Northwestern’s sponsored research awards grew to $620 million in fiscal year 2015, the largest amount in the University’s history, including awards to Feinberg School of Medicine scientists, which topped $400 million.
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Nina Gotteiner, MD, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology, studied the outcomes and predictors of fetuses diagnosed with Epstein anomaly or tricuspid valve dysplasia.
In a paper featured on the cover of Molecular Cell, Northwestern Medicine scientists demonstrated what happens to gene transcription on chromosomes while cells undergo mitosis.
Scientists across disciplines, departments and schools at Northwestern University are teaming up to accelerate Northwestern Medicine research and bring innovative ideas to fruition.
In a recent study, co-author Dileep Varma, PhD, assistant professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, helped explain why the sequential degradation of key proteins is important for normal cell cycle progression.
A new multidisciplinary Huntington’s disease clinic is a one-stop shop where patients can receive comprehensive care to manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
Many patients on antihypertensive medications are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, despite controlled numbers, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
In a new paper, graduate student Evan Weber showed that endothelial protein TRPC6 is the specific calcium channel that helps white blood cells migrate from blood vessels into inflamed tissues and organs.
A recent study sheds new light on how an animal’s biological clock wakes it up in the morning and puts it to sleep at night.
An RNA editing technique called ‘exon skipping’ has shown preliminary success in treating a rare and severe form of muscular dystrophy that currently has no treatment.