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Patricia Spear Elected to National Academy of Sciences Patricia G. Spear, PhD, Guy and Anne Youmans Professor of Microbiology—Immunology at the medical school, recently received what is considered to be one of the highest honors that can be awarded to an American scientist—election to the National Academy of Sciences. Nationwide, only 72 people this year[…]

Pediatrics Faculty Featured in Public Television Series The patients, families, and physicians of Children’s Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Chicago were recently featured in a six-week public television series called “Children’s Hospital” that began airing nationally in early July. Selected from among several children’s hospitals across the country, CMH is a member of the McGaw Medical[…]

July 6, 2002 New Protease Inhibitor Has Added Benefits BARCELONA— Atazanavir, a potent new HIV-fighting protease inhibitor, reduces high cholesterol and triglyceride levels that may be caused by other protease inhibitors, a Northwestern University researcher reported today at the XIV International AIDS Conference. Although protease inhibitors have been shown to be safe and effective in[…]

June 20, 2002 Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Aids Diabetes CHICAGO— Statins, drugs usually prescribed for high cholesterol, have been found to slow diabetes-related kidney damage, according to a Northwestern University research study published in the June 11 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The study found that statins affect the activity of a[…]

June 21, 2002 Fighting Disease on the Cellular Level CHICAGO— Contrary to those static diagrams of a cell you may remember from high school biology, a eukaryotic cell (cell with a nucleus) is actually a dynamic and intricately ordered living creature, complete with its own set of tiny “organs” and empowered by thousands of chemical[…]

Graduates Urged to Face New Medical Challenges The medical school’s 144th Graduation Convocation, held May 24 at Navy Pier, featured David Satcher, MD, PhD, former U.S. surgeon general. In his address, “The MD Responsibility to the Health of the Public,” Dr. Satcher urged the graduates to tackle existing medical challenges while acknowledging past progress. “The[…]

In Memoriam (Charles Kramer, Robert Norman, Warren Wells, Harold Visotsky) Charles H. Kramer, MD, professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and a leader in family therapy, died April 30 at age 79. Dr. Kramer earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Illinois, established a private practice in suburban Chicago for several[…]

June 10, 2002 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Nanotechnology Technique Could Lead to Ultimate Gene Chip EVANSTON, ILL.— Using an atomic force microscope tip as a pen and different single-stranded DNA as inks, scientists at Northwestern University have demonstrated a technique that could lead to the ultimate high-density gene chip because it[…]

June 20, 2002 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu New Device Removes Drinking Water Contaminants EVANSTON, ILL.— A Northwestern University environmental engineer has received a U.S. patent for a treatment device that renders perchlorate—a thyroid-damaging ingredient of rocket fuel and a drinking water problem—harmless. The applications extend beyond the safety of drinking water[…]