2026:2 Archives - NM Magazine

Resistance Fighters

Feinberg investigators are developing and testing new strategies to fight pancreatic cancer, with the hope of extending survival rates.

Advances in Computational Genomics

Feinberg scientists advance the use of computational genomics to reveal meaningful DNA insights that improve and save lives.

Setting Spines Straight

Lawrence Lenke, ’86 MD, has devoted his career to fixing severe spinal deformities and setting new standards for how surgeons treat them.

From Models to Mastery

Northwestern Simulation executive medical director Jeffrey H. Barsuk, ’99 MD, ’02 GME, ’10 MS, is improving patient outcomes using state-of-the-art medical simulation.

At its best, medicine asks much of us: time, effort, curiosity, discovery, service, and empathy. It asks us to bring our full intellect to complex problems, while never losing sight of the dignity, vulnerability, and hopes of the people who depend on our care.

Honoring Feinberg’s Class of 2026

Feinberg honored the Class of 2026 for their graduate study achievements during various ceremonies throughout May and June 2026.

Feinberg Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

Feinberg students gathered with family, friends, and faculty to learn where they will begin the next phase of their medical training during Match Day 2026.

Circadian Rhythm Causes Metabolic Dysfunction in Fat Cells

Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Joseph Bass, MD, PhD, the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism and director of the Center for Diabetes and Metabolism, have discovered how disruptions in circadian rhythm impair metabolic function in fat cells, providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms that cause obesity and metabolic disease, according to…

Little-Used Cholesterol Test Could Prevent More Heart Attacks, Strokes

Study shows apoB testing is more effective and cost-efficient than standard cholesterol tests.

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