Biomedical PhD Program: Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences: Feinberg School of Medicine: Northwestern University

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Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences

Northwestern’s interdisciplinary biomedical PhD training program.

Who We Are

The Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary PhD program that trains students in biomedical sciences while giving them the flexibility to pursue a variety of research interests and dual degrees.

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Faculty work with students to conduct research across disciplines, including biochemistry, biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, neurobiology, pharmacology and computational biology.

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News

New Strategy Could Boost Coronavirus Vaccine Effectiveness

New Strategy Could Boost Coronavirus Vaccine Effectiveness

Mitochondrial Metabolism Shows Promise as Target for Cancer Therapy

Mitochondrial Metabolism Shows Promise as Target for Cancer Therapy

Student Q&A: Ram Chakrabarty

Student Q&A: Ram Chakrabarty

Compound Influences Age-Related Decline in Circadian Rhythms

Compound Influences Age-Related Decline in Circadian Rhythms

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Events

CSB-CDB Joint Faculty Candidate Chalk Talk, Kevin Forsberg, PhD, ...

January 20
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

CDB Faculty Seminars Presents: Drs. Sui Huang and Thomas Hope

January 20
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Soliciting and Incorporating Student Feedback

January 21
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

CSB-CDB Joint Faculty Candidate Seminar, Yogesh Goyal, PhD, Unive...

January 21
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Student Publications

Orai1 Channels Are Essential for Amplification of Glutamate-Evoked Ca²⁺ Signals in Dendritic Spines to Regulate Working and Associative Memory.

Burden, risk factors and infectious complications of cellulitis and erysipelas in United States adults and children in the emergency department setting.

Quantitative and multiplexed chemical-genetic phenotyping in mammalian cells with QMAP-Seq.

Phosphatase of Regenerating Liver-1 Selectively Times Circadian Behavior in Darkness via Function in PDF Neurons and Dephosphorylation of TIMELESS.

Metabolic determinants of cellular fitness dependent on mitochondrial reactive oxygen species.

Extra Cellular Matrix-Based and Extra Cellular Matrix-Free Generation of Murine Testicular Organoids.

Mechanisms and Clinical Applications of Glucocorticoid Steroids in Muscular Dystrophy.

GAP-43 and BASP1 in Axon Regeneration: Implications for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Hypocalcemia prevention and management after thyroidectomy in children: A systematic review.

Altered Enhancer and Promoter Usage Leads to Differential Gene Expression in the Normal and Failed Human Heart.

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