JUNE 2024 NEWSLETTER
The newsletter of the Feinberg School of Medicine Research Office
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Transplant Research Thrives Through Collaboration |
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A map of the Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC) Network looks like an intricate spiderweb. Hovering over one investigator’s name, you see the many investigators they are connected with through publications and research collaboration. This visual represents the wide web of investigators and clinicians needed to address the complex challenges that face organ transplantation. |
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Foltz Named New Director of Driskill Graduate Program |
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Dan Foltz, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been named director of the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP). Foltz earned his doctoral degree from Northwestern University in 2001 in the very program he will lead. |
Faculty ProfileDevelopment and Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Use Across the LifespanCourtney Blackwell, ’15 PhD, is an associate professor of Medical Social Sciences in the Divisions of Outcome and Measurement Science and Determinants of Health. Her research focuses on early childhood well-being and identifying social environmental factors that promote positive health and functioning across the lifespan. |
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Staff ProfileSupporting Clinical Trials Development and AdministrationKatie Hammond is the managing director at the Center for Clinical Research (CCR) at the NUCATS (Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences) Institute. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from The University of Iowa, and her MBA from National Louis University. |
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Student ProfilePursuing a Deeper Understanding of Cell BiologyAnnmarie Dominguez is a PhD student in the Driskill Graduate Program. After studying chemistry at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Dominguez joined the laboratory of Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD. In the lab, Dominguez investigates endothelial cell mechanobiology. |
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Research in the NewsUS News & World Report, May 30 AP News, May 20 HealthDay, May 17 |
NUCATS CornerClinicalTrials.gov UpdateThe official launch date for the new Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) website is June 25, 2024. Here are the existing resources from the NIH to prepare for the launch:
The NUCATS Institute wants to reassure you that they are here to support you in this transition. You can reach them at clinicaltrials.gov@northwestern.edu. |
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Sponsored ResearchTitle: Innate Immune Triggers of Alloantibody Induction
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Sponsored ResearchTitle: CNS Demyelination: Initiation, Protection, and Correction
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Breakthroughs PodcastThe Evolution of Digital Pathology with Lee Cooper, PhDNew advances in digital pathology are revolutionizing the analysis of disease. In this episode, Lee Cooper, PhD, discusses the future of digital and computational pathology and his research on machine learning and pathology, including a recent study published in Nature Medicine on using AI in predicting clinical outcomes for breast cancer patients. |
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New FacultyPaul Cremer, MD, joined Feinberg in September 2023 as associate professor of Medicine in the divisions of Cardiology and Radiology. Previously, he was at the Cleveland Clinic where he was a cardiologist and associate director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He led multiple clinical trials while at the Cleveland Clinic. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and a master’s in biostatistics from Case Western Reserve University. |
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Galter LibraryHow an Updated Regulation Can Help Federally Funded Authors Retain CopyrightThe update to the Federal Purpose License provides a way for authors to comply with immediate public access requirements. At Galter Library, they are working to help authors understand and comply with the coming changes to public access policies. |
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High Impact ResearchKim D, Cianfrocco MA, Verhey KJ, Smith GA. The HSV-1 pUL37 protein promotes cell invasion by regulating the kinesin-1 motor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. May 2024; 121(19):e2401341121-e2401341121.Kim JH, Vázquez-Guardado A, Luan H, Kim JT, Yang DS, Zhang H, Chang JK, Yoo S, Park C, Wei Y, Christiansen Z, Kim S, Avila R, Kim JU, Lee YJ, Shin HS, Zhou M, Jeon SW, Baek JM, Lee Y, Kim SY, Lim J, Park M, Jeong H, Won SM, Chen R, Huang Y, Jung YH, Yoo JY, Rogers JA. A wirelessly programmable, skin-integrated thermo-haptic stimulator system for virtual reality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. May 2024; 121(22):e2404007121-e2404007121. Manson JE, Crandall CJ, Rossouw JE, Chlebowski RT, Anderson GL, Stefanick ML, Aragaki AK, Cauley JA, Wells GL, LaCroix AZ, Thomson CA, Neuhouser ML, Van Horn L, Kooperberg C, Howard BV, Tinker LF, Wactawski-Wende J, Shumaker SA, Prentice RL. The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials and Clinical Practice: A Review. Journal of the American Medical Association. May 2024; 331(20):1748-1760. Maron MS, Masri A, Nassif ME, Barriales-Villa R, Arad M, Cardim N, Choudhury L, Claggett B, Coats CJ, Düngen HD, Garcia-Pavia P, Hagège AA, Januzzi JL, Lee MMY, Lewis GD, Ma CS, Michels M, Olivotto I, Oreziak A, Owens AT, Spertus JA, Solomon SD, Tfelt-Hansen J, van Sinttruije M, Veselka J, Watkins H, Jacoby DL, Heitner SB, Kupfer S, Malik FI, Meng L, Wohltman A, Abraham TP. Aficamten for Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. New England Journal of Medicine. May 2024; 390(20):1849-1861. |
Featured CoreCenter for Advanced Molecular ImagingNorthwestern University’s Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging (CAMI) was created to drive interdisciplinary research, bridging the gap between basic science and science-based medicine, with an emphasis on in vivo imaging. CAMI provides a wide range of imaging instrumentation and support facilities for molecular imaging of biological events in intact organisms. We can also assist with medical image analysis and visualization. Services Offered
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NIH NewsUpdating NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Categories to Improve Accuracy and Transparency This year, the categories of Minority Health, Health Disparities and Biodefense are being replaced with several new categories to improve their accuracy and transparency. The updated categories are: Health Disparities Research, Racial and Ethnic Minority Health Issues, Health Disparities and Racial or Ethnic Minority Health Research, Workforce Diversity and Outreach, and Building Research Capacity at Institutions with Limited NIH Funding. NIH’s commitment to health disparities and minority health was the underlying factor prompting the NIH to better understand and improve reporting. The new categories provide the following benefits:
Making Advanced Research Computing More Accessible with NIH Cloud Lab Researchers today often face barriers when adopting and integrating cloud-based technologies. Common concerns range from complex procurement processes and unpredictable costs to the availability of relevant training and assurances on data security. As a response, the NIH Center for Information Technology has partnered with NIH’s Office of Data Science Strategy to offer two programs: NIH STRIDES Initiative and NIH Cloud Lab. NIH STRIDES streamlines the procurement of commercial cloud services from our partners. For those interested in using cloud technology without making an initial long-term commitment, NIH Cloud Lab enables researchers to try cloud capabilities at no cost in a secure, NIH-approved environment. To help accelerate researchers’ cloud fluency, NIH offers an extensive repository of interactive tutorials that demonstrate how to run realistic bioinformatic, data science and AI workflows. |
Funding OpportunitiesMechanisms of Alcohol Tolerance (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
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