
Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Medicine and professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University School of Medicine, will address graduates and their guests as the commencement speaker at Feinberg’s 2026.

A new video explores how Feinberg’s approach connects scientific discovery with clinical practice, preparing future physician leaders to advance patient-centered care and improve human health.

Seletta Goodall, head of administration for the Department of Medical Social Sciences, has received the 2026 Jean Shedd University Citizenship Award for her transformative leadership and outstanding contributions to Northwestern.

The Department of Ophthalmology has received a grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) to support investigators advancing the field of ophthalmology and vision science.

Feinberg experienced a year of discovery and scientific achievement in 2025, from honors and awards to unprecedented research discoveries.

In this Q&A, Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities in the Institute for Public Health and Medicine, shares how ethics and the humanities are shaping the future of medicine, driving research and redefining medical education.

Constadina (Dina) Arvanitis, PhD, director of Feinberg’s Center for Advanced Microscopy, has been honored with the 2025 Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) Vice President’s Award for her outstanding leadership and service to the global scientific imaging community.

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.

Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his foundational work in expanding the field of circadian mechanisms in metabolic health and disease.

Yogesh Goyal, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, has been named a 2025-2028 Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation Grant Fellow, which recognizes early-stage biomedical investigators engaged in basic and translational research that has the potential to make fundamental advances in biomedical science.