Tag: Students
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First-Year Student Helps Organize COVID-19 Student Volunteer Effort
First-year medical student Tazim Merchant co-organized the “Students Supporting the Community During COVID-19” project, a volunteer effort among medical students and graduate students at Feinberg that support healthcare workers, older community members and working parents in Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elevated Gene Expression Linked to Poor Glioblastoma Survival
The elevated expression of a gene called LY6K was correlated with increased cancer cell growth and resistance to radiation therapy in glioblastoma, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Celebrating Feinberg’s 2020 Residency Match
Fourth-year students celebrated their residency matches and reflected on their time at Feinberg during an unconventional Match Day.
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Medical Honor Society Welcomes 2020 Inductees
Northwestern’s Alpha Omega Alpha honor society chapter inducted 35 new members last week, including Feinberg students, residents, fellows, faculty and alumni.
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Student Embraces a Nontraditional Path to Medical School
Marlise Pierre-Wright, a second-year medical student, hopes to use her experience working in health policy and her medical school education to be an advocate for patients both in the clinic and in the federal government.
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Investigating the Genetic Mechanisms Behind Uterine Fibroids
A recent Northwestern Medicine study has identified that a transcription factor protein called AP-1 regulates gene enhancers that may be responsible for promoting the development of uterine fibroids.
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Genetic Toolkit Supports Development of Customized Cancer Therapies
A novel genetic toolkit developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists may support the development of customized therapeutic interventions for a breadth of diseases, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.
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Student Helps Organize Northwestern’s Inaugural Healthcare Hackathon
Neha Reddy, a second-year MSTP student, recently co-founded Northwestern’s first Health Hackathon, a two-day event focused on exploring challenges in the current healthcare system and designing creative solutions.
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Student Investigates Impact of Medicine Beyond the Clinic
Kassandra Samuel, a third-year medical student, is interested in improving surgery — both when patients are under the knife and during their recovery.
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Gene Pathway Shows Therapeutic Potential for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators identified a specific gene as a key regulator of immune cells called invariant natural killer T cells, which may present therapeutic potential for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
