Basic Science Believer

November 20, 2020 0

by ED FINKEL | photography by EILEEN MOLONY Richard D’Aquila, MD, is named new director of NUCATS. This past summer, as Richard D’Aquila, MD, was…

Becoming Jake

November 20, 2020 0

by CHERYL SOOHOO | photography by LAURA BROWN Northwestern Medicine’s new Gender Pathways Program provides comprehensive transgender care. Northwestern’s Gender Pathways Program is making transitioning…

A Noble Path

November 20, 2020 0

by EMILY AYSHFORD The new Starzl Academy supports the next generation of physician-scientists. Above: A computer illustration of mitochondria. Sam Weinberg, MD, PhD, published a…

Science at Work

July 24, 2020 0

Investigators tackle the pandemic from all sides. Science at Work Investigators tackle the pandemic from all sides. The COVID-19 response at Feinberg was fast and…

All In

July 24, 2020 0

by GINA BAZER | photography by MONICA WNUK Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research director Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, leads with a personal touch. Ruchi…

As it became clear that COVID-19 was developing into a deadly global pandemic, Northwestern Medicine sprang into action. Faculty and staff activated dozens of new…

Transitioning to a virtual medical curriculum Within days of Gov. J.B. Pritzker declaring a stay-at-home order for the state of Illinois, the medical school took…

photography by LAURA BROWN Adapting to new realities while going the extra mile. Emily Balmes, CCRN, uses an iPad to help connect an isolated patient…

To Breathe Again

July 24, 2020 0

To Breathe Again Northwestern Medicine performs the firstdouble-lung transplant in the U.S. for a patientwith lungs damaged by COVID-19. She was healthy, and is in…

New Frontier

July 24, 2020 0

by ERIN SPAIN Feinberg’s new Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine is a thoughtful and powerful force for improving medicine. Feinberg faculty such as Mozziyar…