Feinberg Research Office Monthly Newsletters

December 2020
Inside this Issue
- 2020: A Year of Groundbreaking Discoveries During a Pandemic
- Distinguished Biologist to Receive 2020 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science
- Promoting Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Through Population-Based Research: Norrina Allen, PhD, associate professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Epidemiology, of Pediatrics and director of the Center for Epidemiology and Population Health
- Untangling Motor Learning: Ben Yang, PhD, 2020 Graduate, NUIN PhD Program
- Boosting Operational Efficiency: Maggie Grossman, senior project coordinator in the Feinberg Research Office
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities graduate student/post-doc events and opportunities and more

November 2020
Inside this Issue
- Investigating the Biology of Aging
- Feinberg Investigator Receives $1.8 Million CDC Grant for Gun Violence Prevention Research
- Bettering the Quality and Safety of Healthcare Through Collaboration: Julie K. Johnson, PhD, MSPH, professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology
- Secret Life of Bacteria: Corey Asimacopoulos-Kennelly, a fourth-year student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences
- Getting the Word Out: Marla Paul is the Senior Health Sciences Editor for the Office of Global Marketing and Communications
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities graduate student/post-doc events and opportunities and more

October 2020
Inside this Issue
- How COVID-19 Impacts Cancer Care and Research
- Medical School Research Funding Breaks Records in 2020
- Rocklin Receives NIH New Innovator Award
- Improving the Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Bladder Cancer: Joshua Meeks, ’05 MD, ’03 PhD, ’06, ’11 GME, assistant professor of Urology and of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
- Designing Solutions to Common Clinical Problems: Garrett Eickelberg, a fourth-year student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences
- Managing Projects that Advance LGBTQ+ Health Research: Kate Banner, MA, project manager, Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more

September 2020
Inside this Issue
- Persevering Through Pandemic: Science During COVID-19
- Honoring the 2020 Mentors of the Year
- Benjamin Singer, ’07 MD, ’10 GME, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care and of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
- Megan Nas, a seventh-year student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences and Program in Public Health
- Patricia Bustamante, MPH, research project manager at the Northwestern University Data and Coordination Center
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more

August 2020
Inside this Issue
- Northwestern Takes on COVID-19 Antibody Testing
- Abdulkadir Wins 2020 Tripartite Prize
- Clara Peek, PhD, GME ’15, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology
- Austin Holmes, fourth-year student in the Driskill Graduate Program
- Stephanie Maras, MA, research administrator in Basic Science Administration
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more

June 2020
Inside this Issue
- Feet on the Ground: Community-Engaged Research
- D’Aquila Named Director of NUCATS
- Sadiya Khan, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology
- Ram Prosad Chakrabarty, second-year student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP)
- Mark Karver, PhD, director of the Peptide Synthesis Core and a member of the Simpson Querrey Institute
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more

May 2020
Inside this Issue
- Propelling Synthetic Biology Into the Future
- Faculty Weigh in on the COVID-19 Response
- Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, professor of Pediatrics
- Margaret Schiffhauer, first-year student in the Physician Assistant (PA) Program
- Roger Anderson, director of Marketing and Communications at NUCATS
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more

April 2020
Inside this Issue
- COVID-19 Research and Response at Feinberg
- Unraveling the Genome with Elizabeth Bartom, PhD
- Trevor Hedberg, MPH, student in the Physician Assistant Program
- Seletta Nichols, associate director of Research Administration in the Department of Preventive Medicine
- Meet the inaugural Community Partner on NUCATS Executive Council
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more

March 2020
Inside this Issue
- Enhancing Healthcare with AI Technology
- Drugs in development for COVID-19
- Timothy Lane, PhD, associate dean for Graduate Studies and professor of Medical Education and of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
- Caleb Stubbs, student in the Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences
- Mary Beth Tull, director of Research Oversight and Compliance at NUDACC
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more

February 2020
Inside this Issue
- Skin Deep: The Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center
- Researchers Align Interests with Northwestern Medicine to Maximize Success
- Jaehyuk Choi, MD, PhD, on uncovering the mechanisms behind aggressive skin cancers
- Nathaniel Henning, third-year student, Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences
- Victoria Wee, research assistant at the Asher Center for the Study & Treatment of Depressive Disorders
- NIH news, high-impact research, funding opportunities and more
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