Tag: Faculty
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Healthcare Innovation Drives Recipients of 2026 Research Project Awards
Two projects funded by the 2026 Translational Science Research Project Awards from the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute aim to connect patients with faster access to lifesaving healthcare innovations.
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Pioneering Physician-Scientist Delivers 2026 Nemmers Prize Lecture
Jean-Laurent Casanova, MD, PhD, the recipient of the 2026 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science, visited campus to deliver the Nemmers prize lecture on September 30.
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Yancy Receives 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Award
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, the Magerstadt Professor and chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine and Vice Dean for Health Equity, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Herbert W. Nickens Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Chen Named Director of Educator Development and Teaching Excellence
Diane Chen, PhD, professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, and Medical Social Sciences, has been named Director of Educator Development and Teaching Excellence at Feinberg.
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Research Day 2026 Recognizes Scientific Excellence and Collaboration
Feinberg students, staff, trainees and faculty celebrated scientific discoveries and collaboration and presented their research posters and abstracts at the 20th annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day on Thursday, Sept. 10.
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Pioneering Brain Injury Expert and Leading Voice in Rehabilitation Medicine Named New Chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Nationally recognized brain injury expert and distinguished physiatrist Flora Hammond, MD, chair of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Indiana University School of Medicine and chief of medical affairs at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana, has been named the Paul B. Magnuson Professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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New Analytic Method Reveals ‘Building Blocks’ of Brain Activity
A new Northwestern Medicine study has introduced a novel machine learning method for understanding how the brain organizes complex behaviors, offering fresh evidence that neural activity is built from reusable “building blocks,” according to the study published in Neuron.
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Mateen Appointed Director of New Center for Global Neurology
Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Multiple Sclerosis & Neuroimmunology and the Dr. Charles L. Mix Research Professor of Neurology, has been named director of the Center for Global Neurology, a center of the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health (IGH).
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NUCATS and NICO Symposium Sparks Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Recently, the Symposium to Empower High-Priority Research Collaborations, organized by the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, focused on addressing critical challenges in human health and disease through team-based approaches.
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Alzheimer Day Highlights Research Advances and Community Engagement
Faculty, clinicians, investigators and community members gathered on May 19 for Alzheimer Day, an annual conference dedicated to advancing understanding of dementia and connecting cutting-edge research with patients and families.
