Category: Campus News
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Northwestern To Participate In White House-Led Precision Medicine Study
In collaboration with four local institutions, Northwestern University will receive $51 million over 5 years via the National Institutes of Health to help launch the Cohort Program of President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative.
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Northwestern Receives Fogarty Grant for Research Training in Africa
Robert Murphy, MD, director of Feinberg’s Center for Global Health, will lead a program training scientists in Mali to conduct research on HIV and mycobacterial disease.
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Shilatifard Receives Walder Research Award
Ali Shilatifard, PhD, has been named the 15th recipient of the Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence, an honor given annually by the provost that recognizes excellence in research at Northwestern University.
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Clements Selected for National Resident Matching Program Board
Deborah Clements, MD, chair of Family and Community Medicine, has been appointed as a member of the National Resident Matching Program’s board of directors.
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Scientists Bridge Disciplines and Campuses at Biomedical Data Science Day
The first annual Biomedical Data Science Day brought together biomedical informatics scientists and clinical informatics leaders from Feinberg and its health care affiliates.
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Volpe Accepted into American Ophthalmological Society
Nicholas Volpe, MD, chair of Ophthalmology and George and Edwina Tarry Professor of Ophthalmology, was recently accepted into the American Ophthalmological Society.
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Meltzer Honored for Contributions to Psychopharmacology
Herbert Meltzer, MD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pharmacology and Physiology, has been chosen to receive a Pioneer in Psychopharmacology Award from the International College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
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Professor Receives Prestigious Chemistry Award
Samuel Stupp, PhD, director of the Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, has been honored with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Soft Matter and Biophysical Chemistry Award.
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Faculty Receive Grant to Discover Novel Small Molecule Antidepressants
Dane Chetkovich, MD, PhD, professor of Neurology and Physiology, has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop novel antidepressant therapies.
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Brugge Honored at Distinguished Women in Science and Medicine Lecture
Feinberg’s Women Faculty Organization honored Joan Brugge, PhD, director of the Ludwig Center at Harvard Medical School, with the Distinguished Women in Medicine and Science Award.
