Kimberly Querrey, Louis Simpson Trust Give $100 Million to Feinberg

Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey (’22, ’23 P) and the Louis Simpson Trust have made a new $100 million gift to the Feinberg School of Medicine to significantly expand the University’s biomedical research enterprise.

Krainc Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Dimitri Krainc, MD, PhD, chair and Aaron Montgomery Ward Professor of Neurology, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Novel Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for SARS-CoV-2

Targeting internal proteins instead of spike proteins may be a promising strategy for monoclonal antibody therapy to combat SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Newly Identified Protein Drives Breast Cancer Stemness and Metastasis

Using machine learning, Northwestern scientists have demonstrated that the protein membrane CD81 interacts with CD44 in promoting tumor cell cluster formation and lung metastasis of triple negative breast cancer.

Johnston Joins Northwestern Medicine as Surgical Director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute

As Patrick McCarthy, MD, steps down after 18 years as chief of cardiac surgery, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic, will take the helm and lead strategic growth, quality and visibility of clinical programs.

From Bone Saws to Robots, NM Scholars Get Hands-On Orthopaedic Surgery Experience

The four-week intensive program gives a diverse group of Chicago high school students an early look at this surgical specialty.

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