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  • AI Meets Basic Science

    AI Meets Basic Science

    Northwestern basic scientists are leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to untangle complex intracellular processes.

  • A New Path

    A New Path

    Northwestern scientists tackle a common — yet elusive — type of heart disease with novel approaches and a new urgency.

  • Beyond Borders

    Beyond Borders

    World-class care attracts patients to Northwestern Medicine from across the globe.

  • Immunology Innovator

    Immunology Innovator

    New chief of Allergy and Immunology, Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, hopes to unlock the secrets of the immune system.

  • Extending the Healthspan

    Extending the Healthspan

    Northwestern’s new Potocsnak Longevity Institute aims to help people age healthier.

  • Transplant Transformer

    Transplant Transformer

    Satish Nadig, MD, PhD, plans to usher in a new era of technology in transplantation as director of Northwestern’s Comprehensive Transplant Center.

  • Unlocking the Human Proteome

    Unlocking the Human Proteome

    Northwestern scientists are leading the charge to sequence proteins the way the Human Genome Project sequenced genes and DNA.

  • The Right Care at the Right Time

    The Right Care at the Right Time

    Whether it’s an acute cardiac episode or chronic unexplained shortness of breath, Northwestern Medicine’s cardiac teams have designed protocols for swift intervention.

  • Tiny Dancers

    Tiny Dancers

    Samuel Stupp, PhD, has discovered how to control the collective motion of more than 100,000 “dancing” molecules within a nanofiber — a strategy that has the potential to reverse spinal cord injuries and more.

  • Global Vision

    Global Vision

    Robert Murphy, MD, leads research and education initiatives around the world while combating COVID-19 misinformation closer to home.