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WGN Radio Talks with Alum/Astronaut Michael Barratt Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 19 commander (center), NASA astronaut Michael Barratt (left), and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata With the purple and white sesquicentennial banner tucked away in his official flight kit, Feinberg School alum Michael Barratt, MD, and Expedition 19 crewmates arrived safely aboard the[…]

Online System Tracks Surgical Complications Dr. Karl Bilimoria An online reporting system designed by Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS and colleagues at the Feinberg School of Medicine helped clinicians track surgical complications and detect patterns of adverse events. The results of a two-year trial appeared in the April issue of the Archives of Surgery. Complications[…]

Dr. Vassar Receives Prize for Alzheimer’s Research Dr. Robert Vassar Robert J. Vassar, PhD, professor of cell and molecular biology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, has received the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Dr. Vassar and two other researchers will each[…]

New Model for Stem Cell Memory and Plasticity Dr. William Tse How does a human cell remember its past and decide its future? This is a six-million dollar question that biomedical researchers have long sought to answer in their attempts to control cell fate and develop better cellular therapy. Working with human bone marrow stem[…]

Dr. Hendrix Testifies Before Congressional Committee Dr. Mary Hendrix The unpredictable nature of science makes it nearly impossible to know which new discoveries gained through basic research will lead to the next important medical advancement. Mary J.C. Hendrix, PhD, professor of cancer biology at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, says[…]

Stem Cells Reset Immune Systems in Diabetes Dr. Richard Burt The majority of patients with Type 1 diabetes who underwent transplantation with their own stem cells to reset their immune systems became insulin free, several for more than three years. Richard Burt, MD, coauthor of the study and associate professor of medicine at the Northwestern[…]

Dean J. Larry Jameson Challenges and Opportunities for the Feinberg School VIEW VIDEO Drawing parallels between the nation’s and the medical school’s economic challenges and the opportunities they present, Dean J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine welcomed a standing–room–only crowd to[…]

Heartburn Meds Ineffective for Some Asthma Patients Dr. Lewis Smith For nearly 20 years, doctors believed severe asthma symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, and breathlessness were triggered, in part, by acid reflux. Asthma sufferers were often prescribed heartburn medication in an effort to help their asthma symptoms. A new national study, led in Illinois by[…]

Stephen Miller Named Award Winner at Research Day (From left) Drs. Lewis Landsberg, Stephen Miller, and Rex Chisholm At the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Lewis Landsberg Research Day, keynote speaker Stephen D. Miller, PhD, Judy Gugenheim Research Professor of Microbiology-Immunology, was named winner of the Tripartite Legacy Faculty Award in Translational Science and Education. Created[…]

Stem Cell Story Wins Broadcasting Award The documentary film Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita, focusing on the stem cell research and personal story of Feinberg School faculty member Jack Kessler, MD, and his daughter, Allison, now a medical student at the Feinberg School, has won a Peabody Award—one of the most prestigious awards in[…]