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Bacterial Sepsis Protein May Inhibit Cancer Cell Growth
A new study suggests a toxin responsible for seafood-associated sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis may have the ability to treat cancer by destroying the protein Ras.
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Signaling Pathways Explain Kidney Growth
A new study reveals the biochemical mechanisms underlying kidney hypertrophy. The findings were published in a paper coauthored by Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean.
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Feinberg Welcomes Dutch King and Queen to Campus
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands visited Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on June 3 to announce research collaborations between Northwestern and three Dutch universities, focused on the study of healthy aging.
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Feinberg Students on the Path to Becoming Military Physicians
For three graduates of Feinberg’s Class of 2015, this year’s commencement marked both the completion of their medical degrees, and the beginning of their careers as physicians in the United States armed forces.
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Mechanism Behind Asthma and Chronic Rhinosinusitis Proposed
A protein called Oncostatin M (OSM) may compromise the airway’s epithelial barrier, a wall of cells that blocks pathogens, environmental factors and allergens from entering tissue.
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Trainees Broaden Clinical Research Skills
Enrollees in Feinberg’s Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) program developed research projects including a yoga intervention for patients with Parkinson’s disease and a cardiovascular risk assessment for cholesterol guidelines.
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Alumni Dreams Come True as Global Health Nonprofit Gains Momentum
Six Feinberg medical school students dreamt of starting their own global health nonprofit, which came to fruition as the Life is Great (LIG) Global Foundation.
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Moving Beyond Cancer
The impossible is possible when cancer survivors are monitored by medical professionals who know their specialized needs.
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Protecting Women From Multiple Sclerosis
A new study that examines the role of white blood cells called innate lymphoid cells may offer insight into why women are more likely than men to develop autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis.
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Northwestern Start-up Awarded I-Corps Grant
A team of Northwestern University students and faculty launched a start-up, Opticent Health, which recently received an award from the National Science Foundation to bring their technology innovation to the market.
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HIV’s Sweet Tooth Is Its Downfall
A study shows that an experimental compound has promise for attacking HIV via a new route – cutting off the virus’s pipeline of sugar and nutrients.
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Shanley Named Chair of Pediatrics
Thomas Shanley, MD, a national leader in pediatric intensive care, has been appointed chair of the department of Pediatrics at Feinberg and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
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Promoting Stem Cells to Repair Neurons in Multiple Sclerosis
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified two drugs that stimulate stem cells in the central nervous system with the potential to repair the protective coating around neurons damaged in multiple sclerosis.
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Soy Supplements Do Not Improve Asthma
Despite previous findings suggesting a link between soy intake and decreased asthma severity, a new Northwestern Medicine study shows that soy supplements do not improve lung function for patients with asthma.
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Medical Women’s Association Hosts Pioneering Alumna
Patricia Conard, ’53 MD, gave advice to medical students and talked about her six decades of experience as a woman in medicine during a lunch hosted by Feinberg’s American Medical Women’s Association.
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Yao Awarded 2015 Rene Leriche Prize
James S. T. Yao, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus in the Division of Vascular Surgery, has been awarded the 2015 Rene Leriche Prize for his outstanding contributions to Vascular Surgery. This prize, given by the General Assembly of the International Surgical Society, is awarded to the surgeon who has made the most significant contribution to surgery…
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Feinberg Selected for New Parkinson’s Disease Fellowship
Feinberg has been chosen by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to host one of five inaugural Edmond J. Safra Fellowships in Movement Disorders, a specialized training program for clinician-researcher neurologists.
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Faculty Provide Disaster Relief in Nepal
Northwestern Medicine physicians and the non-profit organization Operation Walk Chicago, are providing disaster relief to Nepal Orthopedic Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes.
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Uncovering Mechanisms of Replication in Human Papillomavirus
Northwestern Medicine scientists identified an important mechanism that regulates replication of the human papillomavirus.
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Class of 2015 Celebrates Commencement
Members of the Class of 2015, faculty, friends and family met at Chicago’s Navy Pier Grand Ballroom on May 18 to celebrate medical school commencement.
