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Dr. Vahid Yaghmai Honored by Radiology Society of North America
Vahid Yaghmai, MD, professor of Radiology, has been announced as the recipient of the 2015 Honored Educator Award from the Radiology Society of North America.
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Unexpected Link to ALS and Dementia
Northwestern Medicine scientists have found evidence that a protein that has a genetic link to ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases destroys mitochondria in neurons.
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Study Reconsiders Statin Therapy for Patients in Palliative Care Setting
A multicenter clinical trial suggests that stopping statin medication therapy is safe and maybe beneficial for quality of life and reduction in medication costs for patients in the palliative care setting.
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Multi-Disciplinary Student Teams Enlist Technology to Tackle Simulated Cases
Second-year physician assistant students teamed up with third-year medical students to solve simulated patient scenarios during a weeklong Synthesis and Application Module, aimed at reinforcing information learned during clinical clerkships.
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US Rep. Dold Visits Feinberg to Discuss Medical Research Funding
U.S. Rep. Robert Dold visited Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to participate in a roundtable discussion on biomedical research funding with Northwestern Medicine scientists.
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Using Nanotechnology to Fight Cancer
Northwestern University has received a five-year, $11.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to use nanotechnology to develop next-generation cancer treatments.
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Regulating the First Step in Gene Expression
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the molecular machinery that releases paused gene expression, a finding that helps explain how important developmental genes jumpstart simultaneously.
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New Partnership Unites All Fields of HIV Research
The Third Coast Center for AIDS Research, a partnership between Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, the Chicago Department of Public Health and several community organizations, integrates multiple disciplines of research to help slow and stop HIV.
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Medical Students Explore Research Across Disciplines
Second-year medical students spent four weeks of their summer conducting research for their Area of Scholarly Concentration, a four-year longitudinal project that culminates with a thesis.
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Few Teenage Gay Men Get Tested For HIV
Young men who have sex with men have the highest risk for HIV infection, but only one in five has ever been tested for HIV, a much lower rate than testing for non-adolescents, according to a new study.
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Bioelectronics Pioneer John Rogers to Join Northwestern University
John A. Rogers, PhD, a materials scientist and pioneer in the field of bio-integrated electronic devices, will join Northwestern University with appointments in the McCormick School of Engineering and Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Explaining How a Common Set of Genes Drives Cancer
Behnam Nabet, ’15 PhD, who just completed his doctorate in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences, studied how mutated Ras genes turn normal cells into cancer cells in a new publication.
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Presenting Research at Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences Training Day
Students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty showcased their work in the field of rehabilitation medicine at Feinberg’s fifth annual Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences (MRS) Training Day.
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Evaluating New Technology for Monitoring Fetal Heart Activity
A new study found fetal electrocardiogram ST segment analysis, a new technology used to assess fetal heart activity, did not improve outcomes during labor and delivery, compared with conventional fetal heart rate monitoring.
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Sorting Proteins for Cell Communication
Northwestern Medicine scientist Jeffrey Savas, PhD, and colleagues identified a receptor that sorts proteins in synapses, a finding that may augment future treatments for multiple neurological diseases and disorders.
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Stock Steps Down as Chair of Anesthesiology
After nearly 15 years of leadership, M. Christine Stock, ’81 MD, James E. Eckenhoff Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology, has stepped down as chair of the department.
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Protein Found to Control Inflammatory Response
A new Northwestern Medicine study shows that a protein called POP1 prevents severe inflammation and, potentially, diseases caused by excessive inflammatory responses.
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Goldberger to Lead Cardiology at University of Miami
After 25 years on Feinberg’s faculty, Jeffrey Goldberger, MD, professor in Medicine-Cardiology, will become chief of cardiology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
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Data Mining DNA For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Genes
In the first study of its kind, scientists using data mining techniques have identified a genetic susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome that appears to be unique to European women.
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Founders’ Day Marks Beginning of the Academic Year
First-year medical students received their white coats and recited the Declaration of Geneva during the 157th Founders’ Day, marking their entry into the medical profession and the official start of the academic year.
