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.

Research and Mentors

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

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Events

Basic Science/Population Science Collaboration Mini-Symposium: Ag...

April 19
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies

April 19
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Basic Research Seminar: Genomic Drivers of AR Reprogramming and T...

April 20
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

M-I Dept. Virtual Seminar - Second Messenger Regulation of Foragi...

April 20
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Student Publications

Assay for Assessing Mucin Binding to Bacteria and Bacterial Proteins.

Genomic Context Differs Between Human Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Neutrophils Alter DNA Repair Landscape to Impact Survival and Shape Distinct Therapeutic Phenotypes of Colorectal Cancer.

A conformational switch driven by phosphorylation regulates the activity of the evolutionarily conserved SNARE Ykt6.

Analyses of cancer incidence and other morbidities in neutron irradiated B6CF1 mice.

Activated ALK Cooperates with N-Myc via Wnt/β-catenin Signaling to Induce Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer.

Erratum for Pincus et al., "A Genome-Based Model to Predict the Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates".

Crosstalk between nonclassical monocytes and alveolar macrophages mediates transplant ischemia-reperfusion injury through classical monocyte recruitment.

The lung microenvironment shapes a dysfunctional response of alveolar macrophages in aging.

Genetic Variation in Enhancers Modifies Cardiomyopathy Gene Expression and Progression.

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