Tag: Research
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Licht Receives $6.25 Million Grant for Blood Cancer Research
Jonathan Licht, MD, professor and chief of hematology and medical oncology, received a grant along with a team of co-investigators from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to continue research in diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
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Wisner Awarded Marce Medal
Katherine Wisner, MD, director of the Asher Center for Research and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, has been awarded the highest honor by an international society focused on perinatal mood disorders. She is just the second American to win the prestigious Marce Medal, which she received October 5 at the biennial international conference, held this year…
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Study Finds Psychiatric Disorders Persist After Youth Leave Detention Centers
Northwestern Medicine produces the first longitudinal study to track psychiatric disorders in youth after they leave detention centers.
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Scientists Advancing Sinus Research That Affects Millions
Robert Schleimer, PhD, chief of allergy-immunology, helped to establish an unofficial consortium of interested researchers centered around the topic of chronic rhinosinusitis.
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Visionary Research on Detecting Cancer Cells Early Receives NIH funding
Two Northwestern University faculty members have received a prestigious 2012 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop technology to detect cancer metastasis at its earliest stages, allowing for life-preserving interventions. Their research team includes two Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professors.
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Rosen Named Chair of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
Comprised of leading experts in their fields, members of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board advise the board of directors on a wide range of issues. These include periodically reviewing LLS’s medical affairs and recommending funding for research grant awards.
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2012 Northwestern Scientific Images Contest Winners
Scientific research often produces beautiful images. These pieces, judged by a panel of local artists, scientists and community leaders, are representative of real Northwestern research across a wide range of disciplines, including medicine, chemistry, engineering, nanotechnology and Earth science.
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Director Offers Early Thoughts on IPHAM’s Value to Feinberg Community
Rowland Chang, MD, MPH, director of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine, delivered the lecture “Early Thoughts on Adding Value to the Feinberg Community,” which highlighted the institute’s structure and mission. Chang said the goal of the institute is to accelerate innovation at the interface of medicine and public health, and achieve measurable improvements…
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Shulman Helps Revise Strep Throat Guidelines
Although people often say they have strep throat, most sore throats actually are caused by a virus, not streptococcus bacteria, and shouldn’t be treated with antibiotics, suggest guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.Stanford Shulman, MD, professor in pediatrics, chaired an expert panel that reviewed hundreds of studies to develop new strep throat…
