Tag: Spring/Summer 2020

In Memoriam

Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away. ALUMNI Avis J. Triplett, ’46 BSDH, of Camden, Del., Dec. 16, 2019. Claude L. Nabers, DDS, ’49 MS, of San Antonio, Texas, March 17, 2020. Lindsay M. Baskett,…
Science at Work

Investigators tackle the pandemic from all sides. The COVID-19 response at Feinberg was fast and multifaceted. As of press time, more than 230 projects were in motion, from interventional studies and data analytics to discovery, diagnostics, and specimen testing. “We aimed to maximize our research impact and minimize intrusions on critical healthcare pathways,” says Rex…
Giving

Gift Supports ALS Research and Care The Les Turner ALS Foundation announced a $1 million gift from Joan and Paul Rubschlager at its Hope Through Caring Gala. This generous philanthropy comes on top of a $2 million donation from the couple to the Les Turner ALS Center at Northwestern Medicine, shortly after its establishment in…
Alumni Perspective: Primary Care in a Pandemic

by Paul Giboney ’96 MD As I write this in early April, 2020, there have been more than 4,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County — with the number rising significantly each day. Many of the positive patients are cared for by hospitals and clinics in the Los Angeles County Department of Health…
MOVING FORWARD

A letter from Rishi Reddy, ’00 MD (HPME) Hello, Feinberg alumni! My plan for this column was to share memorable moments from our 20th reunion. But then, as you all know, everything changed. There was no reunion. COVID-19 swept in. Many Feinberg alumni found themselves in the trenches, fighting this pandemic up close; others were…
Alumni Profile: Empowering Others

Committed to making higher education attainable for every student in Maryland by MELISSA ROHMAN | illustration by JACQUI OAKLEY Jay Perman, ’72 MD, has devoted his career to serving and empowering others, whether it be through practicing medicine or taking on various administrative and leadership roles. In November 2019, Perman was named chancellor of the University System…
All In

Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research director Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, leads with a personal touch.
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Faculty Awards & Honors

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Mobilized in a Pandamic

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 projects related to COVID-19, some from their labs on the Chicago campus as essential workers, others from their home offices. Hospital leaders, physicians, nurses, and staff all put in heroic…