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Classmates Reconnect and Reminisce at Alumni Weekend 2017
On April 28 and 29, more than 450 Northwestern alumni and guests gathered on the medical school campus to meet up with former classmates, reminisce about their time in medical school and learn about the school’s latest updates.
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Northwestern Pipeline Programs Inspire High School Students to Pursue Careers in Medicine
Feinberg’s “pipeline programs” help underrepresented high school and undergraduate students explore and prepare for careers in medicine and science.
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Study Reveals Shared Features Between Two Neurodegenerative Disorders
A new study shows that a neurodegenerative syndrome in older adults, frontotemporal dementia, shares several fundamental features with another neurodegenerative disease usually seen in children.
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Scientists and Students Share Insights at Computational Research Day
Computational Research Day brought together faculty members, investigators and students throughout Northwestern to showcase innovative research projects, share insights and tools, and strengthen the computational research community.
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Prospective Students Take a Second Look at Feinberg
Feinberg’s Office of Admissions hosted the annual Second Look event, showcasing Feinberg’s curriculum and campus for prospective medical students in the class of 2021.
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Investigating Molecular Underpinnings of a Rare Melanoma
A study sheds new light on the molecular foundations of human acral lentiginous melanoma, a rare sun-shielded melanoma.
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Students and Residents Travel to Support Health Equity and a Diverse Student Body
Feinberg medical students recently traveled to Atlanta, participating in the Student National Medical Association’s annual Medical Education Conference, in order to support health equity efforts and to help recruit a diverse student body.
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Woodruff Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Teresa Woodruff, ’89 PhD, chief of Reproductive Science in Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been named a 2017 Guggenheim Fellow in support of her research into reproductive health.
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Medical Student Works to Develop Solutions to Global Health Challenges
As the first place winner of Northwestern University’s 4th Annual Intramural Global Health Case Competition, earlier this year, Max Wang, MPH, first-year MD/PhD student, and his team traveled to Emory University for the international competition.
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Uncovering a Novel Mechanism in Cell Division
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated an important role for the methylation of the amino terminus of a specific protein in maintaining centromere function and chromosome segregation, both important in cell division.
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Bringing Ethics to the Bench and Bedside
Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH, ’04 GME, applies her clinical experience to research and education as the director of Northwestern’s Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities.
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Pioneering Precision Medicine in Cancer
OncoSET, the flagship clinical and research program of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, combines oncology with genomic sequencing to provide cutting-edge cancer care personalized for each patient.
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Investigating Quality of Life After Breast Reconstruction
Women who underwent autologous breast reconstruction following a mastectomy reported greater psychosocial and sexual well-being than those who chose implant-based reconstruction, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Identifying a Novel Target for Cancer Immunotherapy
Targeting a molecule called B7-H4 may lead to the development of new therapies that boost the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to a review published in the journal Immunological Reviews.
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Scientists Develop Novel Platform to Investigate Therapeutic Nanomaterials
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a novel testing platform to assess, in real time, the efficacy of nanomaterials in regulating gene expression.
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Showcasing Innovative Science at Record-Breaking Research Day 2017
The 13th Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day broke records with more than 400 abstract presentations that showcased the diversity of innovative research taking place at Feinberg.
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Race Ranks Higher Than Pounds in Diabetes, Heart-Health Risks
Americans of South Asian descent are twice as likely as whites to have risks for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, when their weight is in the normal range, according to a recent study.
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Wearable Medical Device Improves Survival for Patients with Glioblastoma
Northwestern medicine scientist have shown how a medical device that delivers alternating electrical fields in addition to traditional chemotherapy can improve survival for patients with glioblastoma.
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Pope Receives 2017 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize
Richard M. Pope, MD, Solovy-Arthritis Research Society Professor and professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize.
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SuperAger Brains Shrink More Slowly Than Peers’ Brains
According to a new study, normal agers lost volume in the cortex, which contains neurons, twice as fast as SuperAgers, a rare group of older people whose memories are as sharp as those decades younger.
