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New Lab Advances ALS Research
New Lab Advances ALS Research Les Turner ALS Foundation and Wenske Foundation fortify ALS research efforts through creation of second ALS laboratory (L to R) Dr. P. Hande Ozdinler; Harvey Gaffen, president of the Les Turner ALS Foundation; and Dr. Teepu Siddique The opening of the Feinberg School’s second Les Turner ALS laboratory was celebrated[…]
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Honors & Appointments
A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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The Inaugural Endowed Professorship Celebration
The Inaugural Endowed Professorship Celebration (L to R) Dean J. Larry Jameson, President Henry Bienen, Ann Lurie, and Provost Daniel Linzer An assembly of individuals as accomplished is rarely seen on any campus. Specialists in fields as diverse as modern medicine itself, the distinguished professors who gathered at the Inaugural Endowed Professorship Celebration not only[…]
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VA Awards Contract to Palliative Care Project
VA Awards Contract to Palliative Care Project The Veterans Administration awarded a one-year contract to the Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Project based at Northwestern University to develop a program to help meet the palliative care needs of veterans and their families and caregivers. Explains Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Buehler Professor of[…]
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Simulation Class Reaps Postive Results
Simulation Study Reaps Positive Results Dr. Park (right) supervises anesthesiology resident Jennifer Song, MD (center) as she addresses the computer-operated needs of the patient simulator nicknamed “Cosmo.” Cosmo is having chest pains and trouble breathing. The anesthesiology residents leap into action. As an organized team, they listen to his breathing, monitor his falling blood pressure,[…]
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Dr. Holl Leads NIH-Funded Study on Children
Dr. Holl Leads NIH-Funded Study on Children’s Health Dr. Jane Holl What are the most critical health problems of children in DuPage County, Illinois, and how can these problems best be prevented or treated? Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine will help answer these important questions with an historic federally-funded study that will follow 1,000[…]
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Research Funding Increases 14 Percent to $269 Million
Research Funding Increases 14 Percent to $269 Million Researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine have been awarded $268.7 million in funding from external sources in fiscal year 2008, a 14 percent increase over fiscal year 2007, and following a 17 percent increase between 2007 and 2006. The majority of the research support comes[…]
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Making National News
Faculty members at the Feinberg School of Medicine frequently are quoted or featured in national and/or international news stories.
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Dr. Carla Pugh Speaks on Educating Doctors of the Future
Dr. Carla Pugh to Speak on Educating Doctors of the Future Giving the phrase “hands of a surgeon” new meaning, Carla Pugh, MD, assistant professor of surgery and director of the Center for Advanced Surgical Education at the Feinberg School will discuss the inspiration behind her invention of cutting-edge simulation tools to teach future physicians[…]
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Enhancing Personal Health and Wellness
Obesity Center Director Offers Health and Wellness Tips Dr. Kushner offers insight into enhancing personal health and wellness at the University’s 2008 Health & Benefits Fair. Will power isn’t the key to losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle, says Robert Kushner, MD, professor of medicine at the Feinberg School. Instead, the clinical director of[…]
