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In Memoriam

Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni and faculty who have passed away.
Ward Rounds | 1903 | A Woman of Many Firsts: Augusta Webster, MD

Augusta Webster, MD, chairwoman of the department of obstetrics at the Cook County Hospital in 1953, and the first woman to become a full professor in Northwestern’s Medical School.
Progress Notes

Sharing news, accomplishments, and important milestones from the alumni of the Feinberg School of Medicine.
Medical Honor Society Inducts New Feinberg Members

Feinberg’s chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society welcomed 40 new members during a ceremony on March 12, recognizing the inductees’ outstanding educational achievement and significant contributions to medicine.
Women in Medicine Conference Celebrates Empowerment and Successes

Women in the healthcare field and their allies convened in the Feinberg Pavilion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to celebrate women’s empowerment and success during the sixth annual Women in Medicine Conference, held on March 8.
Health Equity Week Explores the Leap From Promises to Practice

In March, Feinberg hosted Health Equity Week, a weeklong series of educational programming designed to expose the roots of healthcare inequities as well as avenues to address them.
Giving

A patient’s gift supports precision medicine and Ataxia Research.
Study Discovers Potential Biomarkers of Environmental Exposures in Parkinson’s Disease

A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered novel DNA methylation patterns in the blood of patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to findings published in Annals of Neurology.
Genetic Mechanisms May Reveal Retinal Vascular Disease Therapeutic Targets

Investigators led by Tsutomu Kume, PhD, professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology and of Pharmacology, have identified novel genetic mechanisms that regulate blood vessel growth in the retina and may also serve as therapeutic targets for retinal vascular disease, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
Targeting Protein Interactions May Boost Antitumor Immunity in Breast Cancer

A multi-institutional team of investigators has discovered that targeting a specific protein interaction within immunosuppressive breast cancer cells may increase antitumor immune responses in otherwise difficult to treat solid tumors, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.