Category: Features
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Beyond Borders
World-class care attracts patients to Northwestern Medicine from across the globe.
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Immunology Innovator
New chief of Allergy and Immunology, Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, hopes to unlock the secrets of the immune system.
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Extending the Healthspan
Northwestern’s new Potocsnak Longevity Institute aims to help people age healthier.
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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.
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Unlocking the Human Proteome
Northwestern scientists are leading the charge to sequence proteins the way the Human Genome Project sequenced genes and DNA.
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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.
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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.
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Global Vision
Robert Murphy, MD, leads research and education initiatives around the world while combating COVID-19 misinformation closer to home.
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Outsmarting a Trickster
Feinberg scientists discovered that herpesviruses perform a sneaky maneuver to hide within the nervous system for life.
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Healthy Mother, Healthy Child
Northwestern Medicine goes the extra mile to support people with high-risk pregnancies.