News & Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Dermatology. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
06.20.2025Northwestern scientists have developed a wearable wireless device to monitor sleep, which may improve the detection of sleep disorders, detailed in recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
06.17.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how cells responsible for hair growth perceive physical forces in their environment and utilize this information to regulate their behavior, according to a study published in Science Advances.
06.10.2025This story was originally published in the June 2025 issue of the Breakthroughs newsletter. Every year at Feinberg, a handful of start-up companies are born from discoveries in the lab. Paperwork is filed for hundreds of inventions and patents; patents are issued and the process for optioning and licensing technology through Northwestern’s Innovations and New Ventures[…]
05.20.2025Fourth-year medical students and faculty members were recognized for academic and clinical excellence during Feinberg’s Honors Day, held on May 16 in the Hughes Auditorium.
05.15.2025In a study published in Science, Northwestern University engineers have unveiled a new technology that creates precise movements to mimic complex sensations including pressure, vibration and stretching.
05.07.2025Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed first-of-its-kind eyedrops that use synthetic nanoparticles to help the eye regenerate cells that have been damaged by mustard keratopathy, or exposure to mustard gas, and other inflammatory eye diseases, detailed in a recent study published in the journal NPJ Regenerative Medicine.
04.21.2025Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern University.
04.09.2025Northwestern University scientists have developed the first wearable device for measuring gases emitted from and absorbed by the skin, according to a new study published in Nature.
04.02.2025Northwestern engineers have developed a pacemaker so small that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe and be non-invasively injected into the body.
03.21.2025Feinberg medical students’ excitement and anticipation erupted in a flurry of torn envelopes on March 21 as they discovered where they matched for residency training at this year’s Match Day celebration.
03.20.2025Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into how intercellular “glue” functions to enable interactions between cells, as detailed in a study published in Nature Communications.
01.31.2025A natural compound derived from gut-friendly bacteria can significantly slow the progression of vitiligo and may restore pigmentation, according to a new study.
12.17.2024The Breakthroughs podcast released 17 episodes in 2024, on topics ranging from biological age research to new insights in inflammation and microbiome science, as well as health equity research and community engagement efforts.
11.13.2024Long-term treatment with the drug upadacitinib significantly improved symptoms and quality of life compared to placebo in adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis after 76 weeks with strong evidence of safety, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine analysis of three international, randomized clinical trials.
11.11.2024Just two years out from its launch, the Center for Human Immunobiology has quickly become a bustling hub for collaborative efforts to understand the molecular mechanisms of the immune system and translate discoveries into innovative cures for immune-regulated diseases.
10.03.2024Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new underlying mechanism that controls a specialized group of T-cells, findings that may serve as potential targets for treating inflammatory diseases and cancer, according to a recent study.
09.20.2024Current diagnostic guidelines for a rare type of lymphoma miss a subset of patients with the disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal Blood.
09.04.2024Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified distinct T-cell responses associated with patient outcomes in unvaccinated individuals with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, according to findings published in Nature Immunology.
07.26.2024Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered increased immune cell activity in Merkel cell carcinoma tumors, which could help predict treatment response in patients and inform the development of new targeted therapies, according to findings published in the journal Cancer Discovery.
07.10.2024Scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in lupus and demonstrated that reversing the defect may potentially reverse the disease.
05.21.2024A study has shown the majority of children and teens with chronic skin diseases feel stigmatized by peers for their condition, are sometimes bullied, and often suffer from depression and anxiety.
05.13.2024Faculty members and fourth-year medical students were recognized for academic and clinical excellence during Feinberg’s Honors Day, held on May 10 in the Hughes auditorium.
04.22.2024More than 450 alumni and guests returned to Feinberg on April 18, 19 and 20 to reconnect with former classmates, learn about the medical school’s latest developments and achievements, and reminisce about their medical school experiences.
03.15.2024Fourth-year Feinberg students excitedly tore open envelopes to reveal their residency matches at this year’s Match Day celebration on March 15.
02.07.2024In findings published in Nature, scientists may have found a way around the limitations of engineered T-cells by borrowing a few tricks from cancer itself.
11.27.2023Twelve Feinberg faculty members were named to the 2023 “Highly Cited Researchers” list, published by Clarivate Analytics. The annual list identifies investigators who have demonstrated significant influence in their field through the publication of highly cited publications during the last decade.
11.02.2023A newly developed synthetic melanin, mimicking the natural melanin in human skin, can be applied topically to injured skin, where it accelerates wound healing.
09.21.2023Investigators have discovered novel intercellular “crosstalk” between epidermal keratinocytes and melanoma cells that promotes cancer growth and metastasis, which could also serve as biomarkers for early cancer detection, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
09.20.2023Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how the PD-1 protein controls essential metabolic processes in tumor cells to promote cancer growth in T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, according to a study published in Nature Cancer.