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First-Year Medical Students Celebrate Founders’ Day
First-year students donned their white coats for the first time at Founders’ Day, an annual event that celebrates the incoming medical students and the history of the medical school.
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Lurie Cancer Center Earns Exceptional Rating from National Cancer Institute
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University has been renewed for a fourth five-year grant, totaling $31.5 million and representing a 36 percent increase over its previous funding.
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‘Exceptional’ Science at the Lurie Cancer Center
This article was originally published in the Breakthroughs Newsletter. Find more stories like this, as well as the new Breakthroughs Podcast, on the Breakthroughs homepage. At the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, the collaborative team of investigators dedicated to confronting cancer has never been stronger. In August, the Lurie Cancer Center was awarded[…]
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Mechanisms Driving Inherited Heart Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a novel mechanism for how mutations in desmoplakin — a protein that helps cells stick together — can lead to cardiac arrhythmias and other diseases.
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Induced Labor at 39 Weeks Reduces Need for Cesarean Birth
A large national study shows electively inducing labor at 39 weeks actually reduces the rate of cesarean deliveries and decreases maternal and fetal complications.
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DeVries Awarded Prize for Retinal Neurobiology
Steven DeVries, MD, PhD, was awarded the Brian Boycott Prize at the FASEB Science Research Conference on Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing.
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Basic Science: The Foundation for an ALS Cure
Basic Science conducted by investigators at Northwestern’s Les Turner ALS Center is building a foundation for future ALS care.
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Prompt Treatment Improves Outcomes in Pediatric Sepsis
Pediatric patients with sepsis who completed a series of treatments within one hour of sepsis recognition had better outcomes, according to a new multi-center study.
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MD/PhD Student Promotes Diversity and Inclusion Through Research, Advocacy
MD/PhD student Emma Gargus is engaged in research designing biomaterials for use in ovarian health and works to advocate for diversity and inclusion in medicine.
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Exploring the Mechanisms of Poxvirus Replication
A study published in the journal Cell uncovers how poxviruses take control of a protein complex in order to enhance their replication and counteract an immune response in hosts.
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Exploring Intervention to Improve Medication Self-Management
EHR-based tools designed to help patients manage complex drug regimens failed to improve medication adherence or lower blood pressure among patients with hypertension, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
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Scientists Identify New Therapeutic Target in Diabetes
Northwestern Medicine scientists have shown for the first time how an RNA-binding protein in the liver plays an important role in regulating insulin sensitivity throughout the body.
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Feinberg Entrepreneurs Learn About Commercialization at INVOForward
Feinberg faculty members, scientists and students learned how to move their health information technologies toward commercialization at INVOForward, a mentorship program in biomedical entrepreneurship.
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PT Faculty Share Teaching Strategies at National Workshop
The Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences recently hosted faculty members from across the country for an interactive workshop on how to design curricula and create meaningful educational experiences for physical therapy students.
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Wertheim Named Associate Director for MSTP Admissions
Jason Wertheim, MD, PhD, vice chair for research in the Department of Surgery, has been named associate director for admissions of Feinberg’s Medical Scientist Training Program.
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Rethinking Longstanding Treatment for Diabetes Complications
Children with a rare complication of diabetes may not need fluid administered slowly, in contrast to current treatment guidelines, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Feinberg Pioneers LGBT Study Methods
Improving recruitment and data collection is a central area of focus for Northwestern’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, the largest LGBT health-focused research center in the country.
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Scientists Examine Epigenetics of Breast Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists are using a variety of innovative techniques to uncover the epigenetics of breast cancer, as seen in three recent studies.
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MD/PhD Students Showcase Science
Students and faculty from the Medical Scientist Training Program shared scientific posters and listened to a pioneer physician-scientist discuss life after graduate school at the program’s annual student poster session.
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Cellular Mechanism Protects Organs During Iron Deficiency
A protein called tristetraprolin is activated during iron deficiency, lowering iron usage and preventing mitochondrial dysfunction, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
