Study Shows Cell Membrane-Bound Enzyme is Essential for COVID-19 Infection

The membrane-bound form of the protein ACE2 is essential for enabling COVID-19 infectivity, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Smart, Dissolving Pacemaker Communicates With Body-Area Sensor and Control Network

Northwestern scientists have unveiled a new dissolving pacemaker that is integrated into a coordinated network of four soft, flexible, wireless, wearable sensors and control units placed around the upper body.

2022 Mentors of the Year

Feinberg’s Medical Faculty Council recently honored the recipients of the 2022 Mentor of the Year award at a virtual mentoring workshop.

Medical Student Investigates Private Equity in Dermatology

Rohail Memon, a second-year medical student, used his finance background to investigate the rise of private equity ownership in dermatology practices.

Ukrainian Siblings Organize Blanket Donation for Newborn Twins in Ukraine

Ukrainian-born siblings Dmitry Pyatetsky, MD, and Julia Pyatetsky, RN, led efforts to donate NICU warming blankets that helped safely transport prematurely born twins from Kyiv, Ukraine, to Poland.

Groundbreaking Diagnostic Tool Now Available at Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine is one of only a few institutions worldwide to routinely use methylation profiling, going beyond the microscope for advanced diagnosis of brain tumors.

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