A Place of Application

Translational research that helps real people with real diseases will be conducted throughout the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center and other facilities of the Feinberg School. Assembling a critical mass of some of the best and brightest minds in science and medicine, Northwestern is poised to make exciting scientific discoveries that ultimately will improve patient care.

Basic science and clinical investigators in the research center study many of the diseases that affect the lives of millions every day. Three floors of the building are devoted to cancer studies and another to cancer genetics, building upon the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s nationally recognized strengths in all types of cancer from breast and prostate to hematologic malignancies such as leukemia and lymphomas. The Center for Genetic Medicine brings to the new facility geneticists from across many disciplines who focus on both genetics research and genetic medicine. In addition, a group of Northwestern scientists, engineers, and physicians will take advantage of this remarkable new facility to help tackle two critical health problems: paralysis and diabetes.

The Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center ushers in a new level of medical research at the Feinberg School by accelerating the application of research findings to the bedside.