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Talented Group of New PhD Students Arrives on Campus
More than 70 students join programs ranging in focus from neuroscience to clinical psychiatry.
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Gene Associated with Neurodegenerative Diseases Also Linked to Circadian Rhythms
The discovery, published in Science, could one day have significant implications for the treatment of individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
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Lei Wang Leading Creation of National Neuroimaging Database
SchizConnect is an ambitious, four-year, multisite venture meant to overcome limitations in data sharing amongst the schizophrenia neuroimaging research community.
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Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation Close Affiliation Agreement
As the primary faculty practice for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation will join Northwestern Memorial Physician’s Group and Chicago Lakeshore Medical Associates to form Northwestern Medical Group, one of Chicago’s largest medical practices, with more than 1,000 physicians and other healthcare professionals.
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Two Faculty Members Recognized at Cardiovascular Conference
Susmita Sahoo, PhD, received the American Heart Association Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award and Suresh Verma, PhD, was a finalist for the honor, which was presented at the 2013 Basic Cardiovascular Scientific Sessions.
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Deficiency in Skin Cell ‘Glue’ Results in Severe Condition, Multiple Allergies
In a new study published in Nature Genetics, Northwestern Medicine® and Tel Aviv University scientists have found that a structural defect in skin cells can contribute to allergy development, including skin and food allergies, traditionally thought primarily to be a dysfunction of the immune system.
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Research Takes Spotlight at Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences Training Day
The third-annual event allowed students, postdoctoral fellows, and young tenure-track faculty from across the disciplines of engineering and neuroscience to interact with peers and mentors from both campuses.
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October 4 Proclaimed NBTI Day in Chicago
In honor of the fifth anniversary of the Minds Matter Benefit, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has given special recognition to the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute.
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Scientists Discover Regulator That Drives Majority of Lymphoma
In a recent Cancer Cell publication, protein EZH2 was shown to play a crucial role in the body’s ability to produce antibodies and, when mutated, causes cancer in white blood cells.
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Proprioception Movement Disorders May Hinge on Gene
Michelle Oliveira Fernandes and the Tourtellotte lab have been studying the way Egr3 affects a person’s ability to know where his or her limbs are in space.
