Search results for: “dermatology”
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Celebrating Sex Inclusion in Biomedical Research
Northwestern Medicine hosted a symposium for the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the National Institutes of Health’s landmark sex-inclusion policy.
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Feinberg Rises in NIH Rankings
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine rose to 16th place among U.S. medical schools in National Institutes of Health funding in 2016, rising two spots in the rankings reported by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
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Student Calls for Firearm Safety in Medical School Curricula
Second-year medical student Arianna Yanes recently published an editorial in JAMA Internal Medicine about incorporating firearm safety into the medical school curricula.
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Investigating the Role of MicroRNAs in Regulating Stem Cells of the Eye
Northwestern Medicine scientists showed how a microRNA family regulates aspects of autophagy and macropinocytosis in the stem cell–enriched limbal epithelium of the eye.
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2016 Year in Review
“Truly, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is an institution on the rise,” said Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean. See some of the medical school’s notable moments from 2016.
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Satchell, Shilatifard Elected AAAS Fellows
Ali Shilatifard, PhD, Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and Karla Satchell, PhD, professor of Microbiology-Immunology, have been elected as 2016 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Scientists Develop Soft, Microfluidic ‘Lab on the Skin’ for Sweat Analysis
A Northwestern research team has developed a first-of-its-kind flexible microfluidic device that adheres to the skin and measures the wearer’s sweat.
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New Drug Clears Atopic Dermatitis in Clinical Trials
Nearly 40 percent of patients with atopic dermatitis saw their disease completely or almost completely cleared with a new drug called dupilumab, according to a Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.
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Green Elected to German National Academy of Sciences
Kathleen Green, PhD, Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology and professor of Dermatology, has been elected to the German National Academy of Sciences for her scientific achievements.
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Founders’ Day Welcomes Incoming Medical Students
Members of the Class of 2020 donned their white coats and were welcomed into the medical profession at the 158th Founders’ Day on August 12.
