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Honoring the Class of 2021

Feinberg honored the MD Class of 2021 during the medical school’s 162nd commencement ceremony, held virtually on May 24. Feinberg’s 162nd commencement ceremony was held virtually on May 24 to accommodate public health measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for Medical Affairs and the Lewis Landsberg Dean, introduced the…
Donors Support Their Passions

Generous donors contribute to the medical school in a wide variety of areas that are important to them personally.
In Memoriam

Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away. ALUMNI Donald L. Custis, ’43 MD, Savannah, Georgia, March 18, 2021 Frances Friend Coburn, ’47 MS, ’50 PhD, Lafayette, California, April 1, 2021 Richard A. Davis, ’51 MD,…
New Spherical Nucleic Acid ‘Drug’ Kills Tumor Cells in Humans with Glioblastoma

An experimental spherical nucleic acid drug developed by Northwestern scientists was able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and trigger the death of glioblastoma cells.
Evaluating Esophageal Hypervigilance and Symptom Anxiety

Measuring levels of hypervigilance and anxiety may improve healthcare providers’ understanding of severe esophageal diseases and treatment strategies, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.
Hippocampus Creates ‘Shapes of Knowledge’

Neurons in the hippocampus encode a spatial map of learned knowledge, helping humans and other mammals navigate the world, according to a study published in Nature.
Inhibiting SAM Biosynthesis to Slow Tumor Growth

Inhibiting production of a key material produced by the mTOR pathway could slow tumor growth, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
Galter Library Film Project Preserves Medical History

by Nora Dunne A gift from the family of Raymond McNealy, MD, a leading surgeon in the first half of the 20th century and chief of Surgery at Wesley Memorial Hospital (a predecessor to Northwestern Memorial Hospital), has enabled the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center to restore teaching films that show the evolution…
Faculty Awards & Honors

Learn about the recent achievements of Feinberg School of Medicine faculty and leaders.
Progress Notes

Summer 2021 1950s Gerson Bernhard, ’53 MD, ’59 GME, has become used to video medicine precepting rheumatology fellows at University of California San Francisco and consulting with primary care physicians in Medicaid and free clinics through the MAVEN Project during the pandemic. Bernhard remarks, “While this is mutually useful, it is not the same as…