
Amy S. Paller, MD, the chair and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology, will be stepping down as chair after more than two decades of transformative and visionary leadership.

Tanning bed use is tied to almost a threefold increase in melanoma risk, and for the first time, scientists have shown how these devices cause melanoma-linked DNA damage across nearly the entire skin surface, according to a recent study.

Twelve Feinberg faculty members were named to the 2025 “Highly Cited Researchers” list, published by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies investigators who have demonstrated significant influence in their field through the publication of highly cited publications over the preceding eleven years.

A new clinical tool may improve how physicians assess the severity of a painful and often debilitating skin disorder, according to a study recently published in JAMA Dermatology.

Scientists at Feinberg are reshaping scientific understanding of the cell’s tiniest components—structures once thought to be static, now revealed to be dynamic engines of cellular life.

Feinberg students, staff, trainees and faculty celebrated scientific discoveries and presented their research posters and abstracts at Feinberg’s 19th annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day on Thursday, Sept. 11.

Northwestern scientists have developed a wearable wireless device to monitor sleep, which may improve the detection of sleep disorders, detailed in recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how cells responsible for hair growth perceive physical forces in their environment and utilize this information to regulate their behavior, according to a study published in Science Advances.

This story was originally published in the June 2025 issue of the Breakthroughs newsletter. Every year at Feinberg, a handful of start-up companies are born from discoveries in the lab. Paperwork is filed for hundreds of inventions and patents; patents are issued and the process for optioning and licensing technology through Northwestern’s Innovations and New Ventures[…]

Fourth-year medical students and faculty members were recognized for academic and clinical excellence during Feinberg’s Honors Day, held on May 16 in the Hughes Auditorium.