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Postdoctoral fellow Kelly Glajch, PhD’12, received a prestigious fellowship from the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation to support the study of neuron signaling changes in the striatum region of the brain, an area associated with the disease.

A new agreement with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) means the RIC will provide the clinical venue for Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences faculty, expand clinical education experiences for students, create a joint Northwestern-RIC physical therapy residency program, and allow Feinberg and RIC researchers the ability to better pursue investigative questions and develop innovative science-based devices, technologies, and treatments.

Clifford Clinton Raisbeck Jr, MD’53, GME’61, orthopaedic surgeon and strong supporter of the medical school, died on March 29 from complications of pneumonia. He was 84.

The Ninth Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day, held on Thursday, April 4, had a record breaking 318 scientific posters, representing all 26 Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine departments.