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Summer 2023

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New Insights into the Mechanism of ALS

The damaging effects of toxic proteins created in one inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are mediated by a protein called SPOP.
Lewy Body Dementia Exacerbated by Immune Response

T-cells respond to buildup of alpha-synuclein with a harmful auto-immune response, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science.
Bringing Northwestern Medicine Closer to Patients

A new hospital affiliation, expanded community partnerships, new clinical locations and an expanded relationship with Northwestern University to provide care for students and athletes are just some of the highlights of Northwestern Medicine’s 2021 efforts to make world-class health care more accessible.
Northwestern Selected as Home for Journal of Clinical Investigation

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has been selected to serve as the home of the Journal of Clinical Investigation for its next five-year term, and Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD, has been elected as the journal’s next editor-in-chief.
Northwestern Scientists Explore Impacts of Genomic Variation in Disease

Northwestern is part of the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, a $185 million NIH project that will explore the millions of genetic variants that cause disease around the world.
Genome Editing Made Possible on Cells Lining Blood Vessel Walls

The laboratory of YouYang Zhao, PhD, developed a unique nanoparticle to deliver genome editing technology, including CRISPR/Cas9, to vascular endothelial cells.
Drug May Benefit Patients with Heart Failure

Dapagliflozin, commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, improved heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Murphy’s Sign

In a little-known event in U.S. history, sitting U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was treated at Northwestern after an assassination attempt in 1912.
Fertility Pioneer

Sandra Carson, ’75, ’77 MD, ’81 GME, has devoted her career to finding innovative solutions to reproductive challenges.