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IGP Offers Students Flexible Path for Pursuing Scientific Interests While Earning PhD The Integrated Graduate Program in the Life Sciences (IGP) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has been training graduate students in both basic science and clinical research for twenty years. The IGP offers students an integrated, interdepartmental PhD education in nine distinct[…]

New “Suicide” Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis A researcher from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has invented a novel way to halt and even reverse rheumatoid arthritis. He developed an imitation of a suicide molecule that floats undetected into overactive immune cells responsible for the disease. Whimsically referred to as Casper the Ghost, the stealthy[…]

Creativity Flows from Feinberg Community at Annual Art in the Atrium Exhibit Jennifer Hoffmann, first year medical student at Feinberg, displays her oil painting, Innocent Girl at the Seashore. The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine recently held its 17th annual Art in the Atrium exhibit in the Ryan Family Atrium of the Lurie Research[…]

Feinberg Researchers Simplify Dangerously Confusing Warnings on Prescription Bottles Replacing confusing language and icons on standard warnings labels for prescription medicine and listing only the most important warnings could make a big difference in how well patients understand the instructions that are critical to their health, according to a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg[…]

Thomas A. Mustoe Honored with Endowed Professorship Nathaniel J. Soper, MD, Loyal and Edith Davis Professor and chair, Department of Surgery, congratulates Thomas A. Mustoe, MD, Orion H. and Lucille W. Stuteville Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, upon being honored with his endowed professorship. An investiture was held to celebrate the naming of Thomas[…]

Award-winning author Harriet Washington delivered the keynote address at Northwestern University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2010 on the Chicago campus. Northwestern Celebrates MLK Day Healthcare disparities in the U.S. are “deeper than a mass grave,” said keynote speaker Harriet Washington during her keynote address at Northwestern University’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration[…]

In Vivo 2010 Took Cast Where No Feinberg Student Has Gone Before A few of the cast members from In Vivo 2010 celebrate backstage after their performance. Looking to let loose in medical school? There’s an app for that. If you attended Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s 31st annual sketch comedy show, you were[…]

President Obama Honors Kibbe with Highest Award for Outstanding Young Scientists and Engineers Melina Kibbe, MD, associate professor of surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, accepts the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, presented by John Holdren, PhD, (left), science and technology advisor to President Barack Obama and director of the White[…]

IBNAM Fosters Exchange Program with University of Gothenburg, Sweden Samuel I. Stupp, director of Northwestern’s Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine (left), and Olle Larkö, dean of the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, sign an education and research exchange agreement at a Dec. 8 ceremony in Gothenburg. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg[…]

Researcher Wins Prestigious National Achievement Award Maureen Smith, MS, CGC, has been awarded the 2009 Natalie Weissberger Paul National Achievement Award, the most distinguished honor within the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). The annual award honors “one outstanding member who has served NSGC with exemplary national achievement and volunteer activities on behalf of NSGC[…]

Medical Scientist Training Program Allows Students to Earn MD/PhD, Prepare for Careers as Academic Physician-Scientists Each year, about 15 students enter the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) to pursue combined Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD) degrees. This program, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), requires three[…]

Surmeier Recognized by AAAS for Contributions to Science and Technology D. James Surmeier, Jr., PhD, Nathan Smith Davis Professor and chair in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Physiology, has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Surmeier was elected by other members of[…]

Newly Discovered Gene Mutation Linked to Nerve Diseases Discovery may provide new understanding of disorders associated with muscle weakness Teepu Siddique, MD, Les Turner ALS Foundation/Herbert C. Wenske Professor in the Feinberg School of Medicine Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences. Researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified mutations in[…]

Feinberg Students Give Back, Make International Impact with Global Health Whether they go abroad to perform research, provide clinical care or focus on public health issues, Feinberg School of Medicine students, residents and faculty have an impact on people and policies all over the world. The medical school’s Center for Global Health identifies the health[…]

McGarry Lab Helps Local Student Place in Prestigious Competition Marissa Suchyta, a senior at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School and a student in Thomas McGarry’s laboratory, recently took home third place and a $40,000 scholarship at the national finals of the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation’s premier high[…]

Glassroth Named President of Northwestern Faculty Practice Jeffrey Glassroth, MD Jeffrey Glassroth, MD, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation (NMFF), the 700-member physician practice of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Glassroth has been vice dean and chief academic officer at the Northwestern University Feinberg School[…]

University Department Bridges Biomedical and Life Sciences Medical school and social science researchers often study common problems, such as childhood obesity or racial disparities in health outcomes, but from different perspectives and usually in isolation from one another. A recently launched department at Northwestern, the Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS), aims to change that.[…]

Alpha Omega Alpha Inducts Feinberg Students, Residents, Faculty and Alumni John Flaherty, MD, councilor of the AOA Illinois Gamma Chapter, and Sandra Sanguino, MD, MPH, associate dean for student programs and career development, congratulate new AOA inductee Melissa Chen (center). Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) recently welcomed its newest members at a ceremony hosted by Northwestern[…]

Feinberg Faculty Member, Bechara Choucair, Appointed Chicago Public Health Commissioner Bechara Choucair, MD, adjunct assistant professor in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine. Bechara Choucair, MD, adjunct assistant professor in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine, was recently appointed by Mayor[…]