Tag: Research
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Next-Gen Sequencing
Northwestern’s investment in next-generation sequencing is leading to unprecedented avenues of discovery.
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Northwestern Medicine Scientists Track COVID-19 Variants
Since March 2020, a team of Northwestern Medicine scientists have been tracking the evolution of SARS- CoV-2, specifically in the city of Chicago. Their work has been pivotal in understanding how the virus spread to Chicago and what new variants have emerged in the city.
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Conformational Switch Implicated in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a conformational “switch” that determines the function of the SNARE protein Ykt6, with implications for synucleinopathies, according to a recent study.
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Immune Receptor Linked to Chronic Heart Transplant Rejection
The AXL immune cell receptor has been linked to cardiac allograft vasculopathy, a thickening of vessel walls in transplanted hearts years after implantation, according to a recent study.
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Lurie Children’s Receives $4 Million to Study Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Northwestern and Lurie Children’s Hospital investigators have been approved for a $4 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
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Department of Pharmacology Looks Ahead to New Discoveries and Collaborations
Feinberg’s Department of Pharmacology has expanded in size, faculty, and research focus, and is looking ahead to future growth in the field.
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Gastrointestinal Surgical Technique Linked to Lower Recurrence of Cancer
Endoscopic submucosal dissection can be performed as safely and effectively as alternative techniques and is associated with lower cancer recurrence, according to a recent study.
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Changes in Macrophages Drive Vulnerability to Lung Infections
An age-related accumulation of a signaling molecule may be one culprit behind older adults’ vulnerability to viral pneumonias, according to a recent study.
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Identifying Molecular Mechanisms Within the Nuclear Lamina
Northwestern Medicine investigators discovered that nuclear surface proteins called nuclear lamin isoforms regulate nuclear pore complexes, shedding light on the role molecular mechanisms play in genetic mutations behind many rare diseases.
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Gutzman Named Academic Medical Librarian of the Year
Karen Gutzman, MSLS, MA, head of Research Assessment and Communications at the Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center, has received the Estelle Brodman Award for the Academic Medical Librarian of the Year.
