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Student Studies the Roots of Glioblastoma
Read a Q-and-A with Jasmine May, a fifth-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, who studies the pathophysiology of glioblastoma.
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Leaving Segregated Neighborhoods Reduces Blood Pressure for Blacks
Systolic blood pressure for African-American patients dropped between one to five points when they moved to less segregated neighborhoods, according to a new study.
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First Spherical Nucleic Acid Drug Injected into Humans Targets Brain Cancer
The first drug using spherical nucleic acids to be systemically given to humans has been developed by Northwestern University scientists and approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an investigational new drug for an early-stage clinical trial in the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.
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Comparing Quality at Veterans and Civilian Hospitals
Veterans Affairs hospitals outperformed civilian hospitals on most measures of quality and patient safety, but scored lower on indicators of patient experience, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
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Stopping Violence, Before It Happens
Hans Breiter, ’88 MD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is leading the development of a radical, proactive approach to stopping violence using advanced mathematical models of human emotion.
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Evaluating Cardiovascular Health in Middle Age
A Northwestern Medicine study research shows people with no major heart disease risk factors in middle age live and stay healthy longer than others.
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Uncovering the Genetic Mechanisms Driving Embryonic Development
A new Northwestern Medicine study, published in Genes and Development, has identified two DNA elements crucial to the activation of a set of genes that drive the early development of embryos.
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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Conference Celebrates Research and Scholarship
Feinberg’s inaugural Medical Humanities and Bioethics Conference brought together faculty, students, staff and alumni to showcase the wide range of research taking place throughout the medical school.
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Alumni Weekend 2017 in Photos
On April 28 and 29, graduates from across the country gathered on the Feinberg campus to celebrate Alumni Weekend 2017.
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Uncovering the Pathology of a Rare Pediatric Leukemia
A study published in Cancer Cell revealed the mechanism by which a gene fusion called ETO2-GLIS2 promotes the development of an aggressive form of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia.
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Battling Infectious Diseases With 3-D Structures
An international team of scientists, led by Northwestern, has determined the 3-D atomic structure of more than 1,000 proteins that are potential drug and vaccine targets.
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Pinpointing Cost-Effective Diagnostics for a Common Urological Condition
A combination of ultrasound and cystoscopy is the most cost-effective approach to detecting cancer in patients who show microscopic amounts of blood in their urine, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine study.
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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.
