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Blood Drive Brings Impressive Turnout The organizers of a blood drive on October 3 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina report that the Feinberg School event was a huge success. Forty-three pints of blood were collected from 60 donors, far above the goal of 34 units from 44 donors. “The number of people attempting to[…]

October 4, 2005 Faulty Biological Clocks May Influence AddictionBy Megan Fellman A gene that regulates the body’s circadian rhythms, including sleep and wakefulness, body temperature, hormone levels, blood pressure and heart activity, may also play a central role in drug addiction, according to a study published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of[…]

October 11, 2005 Scientists Uncover Target for Colorectal Cancer CHICAGO—A common, inherited gene that predisposes one in eight people to development of certain forms of cancer is found in 50 percent of metastatic liver tumors from colorectal cancer, a Northwestern University study has found. The majority of liver metastases that carry the gene, TGFBR1*6A, acquire[…]

October 25, 2005 Depression Raises Disability RiskCHICAGO—Depressed middle-aged adults are at four times greater risk for being unable to perform everyday tasks than their non-depressed peers, a Northwestern University study found. “Among pre-retirement adults, limitations in life activities are strong determinants of job loss and the ability to find employment and jeopardize an individual’s ability[…]

Recent Grants The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded $125,743 to Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, to investigate functional characterization of mABC1 protein. The National Institute of Child Health and Disease and National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) awarded $207,500 to Michael Caplan, MD, professor of pediatrics, to[…]

Blood Drive Slated for October 3 In cooperation with the American Red Cross, medical students at the Feinberg School of Medicine are organizing a blood drive on Monday, October 3, to aid those in need in the Gulf Coast region affected by Hurricane Katrina. The blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 4[…]

September 20, 2005 Institute for Healthcare Studies Formed The Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies and the Center for Healthcare Studies have merged to form the Institute for Healthcare Studies. Kevin B. Weiss, MD, professor of medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, was named director of the new institute. The institute’s mission[…]

Contact: Charles R. Loebbaka at 847/491-4887 or atc-loebbaka@northwestern.edu September 20, 2005 Northwestern Offers Graduate Degree in Medical Informatics CHICAGO—The Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies will offer a new master of science in medical informatics (MMI) degree program in partnership with the University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. The deadline for submitting applications to enroll in[…]

In Memoriam (David Smith) David W.E. Smith, MD, professor emeritus of pathology at the Feinberg School, died September 12 of complications from multiple sclerosis (MS). He was 71. A native of Fargo, North Dakota, Dr. Smith joined the medical school faculty in 1969 as professor of pathology. He earned his MD degree from Yale University[…]

In Memoriam (Kenneth Viste Jr.) Neurologist Kenneth Viste Jr., MD ’66, GME ’70, died August 21 of complications from gallbladder cancer in Rochester, Minnesota, at age 63. Past president of the Northwestern University Medical Alumni Association, Dr. Viste received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1999 for his service to his profession, Northwestern, and the greater[…]