Reminisce at Alumni Weekend 2024
More than 450 alumni and guests returned to Feinberg on April 18, 19 and 20 to reconnect with former classmates, learn about the medical school’s latest developments and achievements, and reminisce about their medical school experiences.
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Northwestern and CERN Step into Collaborative Leadership Role, Fostering Innovation in Open Science
Kristi Holmes, PhD, associate dean for knowledge management and strategy and director of Galter Health Sciences Library will co-lead the initiative focused on enhancing open-source scientific data.
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Trailblazing Biochemist Delivers Kimberly Prize Lecture
Influential biochemist Craig M. Crews, PhD, who pioneered the pharmaceutical field of targeted protein degradation, delivered the second Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Lecture to a full auditorium of Feinberg faculty, staff, fellows and students.
