
Dai Horiuchi, PhD, assistant professor of Pharmacology, has been awarded a $450,000 research grant from Susan G. Komen to explore a potential targeted therapy against triple-negative breast cancer.

Huda Zoghbi, MD, recipient of the inaugural Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science at Northwestern University, gave a presentation on her research journey studying the neurological disorder Rett syndrome.

At Driskill day, students, faculty members and alumni celebrated accomplishments and research occurring in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences.

The National Institute on Aging has renewed funding for the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center, supporting an additional five years of research, and marking 25 years of continuous grant support.

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.

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.

U.S. News & World Report recognized four Northwestern Medicine hospitals in its 2016-17 ranking of America’s Best Hospitals. Meanwhile, RIC once again earned the top spot among rehabilitation hospitals in the country, and Lurie Children’s ranked first among children’s hospital in Illinois.

A five-year, $3.3 million grant will help Northwestern Medicine scientists develop and expand a software tool that will simplify and streamline social network data collection related to HIV transmission.

D. James Surmeier, PhD, chair of Physiology, has been awarded the 2016 C. David Marsden Presidential Lecture Award by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Spotlighting some of the many awards and honors recently earned by Feinberg faculty members.