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Special Edition: Northwestern Medicine Mobilizes to Fight COVID-19 
As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates in Illinois, the United States, and globally, Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine faculty, staff, and trainees have mobilized in critical ways to treat patients, expand testing, educate healthcare providers, shift labs to COVID-19 research, identify, align and openly share resources and data, provide thought leadership and engage in communities in Illinois and beyond. Our academic health system continues to keep our community updated on medical and scientific progress. Here is a collection of the latest stories and resources from the COVID-19 front lines. |
A recent Northwestern Medical Grand Rounds presentation by Michael Ison, MD, MS, discusses the virology and epidemiology of COVID-19, as well as patient management strategies. CME credits are available. Listen here »
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A collaboration of scientists identify a novel potential drug target in a newly mapped protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). >> Listen to a podcast with Karla Satchell, PhD, originally recorded in January. Read more »
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Gary Noskin, MD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and chief medical officer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, answers questions about how Northwestern’s clinical research team is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
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More than 100 faculty, staff, students, and trainees have come together to collaborate and work closely with Chicago hospitals and communities to forecast the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, predict the outcome of public health interventions and share resources for containing the disease. Read more »
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Robert Murphy, MD, ’81 ’84 GME, executive director of the Institute for Global Health and the John Philip Phair Professor of Infectious Diseases, recently delivered an overview of the global health efforts to manage the worldwide impact of COVID-19. Read more »
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When the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic began to be felt by Chicago physicians and healthcare workers, Northwestern medical students helped out wherever they could, including making much-needed grocery runs and providing volunteer childcare for physicians on duty at local hospitals. Read more »
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Using selfie video messages filmed in their workplaces, Northwestern Medicine physicians and medical experts on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic urge the community to take the health crisis seriously. Read more and see the video »
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 | NUCATS is maintaining a page that is compiling funding opportunities as they are released by the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies. Read more »
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 | See how Chicago is coming together, and participate in the COVID-19 response. Read more »
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 | Join the Institute for Global Health "First Friday" Seminar Series! This seminar will be held remotely. There will be an opportunity for questions following the seminar via the chat feature. Please note, this seminar will be recorded for sharing. RSVP is requested. Read more »
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