Tag: Spring 2023

Teen Health Advocate

During the course of her career, Laura Offutt, ’94 MD, has worked in academia, clinical research, drug development, and medical consulting.
Alumni President’s Message: Let’s Make Happiness Go Viral

Let’s Make Happiness Go Vital by Edward S. Kim, ’92 BS, ’96 MD (HPME), Medical Alumni Association (MAAB) president.
New Immune Culprit Discovered in Alzheimer’s Disease

Immune cells in brain and spinal fluid become dysregulated and ‘a little angry’ as we age.
Giving

Ripecky Family Scholarship to Support Students Pursuing Psychiatry, Primary Care, and Beyond.
Study Uncovers Potential Therapeutic Approach for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Elevated PALI1 in advanced prostate tumors mediates crosstalk between two primary epigenetic silencing mechanisms, suggesting that dual epigenetic inhibition may be an effective therapeutic strategy.
Progress Notes

Sharing news, accomplishments, and important milestones from the alumni of the Feinberg School of Medicine.
Novel Mechanisms Regulate Inflammatory Skin Diseases

A newly identified role for an intracellular trafficking pathway in regulating epidermal developmental processes could serve as a future therapeutic target for inflammatory skin diseases.
Understanding How Childhood Brain Tumors Develop

A team of scientists has identified a new cell type implicated in the development of the most common type of malignant childhood brain tumor.
In Memoriam

Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni and faculty who have passed away.