News & Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
10.13.2025Seventeen Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine faculty members recently appointed to endowed professorships were formally recognized at a group investiture ceremony on October 3.
Among the distinguished honorees was Mark Bevan, PhD, who was invested as the Rose, James, Sarah, and Max Meltzer Professor of Neuroscience.
09.02.2025When Sandra Edwards of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease in her late 30s, it marked the beginning of a decades-long journey that has inspired a powerful legacy: a gift to support neurodegenerative disease research at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
04.30.2025A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified the molecular mechanisms that cause a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug to produce harmful side effects similar to Parkinson’s disease symptoms, according to findings published in Molecular Psychiatry.
04.03.2025D. James Surmeier, PhD, was awarded a two-year grant from Spark NS for the development of a calcium channel inhibitor to slow Parkinson’s Disease progression. This is one of only eight projects and principal investigators selected for the SPARK NS Translational Research Program 2025 Cohort. Participation in a SPARK NS program cohort lasts two years and includes milestone-based funding of up to $2,000,0001 for each project, education and training in drug development and translational research for participating teams, mentoring from 75+ industry expert advisors, and scientific and business networking opportunities.
12.20.2024From probing the human brain to elucidating mechanisms behind cellular responses, Feinberg investigators have provided stunning new snapshots of biological processes invisible to the naked eye.
11.05.2024Within a few days of injury, scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain based on the extent of cross “talk” between two regions of the brain, and the person’s anxiety level after the injury, according to a new Northwestern study.