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President Obama Honors Kibbe with Highest Award for Outstanding Young Scientists and Engineers Melina Kibbe, MD, associate professor of surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, accepts the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, presented by John Holdren, PhD, (left), science and technology advisor to President Barack Obama and director of the White[…]

IBNAM Fosters Exchange Program with University of Gothenburg, Sweden Samuel I. Stupp, director of Northwestern’s Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine (left), and Olle Larkö, dean of the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, sign an education and research exchange agreement at a Dec. 8 ceremony in Gothenburg. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg[…]

Researcher Wins Prestigious National Achievement Award Maureen Smith, MS, CGC, has been awarded the 2009 Natalie Weissberger Paul National Achievement Award, the most distinguished honor within the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). The annual award honors “one outstanding member who has served NSGC with exemplary national achievement and volunteer activities on behalf of NSGC[…]

Medical Scientist Training Program Allows Students to Earn MD/PhD, Prepare for Careers as Academic Physician-Scientists Each year, about 15 students enter the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) to pursue combined Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD) degrees. This program, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), requires three[…]

Surmeier Recognized by AAAS for Contributions to Science and Technology D. James Surmeier, Jr., PhD, Nathan Smith Davis Professor and chair in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Physiology, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Surmeier was elected by other members of[…]

Newly Discovered Gene Mutation Linked to Nerve Diseases Discovery may provide new understanding of disorders associated with muscle weakness Teepu Siddique, MD, Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Professor in the Feinberg School of Medicine Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences. Researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified mutations in[…]

Feinberg Students Give Back, Make International Impact with Global Health Whether they go abroad to perform research, provide clinical care or focus on public health issues, Feinberg School of Medicine students, residents and faculty have an impact on people and policies all over the world. The medical school’s Center for Global Health identifies the health[…]

McGarry Lab Helps Local Student Place in Prestigious Competition Marissa Suchyta, a senior at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School and a student in Thomas McGarry’s laboratory, recently took home third place and a $40,000 scholarship at the national finals of the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation’s premier high[…]

University Department Bridges Biomedical and Life Sciences Medical school and social science researchers often study common problems, such as childhood obesity or racial disparities in health outcomes, but from different perspectives and usually in isolation from one another. A recently launched department at Northwestern, the Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS), aims to change that.[…]