My Northwestern Medicine November 2, 2022

Exploring Novel Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Exploring Novel Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia show large-scale genomic mutations and altered DNA folding patterns that could help identify potential therapeutic targets, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature.

Read more »

New Leadership in Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease

After 28 years of leadership, M. Marsel Mesulam, MD, has announced that he will be stepping down as director of the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease; he will be succeeded by Robert Vassar, PhD.

Read more »

AHA Names Quaggin a Distinguished Scientist

Susan Quaggin, MD, has been presented one of The American Heart Association’s 2022 Distinguished Scientist awards, which honor members who have significantly advanced the understanding of cardiovascular, stroke or brain health.

Read more »

Student Investigates Solutions to Racial Bias in Clinical Machine Learning Tools

Third-year medical student Jonathan Huang was the first author of a paper exploring best practices for reducing biases in clinical machine learning research.

Read more »

One Mile at a Time

Erika Aleman finished the Chicago Marathon after training through her breast cancer treatment. Her physicians came up with a treatment plan that had the best odds of eradicating the cancer but was timed so she could still train and run the marathon.

Read more »

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Celebrates 50 Years

Marianjoy admitted its first patient as a rehabilitation hospital in 1972. Today, Marianjoy is on the Journey to Magnet Excellence. In this anniversary timeline, see how times have changed.

Read more »

The Role of Dopamine in Habit Formation and Compulsive Behavior with Talia Lerner, PhD

Have an idea for the newsletter or a comment on this issue?

Contact Us »