NOVEMBER 2023 NEWSLETTER
The newsletter of the Feinberg School of Medicine Research Office
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Feinberg Scientists Make New Discoveries at the Forefront of Food Allergy Research |
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More than 100 million people in the U.S. experience various types of allergies each year, and allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the country, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Though treatments for allergies have historically been slow-going, recent research by Feinberg investigators has provided new hope for the future of allergy management. |
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Helping Faculty Clearly Communicate Their Research and Expertise |
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Northwestern launches a new initiative with resources on how to speak and write for the public. A joint initiative, co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Global Marketing and Communications (OGMC), offers a series of in-person and virtual workshops throughout the academic year to help faculty speak and write about their work using lay-friendly, compelling language. |
Faculty ProfilePropelling Equitable, Early-Life Identification and Prevention of Mental Health RiskLauren Wakschlag, PhD, is a professor of Medical Social Sciences, of Pediatrics and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Wakschlag’s research pinpoints early developmental markers of mental health risk, which includes characterizing the phenotype of emergent mental health problems in early childhood and elucidating prenatal origins of these disease pathways. |
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Staff ProfileProviding Clinical and Research Nursing SupportChristina Coventry, RN, is a senior clinical research associate in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine. She supports the research of Amisha Wallia, MD, associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology. |
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Student ProfileInvestigating How Glial Cells Regulate the Central Nervous SystemKate DeMeulenaere is a third-year PhD student in the Driskill Graduate Program. She came to Northwestern to study how glial cells regulate the central nervous system in the laboratory of Murali Prakriya, PhD, the Magerstadt Professor of Pharmacology. |
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Research in the NewsThe New York Times, October 25
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NUCATS CornerOne-Hour Consultations Enhance Competitiveness of Grant SubmissionsThe NUCATS Institute offers expert guidance to increase the competitiveness of grant submissions. If you are in the planning stages of an R, U, T or P-type award with significant scope of work and infrastructure needs, you may be eligible for a NUCATS Grant Development and Implementation Studio. These one-hour virtual consultations bring together investigators and leadership from NUCATS and our affiliates to identify relevant resources available to support and enhance the competitiveness of your grant submission. |
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Sponsored ResearchTitle: Improving Diagnostic Safety through STeatosis Identification, Risk stratification, and Referral in the ED (STIRRED)
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Sponsored ResearchTitle: Microphysiological modeling of Endometriosis
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Breakthroughs PodcastAdvancing Transplant Science with Daniela Ladner, MD, MPHNorthwestern Medicine is dedicated to improving outcomes for patients who are in need of organ transplants. Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH, is leading research that sheds light on the barriers to transplantation as the founding director of the Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC). She discusses the groundbreaking research that makes Northwestern a leader in organ transplantation. |
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New FacultyJessica Schleider, PhD, joined Feinberg as associate professor of Medical Social Sciences in September. She leads the Lab for Scalable Mental Health and is a leader in research on single-session interventions for youth mental health. Her professional mission is to build and disseminate scalable, evidence-based mental health solutions that bridge previously unfillable gaps in mental healthcare ecosystems worldwide. Previously, she was assistant professor at Stony Brook University. Schleider completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Harvard University in 2018, along with her doctoral internship in Clinical and Community Psychology at Yale School of Medicine. |
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Galter LibraryMaintenance of Open Resources at Galter LibraryAs a step toward our commitment to providing inclusive educational materials, the Collection Management and Metadata Services (CMMS) department just completed a comprehensive project aimed at enhancing the accessibility of open resources in our online catalog. Read a Q&A to learn more about open resources at Galter. |
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High Impact ResearchWong YC, Jayaraj ND, Belton TB, Shum GC, Ball HE, Ren D, Tadenev ALD, Krainc D, Burgess RW, Menichella DM. Misregulation of mitochondria-lysosome contact dynamics in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2B disease Rab7 mutant sensory peripheral neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023;120(44):e2313010120. |
Featured CoreOutcomes Measurement and Survey CoreThe Outcomes Measurement and Survey Core (OMSC) provides expertise on the best ways to measure outcomes derived by self-report, serves as a central resource for state-of-the-science instruments and measurement methods, and provides in-house research support services for translation, collection and analysis of outcomes and survey data. Key services:
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NIH NewsOpportunity for Outstanding DEIA Mentors to Apply for Supplemental Funding There is now the availability of administrative supplements that recognize the essential role of effective mentorship in developing future researchers and building a diverse scientific workforce. Through the reissue of a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) led by the Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity office, NIH will award up to $18 million in FY24 contingent upon NIH funding. These institutional awards supplement the existing awards of program directors and principal investigators who engage in outstanding diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility mentorship. Because such efforts may not be appropriately recognized or compensated, this NOSI aims to reach individuals with limited NIH support. All eligible investigators are encouraged to apply. Your mentorship efforts are critical to advancing cultures of inclusiveness excellence in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise and deserve the recognition this award provides. Announcing a Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications The NIH is pleased to announce that a simplified review framework will be implemented for grant receipt deadlines of January 25, 2025 and beyond. The simplified framework is expected to better focus peer reviewers on the key questions needed to asses the scientific and technical merit of proposed research projects. Reviewers will consider three factors in determining the overall impact score to include importance of the research, rigor and feasibility and expertise and resources. The intent is simply to focus reviewers on the fundamental questions that the NIH has always asked them to address in reviewing grant applications for their scientific and technical merit, while minimizing the impact of reputational bias. |
Funding OpportunitiesSimons Collaboration on the Global Brain Transition to Independence Award
Understanding Chronic Conditions Understudied Among Women (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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