Tag: Faculty
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Surmeier Receives Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
D. James Surmeier, PhD, chair and the Nathan Smith Davis Professor of Physiology, has received the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award for demonstrated scientific excellence and productivity in the field of neurological research.
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Faculty Share Insights on COVID-19 Response Efforts and Treatment
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, recent editorials published by Feinberg faculty explore COVID-19 and its impact on medicine, including potential drug targets and the need for more clinical trials to maximizing trainee education.
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Kneeling for Racial Justice
Hundreds of Northwestern Medicine leaders, physicians, trainees, students, administrators and healthcare workers knelt for 10 minutes outside of Prentice Women’s Hospital on Friday, June 5. The White Coats For Black Lives event was a solemn moment for the community to remember and honor George Floyd, to stand against racial injustice, and to express solidarity with…
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John Lumpkin, a Pioneer of Emergency Medicine, Receives Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award
John Lumpkin, ’73 BMS, ’74 MD, is the recipient of this year’s Feinberg Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award, presented annually to recognize an alumnus or alumna whose outstanding professional achievements bring honor to the medical school and merit special recognition.
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Feinberg Launches Starzl Academy to Support Physician-Scientist Training
To help support and develop the next generation of physician-scientists, Feinberg has established the Thomas Starzl Academy, and named Elizabeth M. McNally, MD, PhD, its inaugural director.
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Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center Receives LEED Gold Certification
The Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center has been certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally responsible construction.
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Hill Receives Diversity Award from Orthopaedic Society
James Hill, ’74 MD, ’79 GME, has dedicated much of his career to advocating for diversity in medicine and orthopaedic surgery.
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Faculty Share Expertise on Continuing COVID-19 Response Efforts
According to several recent editorials published by Feinberg faculty, there are large and complex issues to grapple with, from COVID-19’s devastating impact on African-Americans to maintaining critical care standards in the face of an unprecedented pandemic.
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Modeling COVID-19 Transmission and Containment Efforts
Jaline Gerardin, PhD, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology, discussed how data modeling has helped evaluate COVID-19 transmission rates and containment efforts in Illinois during a recent IPHAM webinar.
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D’Aquila Named Director of NUCATS
Richard D’Aquila, MD, the Howard Taylor Ricketts, MD, Professor of Medicine, has been named director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute, and senior associate dean for clinical and translational research.
