Category: Campus News
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Kibbe to Lead Surgery Department at UNC School of Medicine
Melina Kibbe, MD, ’03 GME, Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgical Research, will be chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
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Women’s Health Research Institute Celebrates New Policies on Gender in Research
The Women’s Health Research Institute’s Leadership Council hosted a special celebration of the recently announced National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration policies to include women in basic science and clinical studies.
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Five Named Elite Medical And Biological Engineering Fellows
Five Northwestern scientists have been inducted into The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows.
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Mirkin Receives Prestigious International Dan David Prize
Scientist Chad Mirkin, PhD, has been recognized with the prestigious 2016 Dan David Prize, in the Future Time dimension, for his trailblazing breakthroughs in nanoscience that hold great promise for improvement of our world.
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Wellness Program Supports Faculty
Feinberg’s Faculty Wellness Program is a free and confidential service to help faculty members address personal and professional problems.
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Mitchell Receives Nikon Fellowship for Advanced Microscopy
Brian Mitchell, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, received the Marine Biology Laboratory Nikon Fellowship to advance his research on the development of multi-ciliated cells using microscopy.
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Nemmers Prize in Medical Science Announced
Huda Zoghbi, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and Baylor College of Medicine professor known for her groundbreaking research on Rett syndrome and other neurological disorders, is the inaugural recipient of the Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science.
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Legendary Civil Rights Activist Delivers Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote
Feinberg welcomed legendary civil rights and peace activist Diane Nash to speak to students about her involvement in the 1960s civil rights movement.
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Northwestern 10th in World Ranking of Highly Cited Researchers
Northwestern University ranks 10th among worldwide institutions with the most highly cited researchers in 2015. The Thomson Reuters analysis includes nine Feinberg faculty members.
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$1.5 Million Grant for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research
Yongchao Ma, PhD, assistant professor of Pediatrics, has received a 5-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to explore a novel mechanism regulating mitochondria, and how it relates to motor neuron degeneration.
