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Campus News
Jun 30, 2020

Remembering James Houk, PhD

James Houk, PhD, former chair and professor of Physiology whose Feinberg career spanned more than 40 years, passed away on June 11.

Campus News
Jun 25, 2020

Surmeier Receives Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award

D. James Surmeier, PhD, chair and the Nathan Smith Davis Professor of Physiology, has received the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award for demonstrated scientific excellence and productivity in the field of neurological research.

Scientific Advances
May 27, 2020

Unexpected Diversity in Neuronal Spine Projections

Small projections of dendritic spines known as spinules are unexpectedly dynamic, while a stable subgroup may form multi-synaptic spine connections, according to the first detailed study of their behavior.

Scientific Advances
May 21, 2020

New Neural Connections Between Thalamus and Cortex

A Northwestern Medicine study has identified looped neural connections between the cortex and thalamus, providing a new understanding of connectivity between the two brain regions.

Scientific Advances
May 14, 2020

Muscle Synergy Helps Maintain Joint Balance

The nervous system groups sets of muscles producing opposing forces on joints, firing the muscles simultaneously to ensure joints aren’t stressed or injured by unbalanced forces, according to a recent study.

Scientific Advances
Mar 6, 2020

Dopamine Recycling Mechanism Discovered

A new study discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which dopamine drives mitochondrial energy production.

Disease Discoveries
Feb 13, 2020

Uncovering the Cellular Mechanisms Behind Genetic Mutations in ALS

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that mutations in the largest genetic contributor to ALS leads to the dysfunction and eventual degeneration of certain specialized subtypes in the brain. The findings may lead to development of novel therapeutic interventions for the disease.

Campus News
Nov 8, 2019

New Center for Translational Pain Research Launched

Northwestern has formed the Center for Translational Pain Research, which aims to advance basic and clinical science in the hopes of developing non-addictive treatments for chronic pain.

Campus News
Oct 9, 2019

$6.3 Million Grant to Explore Brain Stimulation

Joel Voss, PhD, and John Disterhoft, PhD, have received a $6.3 million grant from the NIH as part of the BRAIN Initiative.

Campus News
Oct 1, 2019

Lerner Receives NIH New Innovator Award

Talia Lerner, PhD, has received the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, an early-career grant supporting projects in the biomedical, behavioral or social sciences.

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