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Student Examines Parent/Child Communication Regarding Disease
Meredith Ayres, a second-year student in the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, is interested in the psychosocial aspects of children with life-shortening conditions. She sifts through data to determine how parents with children who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy can have better conversations about managing this condition.
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2014 Mentors of the Year Honored
Two faculty members, Ram Yogev, MD, professor of Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases and D. Mark Courtney, MD, associate professor of Emergency Medicine received 2014 Mentor of the Year Awards from the Medical Faculty Council for their commitment to fostering the intellectual, behavioral, creative, scholarly and professional growth of mentees.
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Young Alumnus Making a Difference in Public Policy and International Health
Alumnus Julian D’Achille’s global health experiences in South Africa and Nicaragua led him to seek out international health opportunities during his residency and master’s degree in public health.
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Mesulam Awarded Potamkin Prize
M. Marsel Mesulam, MD, director of the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center, will travel to Philadelphia at the end of April to be honored at the annual American Academy of Neurology meeting.
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A Potential New Approach to Killing Cancer Cells
Marcus Peter, PhD, professor in Medicine-Hematology/Oncology, has discovered how the removal of a known “tumor suppressor” causes cancer cells to kill themselves.
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Students Celebrate Match Day 2014
Graduating seniors discover which residency program they will train at for the next three to seven years.
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Nerve Transfers Limit Pain for Amputees
Developed by Gregory Dumanian, MD, and Todd A Kuiken, MD, PhD, targeted muscle reinnervation enables an amputee to control motorized prosthetic devices and regain sensory feedback. New research also shows that it reduces neuroma pain from cut nerve endings.
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Medical Honor Society Welcomes Inductees
Medical students, residents, faculty members and alumni were welcomed into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society yesterday.
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Scientists Working to Link Medical Records throughout Chicago
The effort has already combined more than a million patient records in the Windy City and recently received a $7 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
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Annual Student Showcase Celebrates Diversity, Raises Funds for Local Organizations
Student groups came together to showcase diversity at Feinberg and to raise money for the free community clinics coordinated and staffed in part by medical students and faculty.
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New Diagnostic Tool Will Help ID Childhood Mental Health Issues
A newly funded study will be used to identify brain and behavioral indicators at preschool age that predict whether or not early onset mental health problems persist through adolescence.
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Diane B. Wayne Named Vice Dean for Education
Since arriving at Feinberg in 1994, the Dr. John Sherman Appleman Professor of Medical Education has been instrumental in formulating and leading a variety of education programs at the medical school.
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Curry Steps Down as Vice Dean for Education
After 16 years of distinguished leadership as a physician educator, Raymond H. Curry, MD, GME ’85, has stepped from his leadership role at Feinberg. He will continue to be a member of the faculty and a primary care physician in the Northwestern Medical Group.
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Lieber Named Senior Vice President of Research, Chief Scientist at RIC
Acclaimed physiologist and expert in the biomechanics of skeletal muscle will arrive at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine later this year.
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Feinberg Retains Elite Medical School Status
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has strengthened its position among the top research-oriented institutions, maintaining its spot at No. 18 on the 2015 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
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New Director of Galter to Strengthen Informatics Efforts at Library
Kristi Holmes, PhD, joins the medical school from Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a bioinformaticist focused on research impact and genomic medicine.
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Scientists Publish Finding on Cause, Progression of Endometriosis
Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology says discovery will help scientists understand one of the major causes of female infertility.
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Device That Protects Against HIV, Pregnancy Enters Clinical Trial
An intravaginal ring, developed by Northwestern scientist Patrick Kiser, is the first device to be tested in women with the potential to protect against HIV, herpes and unwanted pregnancy.
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Northwestern Students Win Global Startup Contest
The team of six students developed a winning business plan for a patented, personalized therapy that stimulates the immune system to fight breast cancer.
