Eminent Epidemiologist Mercedes Carnethon Named Chair of Preventive Medicine

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, vice chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine and co-chair of the Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, effective September 1.

Novel Mechanism Supports Antitumor Response and T-cell Survival

A recent Northwestern Medicine study has discovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that supports antitumor responses and cell survival in cytotoxic immune cells, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

A Day in the Life: MSTP Student Juliana Feng

Meet Juliana Feng, a student at Feinberg School of Medicine in the first year of her PhD program. She’s a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). She has completed two years of medical school and is now in the graduate school portion of her program.

Probing Deeper to Understand Protein Expression in Neurons

Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a method to measure protein expression in an individual neuron type, according to a recent study.

Orthopaedics Same-Day Injury Care Now Available in Warrenville

The clinic, treating adults and children 12 or older, is the first of its kind at Northwestern Medicine.

Vascular Surgery Team Treats a Silent Killer Before It’s Too Late

Gabriel Wallace, MD, and his team deployed their streamlined protocol for an 82-year-old man who arrived at Palos Hospital with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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