Faculty Share Insights on COVID-19 Response Efforts and Treatment

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, recent editorials published by Feinberg faculty explore COVID-19 and its impact on medicine, including potential drug targets and the need for more clinical trials to maximizing trainee education.

New Mechanism for Oncogenic Gene Splicing

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered an alternate mechanism for aberrant gene splicing that contributes to T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a recent study.

Racial Residential Segregation Associated with Lower Cognitive Performance

African Americans who were exposed to segregation in their neighborhoods during young adulthood are more likely to have poor cognitive performance as early as midlife.

Combating Discrimination in Medical Education

Medical schools can help combat discrimination by creating safe spaces for underrepresented minority (URM) medical students, according to Quentin Youmans, ’15 MD, who founded the STRIVE program which connects URM medical students and resident mentors.

Making History: LGBTQ Pride

Read the stories of Northwestern Medicine employees who are are challenging, changing and writing history for the LGBTQ community.

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