My Northwestern Medicine September 14, 2022

CRISPR Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Receives Inaugural Kimberly Prize

CRISPR Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Receives Inaugural Kimberly Prize

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics announced today that CRISPR pioneer and Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, PhD is the recipient of the inaugural Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.

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New Technique Improves Proteoform Imaging in Human Tissue

Investigators have developed a new imaging technique that increases the detection and identification of proteoforms by four-fold when compared to current methods.

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Student Investigates Impact of Structural Racism on COVID-19 Mortality

Tobias Holden, a fourth-year student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), was lead author of a paper that used mathematical modeling to determine the impact of structural racism and health disparities on COVID-19 mortality rates in Illinois.

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Pandolfino Leads Development of New Online GERD Assessment Tool

The self-assessment tool is for Northwestern Medicine patients who may not know that they have gastroesophageal reflux disease or that effective treatment options are available.

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Paller Receives 2022 Tripartite Award

Amy Paller, MD, the chair of and Walter J. Hamlin Professor of Dermatology, has been named the winner of the 2022 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education.

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Northwestern Medicine Pediatric Nurse and Patient Share Special Bond

Averie Lazzara first met Jamie Rogers, BSN, RN, when she was 2 years old when she began treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Now 6 and cancer-free, she wants to become a nurse like Rogers one day.

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