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  • Thinking Twice is Good Advice Before Tattooing or Piercing

    Thinking Twice is Good Advice Before Tattooing or Piercing Having a butterfly tattooed above the buttocks or “I love Serena” on the upper arm may be just perfect now, but is it something you want 20 or 30 years from now? This was among many questions raised on August 2 by Anne E. Laumann, MBChB,[…]

  • Variations in Detoxifying Genes Linked to ALS

    July 5, 2006 Variations in Detoxifying Genes Linked to ALS CHICAGO—Genetic variations in three enzymes that detoxify insecticides and nerve gas agents as well as metabolize cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may be a risk factor for developing sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), and possibly responsible for a reported twofold increased risk of[…]

  • Art Brings Seniors, Medical Students Together

    July 25, 2006 Contact: Elizabeth Sabrio at (847) 491-5001 ore-sabrio@northwestern.edu Art Brings Seniors, Medical Students Together CHICAGO—The Buehler Center on Aging at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine is hoping life can imitate art. Or at least that art can change a few minds. In hopes to disprove negative stereotypes about aging and spur more[…]

  • Annual Report Available Online

    Annual Report Available OnlineDiscover, the Feinberg School of Medicine’s 2004–05 annual report, is available online. Formatted to resemble a travel guide, Discover not only highlights the school’s progress in education, research, and clinical services but also describes “sights to see” on campus ranging from portraits and busts of individuals with a prominent role in the[…]

  • New Technology Addresses Female Fertility Preservation

    Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu New Technology Addresses Female Fertility Preservation EVANSTON, Ill.—Women at risk for infertility, such as those needing cancer treatment, can freeze mature, fertilized eggs, but the process can take up to six weeks and for some this delay of treatment is not an option. Immature follicles (the female[…]

  • Drug Study Under Way for Lung Cancer

    July 18, 2006 Drug Study Under Way for Lung Cancer CHICAGO—The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University will assess the use of Avastin® (bevacizumab) in squamous non–small cell lung cancer. Bevacizumab is an antibody that binds with vascular endothelial growth factor, which regulates angiogenesis, or blood vessel growth, and inhibits the growth[…]

  • Malaria Parasite, Potato Famine Pathogen Share Trait

    Malaria Parasite, Potato Famine Pathogen Share Trait CHICAGO—The malaria parasite that infects humans and the Irish potato famine pathogen use the same strategy to inject disease-causing proteins into the cells of their respective hosts. That’s what researchers from Northwestern University and Ohio State University reported in the May 31 issue of the journal PLoS Pathogens.[…]

  • Physical Activity Extends Life of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

    July 11, 2006 Physical Activity Extends Life of Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease CHICAGO—Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) who are physically active have death rates less than one third of those in PAD patients who are inactive, according to research reported in the July issue of the journal Circulation. “We found that a survival[…]

  • Radiation Oncology Becomes a Department

    Mittal Leads New Department of Radiation Oncology The ranks of Feinberg School departments has grown to 25 with the addition of the Department of Radiation Oncology. Formerly a division of the radiology department, the new department is led by Bharat B. Mittal, MD, GME ‘80, professor and faculty member since 1985. “The goals of the[…]

  • Garbes Honored as Employee of the Year

    Garbes Honored as Employee of the Year Eleni Garbes, Employee of the Year for the Chicago campus (right), and finalist Andrena Logan. The University recently recognized a Feinberg School employee in its selection of outstanding staff members from both the Evanston and Chicago campuses. Honored on May 3 at Northwestern’s annual staff recognition luncheon held[…]

  • Researchers Link Brain Region to Fly Slumber

    Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Researchers Link Brain Region to Fly Slumber EVANSTON, Ill.—Researchers at Northwestern University have pinpointed a brain area in flies that is crucial to sleep, raising interesting speculation over the purpose of sleep and its possible link with learning and memory. In a paper published June 8 by[…]

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    Honors & Appointments

    A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

  • Laimins Named Microbiology-Immunology Chair

    Laimins Named Microbiology–Immunology Chair Laimonis A. “Lou” Laimins, PhD, professor of microbiology—immunology and a faculty member at Northwestern University’s medical school since 1994, has been appointed department chair, effective June 1. He had served as interim chair since January 2004. Born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Dr. Laimins earned his BS degree in physics from Case Western[…]

  • Northwestern Researchers Work on Regeneration of Limbs

    June 2, 2006 Northwestern Researchers Work on Regeneration of Limbs Over six to eight weeks the newt can regenerate a limb after injury, as shown here in a sequence where the lighter color represents the newly formed forelimb. CHICAGO—Partial or complete loss of digits or limbs and deforming disabilities resulting from serious illness profoundly affect[…]

  • Tattoos and Piercings Go Mainstream, but Risks Continue

    Tattoos and Piercings Go Mainstream, but Risks Continue CHICAGO—Almost a fourth of men and women between ages 18 and 50 currently sport a tattoo, and almost 15 percent have at least one body piercing, according to a survey from Northwestern University. Survey results were published in the June issue of the Journal of the American[…]

  • Treatments for Problems from Anticancer Drugs

    May 18, 2006 Program Launched to Treat Skin Problems from Anticancer Drugs CHICAGO—Northwestern University has launched the nation’s first program to treat skin conditions resulting from anticancer drugs. The Cancer Skin Care (Cancer Study of Chemotherapy-Induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions) Program was established to develop research and clinical management strategies for skin conditions in cancer patients[…]

  • Children’s Memorial Hospital to Move to Streeterville

    Children’s Memorial Hospital to Move to StreetervilleAfter reviewing various sites in the city of Chicago, Children’s Memorial Hospital’s (CMH) board of directors voted unanimously on April 4 to begin planning for a $800 million replacement hospital in the Streeterville area. This would place the Feinberg School of Medicine and its primary pediatric teaching hospital (affiliated[…]

  • Graduates Sent Off to Next Phase of Medical Careers

    Graduates Sent Off to Next Phase of Medical Careers On a cool spring day, with vistas of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan around them, 143 members of the Class of 2006 at the Feinberg School of Medicine received their MD degrees during graduation ceremonies held May 19 at Navy Pier. Eight other graduates did[…]

  • Health Care Fraud Growing, Says Lisa Madigan

    Health Care Fraud Growing, Says Lisa Madigan As attorney general of Illinois, Lisa Madigan serves as the “people’s lawyer,” protecting consumers from fraudulent practices, recovering restitution on their behalf, and educating them about emerging scams. So why was she the keynote speaker at the Buehler Center on Aging’s long-term care conference held May 22 at[…]

  • Genetic Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer Discovered

    May 9, 2006 Genetic Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer DiscoveredCHICAGO—Scientists from The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University participated in the discovery of a common genetic variant that predisposes men to prostate cancer. The gene discovery is described in a study in the online issue of Nature Genetics and will appear in[…]