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04.04.2024Congratulations to Orhi Esarte Palomero, PhD for receiving an NIH NRSA Individual Postdoctoral F32 Fellowship award! Orhi is postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Paul DeCaen’s lab at Northwestern University. His project focuses on polycystin glycosylation regulation and dysregulation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
04.01.2024Welcome to Brenna Kirkpatrick, Thilinie Bandara and Dr. Andrea Liu! Brenna is a MSTP student at UIC under the mentorship of Dr. Tanika Kelly studying the disproportionate impact of end-stage kidney disease on Hispanic/Latino individuals compared to White counterparts. Thilinie is a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Kosta Pajcini at UIC. Her research seeks to elucidate Notch signaling in the damaged bone marrow endothelium during myeloablation. Dr. Liu is a General Surgery Resident at the University of Chicago. She is mentored by Dr. Ted Skolarus and investigates affects of prolonged catheter use for hemodialysis.
09.08.2023Northwestern University investigators have developed the first electronic device for continuously monitoring the health of transplanted organs in real time.
09.07.2023We are thrilled to acknowledge Chicago KUH FORWARD directors, Dr. Susan Quaggin and Dr. Tamara Isakova, for their recent promotions. Dr. Quaggin is the new chair of Medicine at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and the physician-in-chief at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Group. Dr. Tamara Isakova is the Interim Chief of Nephrology and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine. We are grateful for their continued dedication to Chicago KUH FORWARD and wish them every success in their new roles.
07.14.2023Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is essential for eye development in mammals, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
06.29.2023Maggie Fain is a MD/PhD student in Dr. Susan Quaggin’s laboratory in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Maggie’s research project explores the cardioprotective effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter inhibitors. Congratulations Maggie!
06.28.2023We are happy to welcome Dr. Kristina Bigelow as a hematology postdoctoral scholar in Chicago KUH FORWARD. Dr. Bigelow is a postdoc in Dr. Lucy Godley’s lab at Northwestern University and studies the red blood cell development pathway to identify therapeutic targets to treat hematological disorders. Congratulations Dr. Bigelow!
06.27.2023Douglas E. Vaughan, MD, has announced his intention to step down as chair of The Department of Medicine, effective September 1; Susan Quaggin, MD, has been named as his successor.
06.02.2023Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that the overexpression of a specific transcription factor prevented bone loss in mouse models with complications from chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
05.25.2023Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mice, according to a recent study published in the journal Blood.
04.19.2023Four Feinberg faculty have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
10.31.2022Susan Quaggin, MD, has been presented one of The American Heart Association’s 2022 Distinguished Scientist awards, which honor members who have significantly advanced the understanding of cardiovascular, stroke or brain health.
05.26.2022The membrane-bound form of the ACE2 protein is the essential receptor for enabling COVID-19 infectivity, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
05.23.2022Dozens of faculty members and fourth-year medical students were recognized for their scholarly and clinical excellence at Feinberg’s Honors Day, held May 20.
04.05.2022Expression of a growth factor after heart injury activates the lymphatic system, spurring leukocytes to help clear away dying cells, according to a recent study.
11.03.2021On a late September evening of 2021, the world lost one of the last giants of Medicine. Dr Lewis Landsberg passed in Cape Cod, where he loved to spend part of the summers with his beloved wife Jill and visiting family and friends.