Mentor Directory
In order to be eligible for selection, students need to work with NIH funded investigators.
Those pictured below have agreed to be a mentor with the T35 Summer Research Program for Medical Students. However, this opportunity is open to all investigators at Northwestern with NIH funding and the program is open to co-mentorship.
For your convenience, here is a link to the NIH RePORTER website. We ask that prospective students enter in the mentor name into NIH RePORTER to confirm the mentor(s) meets the NIH funding requirement. Any mentor with federal funding (DOD, NSF, CDC, etc.) is eligible. Please contact us if you need a mentor's contact information or have any additional questions.
Director of NUTORC, Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation) and Medical Social Sciences
Epidemiology and risk prediction of cirrhosis, transplant outcomes, patient safety, processes in kidney and liver transplantation
Senior Associate Dean for Public Health, Director of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) and the Director of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolism. Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics), Medical Social Sciences and Medicine (Endocrinology)
Healthcare improvement, diabetes, health equity, eliminating health disparities, healthcare provider interventions, health behavioral interventions, implementation science, economic analysis
Associate Chair for Clinical Services in the Depart of Pediatrics, the Sally Burnett Searle Professor of Pediatric Transplantation, and a Professor in Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition). Medical Director of the Siragusa Transplant Center.
Health outcomes following pediatric liver transplantation, acute liver failure, immunosuppression withdrawal
Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology
Identifying new gene pathways that regulate metabolism
Director of Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, Chief of Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology).
Relationship between brain, behavior, and physiology at the cell and molecular level
Earle, del Greco, Levin Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension).
Renin angiotensin system and enzymes that degrade angiotensin 2 such as ACE2 and its potential therapeutic use, acid-base disturbances, electrolyte disorders, hypertension, and diabetic nephropathy
Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation).
Cultural competency in transplantation, Hispanics and organ transplantation, management of benign and malignant liver tumors, living donor liver transplantation
Chair for Department of Medical Social Sciences, Director of Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes, Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor, Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics) and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
Quality of life (QOL) measurement in clinical trials, cross cultural equivalence of QOL measurement, efficacy of psychosocial interventions in oncology, patient reported outcomes research
Professor, Medicine, Hepatology Division Professor, Surgery, Transplant Surgery Division
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Cardiac Cirrhosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Cirrohsis, Espophageal Varices, Liver Disease, Liver Transplant
Johanna Dobe Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)
Defining inherited or acquired mutations in bone marrow stem cells that result in leukemia or bone marrow failure during the stress of infectious challenge
Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension) and Surgery (Organ Transplantation).
Living kidney donation, organ allocation policy, highly sensitized and incompatible patients, kidney paired donation, transplant genomics, biomarker development
Professor in Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology).
Cell biology, digestive system, genetics, liver disease/pathobiology, metabolism, molecular genetics
Director of IPHAM’s Center for Translational Metabolism and Health, Margaret Gray Morton Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Patient-oriented research of disordered mineral metabolism in patients with chronic kidney disease
Professor of Pathology and Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Diagnostic immunology and renal pathology
Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD, Professor of Urology and Professor of Microbiology-Immunology
Diverse aspects of neuro-immune and bacterial mechanisms of bladder inflammation and pelvic pain as well as the influence of microbiota on pain and cognition, exploring the mechanisms underlying bacterial pain phenotypes
Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation)
Cell-based therapies to achieve tolerance induction in solid organ transplant recipients
Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology/Hepatology) and Surgery, Program Director for GI/Hepatology Fellowships
Liver transplantation, immunosuppression, biomarkers of rejection and chronic kidney disease in liver recipients, and immunological tolerance
Professor of Radiology, Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) and Surgery
Image-guided loco-regional therapies to treat primary and secondary liver cancers
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, the Thomas D. Spies Professor of Genetic Metabolism, and Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Maternal metabolism during pregnancy, fetal growth, and their interaction; genetics, metabolomics
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Director: Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Engineering and Health
Comprehensive approach towards improving patient safety through improved system design and resource allocation using Data-Driven Intelligence
Professor Emeritus of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Pathogenesis & treatment of pituitary tumors and treatment of diabetic complications
Professor of Psychology in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and of Medical Social Sciences
Healthy aging; gerontology; dementia and cognitive resilience; lifespan personality change and development; the effect of personality on physical health, longevity and healthy aging; psychological well-being
Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center Chief of Organ Transplantation in the Department of Surgery Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgical Research Professor of Surgery (Organ Transplantation), Microbiology-Immunology and Pediatrics
Research interests are focused on innovations in transplantation tolerance including cellular therapy, nanotechnology, and transplant immunology
Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine, Hans Popper Professor, Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
Pathophysiology in esophagus and stomach
Director, Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute, Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Nephrology and Hypertension)
Vascular and glomerular biology, areas of podocyte biology and diseases including thrombotic microangiopathies such as preeclampsia and diabetic nephropathy and perivascular and endothelial cell crosstalk
Associate Professor of Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) and Pediatrics
Improving the outcomes in children’s surgical care, largely revolving around quality improvement, patient safety, and value-based care
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
Disease state of diabetes, with application to high risk populations (ie: transplantation)
Associate Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine; Director, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) - Center for Applied Health Research on Aging; Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics) and Medical Social Sciences
Health system-based interventions, chronic disease self-management, medication safety and adherence
Associate Professor of Preventative Medicine (Biostatistics)
Areas of design and analysis of clinical trials, longitudinal data analysis, survival and event history analysis, and personalized medicine
Research Assistant Professor (Medical Social Services and Preventative Medicine). Associate Director- EDIT Program at Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing
Chronic physical health conditions among SGM (sexual and gender minority) populations and people living with HIV, multilevel health and identity-related stigmas impact on healthcare quality, chronic condition management, health outcomes of marginalized populations