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  • 09.02.2024

    Congratulations to Alumni Trainee, Megan Larmore, who graduated with her PhD from Northwestern. She is currently a postdoc with Ryan Hibbs at UCSD.

  • 09.01.2024

    Congratulations to Alumni Trainee, Baylie Hochstedler-Kramer, who graduated with her PhD from Loyola University Chicago.

  • 08.05.2024
  • 07.01.2024

    Congratulations to Alumni Trainee, Linnea Kremer, who graduated with her PhD in Medical Physics from Uchicago. She is currently a postdoc with Dr. Arlene Chapman in Nephrology at Uchicago.

  • 06.07.2024

    Dr. Sadia Anjum Ashrafi recently joined Chicago KUH FORWARD as a postdoctoral scholar. Dr. Ashrafi is a postdoc at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is mentored by Dr. Rose Hernandez and Dr. Jim Lash. Her project is “Positive Psychology’s Role in Enhancing Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Diverse Populations.” Welcome, Dr. Ashrafi!

  • 06.05.2024

    Congratulations to Alumni Trainee, Esther Liu, on receiving a NIH NRSA F31 award! Esther is a PhD Candidate at Northwestern University, and her mentor is Dr. Jennie Lin, Assistant Professor of Medicine - Nephrology. Esther's research project is "Uncovering Mechanisms of Risk-Variant APOL1-modulated Inflammatory Signaling in Macrophages." Great work, Esther!

  • 05.31.2024

    Congratulations to Jordan Vellky, PhD for receiving an NIH F32 award for her project “Targeting SOX2 expression in prostatic regeneration and enlargement.” Jordan is a postdoc in Dr. Don Vander Griend’s lab at University of Illinois at Chicago and a former Chicago KUH FORWARD trainee. As a recipient of this fellowship award, Jordan is poised to make significant contributions to the development of new treatments for prostatic diseases. Congratulations on this great achievement, Jordan!

  • 04.04.2024

    Congratulations to Orhi Esarte Palomero, PhD for receiving an NIH NRSA Individual Postdoctoral F32 Fellowship award! Orhi is postdoctoral scholar in Dr. Paul DeCaen’s lab at Northwestern University. His project focuses on polycystin glycosylation regulation and dysregulation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Way to go Orhi!

  • 04.01.2024

    Welcome to Brenna Kirkpatrick, Thilinie Bandara and Dr. Andrea Liu! Brenna is a MSTP student at UIC under the mentorship of Dr. Tanika Kelly studying the disproportionate impact of end-stage kidney disease on Hispanic/Latino individuals compared to White counterparts. Thilinie is a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Kosta Pajcini at UIC. Her research seeks to elucidate Notch signaling in the damaged bone marrow endothelium during myeloablation. Dr. Liu is a General Surgery Resident at the University of Chicago. She is mentored by Dr. Ted Skolarus and investigates affects of prolonged catheter use for hemodialysis.

  • 09.08.2023

    Northwestern University investigators have developed the first electronic device for continuously monitoring the health of transplanted organs in real time.

  • 07.14.2023

    Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is essential for eye development in mammals, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

  • 06.27.2023

    Douglas E. Vaughan, MD, has announced his intention to step down as chair of The Department of Medicine, effective September 1; Susan Quaggin, MD, has been named as his successor.

  • 06.02.2023

    Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that the overexpression of a specific transcription factor prevented bone loss in mouse models with complications from chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

  • 05.25.2023

    Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how peptides produced by bones during inflammation prevent anemia in mice, according to a recent study published in the journal Blood.

  • 04.19.2023

    Four Feinberg faculty have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

  • 10.31.2022

    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.

  • 11.03.2021

    On a late September evening of 2021, the world lost one of the last giants of Medicine. Dr Lewis Landsberg passed in Cape Cod, where he loved to spend part of the summers with his beloved wife Jill and visiting family and friends.

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