News and Breakthroughs
Read the latest news from the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our institute's latest events and accomplishments. You can also visit the article archive for older news. Upcoming events at the Feinberg School of Medicine are listed on our events page.
- 06.25.2025
As part of the Finance Unit of the Center for Clinical Research (CCR), Jackie Anderson assists investigators and study teams with finance-related activities by negotiating budgets and working closely with the Northwestern University Office of Sponsored Research to finalize contracts.
- 06.17.2025
Public health scientists, community organizations and students recently gathered on Northwestern University’s Chicago campus for the 2025 Community-Engaged Research Conference.
- 06.16.2025
Scientists at Northwestern University have developed the largest open-access resource of its kind to help investigators shave off months of early-stage drug development time, detailed in research published in Science Advances.
- 06.10.2025
This story was originally published in the June 2025 issue of the Breakthroughs newsletter. Every year at Feinberg, a handful of start-up companies are born from discoveries in the lab. Paperwork is filed for hundreds of inventions and patents; patents are issued and the process for optioning and licensing technology through Northwestern’s Innovations and New Ventures[…]
- 05.28.2025
Faculty, staff, students and trainees celebrated global health, education and outreach during the 6th annual Global Health Education Day organized by the Center for Global Health Education.
- 05.25.2025
With nearly 200 professionals in clinical and translational research in attendance, this year’s Enhancing Quality in the Translational Research Workforce (EQuaTR) Conference created space to discuss the often-complex environments where research takes place.
- 05.23.2025
A member of the NUCATS Institute-supported Biostatistics Collaboration Center and Northwestern University Data Analysis and Coordinating Center, Ciolino has long championed collaborative research.
- 05.23.2025
As UM1 Program Coordinator at the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute, Tony Preston plays an essential role in keeping complex projects aligned and people connected.
- 05.23.2025
After a summer at Northwestern, Leslei Lopez, a graduate student in Biology at Northeastern Illinois University has joined the SPEED Graduate Research and Career Accelerator Program at NEIU, an initiative designed to support graduate students through funding and professional development opportunities.
- 05.20.2025
Kevin McNerney took part in the TED-style Eureka Talks event as a Career Development Scholar at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The event is a collaboration of Chicago’s three Clinical and Translational Science Award hubs — The NUCATS Institute, ITM, and CCTS.
- 05.08.2025
Three NUCATS Institute members have been inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the oldest medical honor societies in the U.S.
- 04.15.2025
As director of evaluation at the NUCATS Institute, Amelia Bucek fuses a background in public health with a collaborative approach to data. Originally from Queens, Bucek now lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband and two sons.
- 04.11.2025
Alumna credits immersion experience at Northwestern as instrumental to her academic development in both group and independent research experimentation.
- 03.18.2025
For Kyle MacQuarrie, the Joseph & Dorothy Giddan Child Health Research Award presents a significant opportunity to advance his research on rhabdomyosarcoma.
- 03.18.2025
When Sarah Mitchell isn’t meticulously reviewing spreadsheets and budgets, you might find her live-streaming music on Twitch, entertaining viewers with her creative and charismatic charm. Her diverse interests and collaborative spirit are greatly appreciated by the Northwestern community.
- 03.18.2025
Juan Zapata, PhD, assistant professor of Medical Social Sciences, has received the 2025 Esienberg Pilot Award.
- 03.07.2025
Investigators are advancing research to support proactive responses in diagnosing and preventing chronic diseases. Across departments, scientists at Feinberg are pursuing new ways of testing to determine a person’s risk of developing chronic conditions.
- 02.24.2025
As a program coordinator at the Center for Community Health, Steven Hays draws upon his people-first approach and experiences in event planning and academic administration to bridge gaps between logistical precision and meaningful collaboration.
- 02.24.2025
Held in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, the latest Learning Exchange continued ARCC’s mission, bridging community leaders, researchers, and healthcare professionals to communicate insights that advance equity-driven research.
- 02.23.2025
A new study, led by Nicole Woitowich, PhD, underscores significant gaps in how sex and gender are considered in biomedical research, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 02.17.2025
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how proteins expressed in umbilical cord blood at birth evolve during gestational development and could serve as biomarkers to inform new precision care strategies for infants born prematurely, according to a recent study.
- 02.17.2025
As we stand at the beginning of the newest chapter for our Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub, we’re driven by optimism, uplifted by excitement, and focused on opportunity.
- 02.16.2025
The Center for Clinical Research (CCR) continues to enhance many service lines and recently announced the availability of an external FDA consultancy firm to guide Northwestern University investigators with FDA submission planning.
- 01.28.2025
A recent cohort study published in JAMA Pediatrics led by Todd Florin examined insurance claims of 103,854 children with pneumonia treated in an outpatient setting. The study found that treatment failure was uncommon and severe outcomes were rare.
- 01.28.2025
In 2021, Teresa Horton and David Victorson explored the idea of expanding a two-year old relationship between members of the Northwestern University community and Above and Beyond, a nonprofit, outpatient addiction treatment center on the West Side of Chicago.
- 01.13.2025
A recent article published in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science illustrates the valuable role libraries can play in supporting Translational Science Hubs as they highlight potential areas for collaboration.
- 12.17.2024
The Breakthroughs podcast released 17 episodes in 2024, on topics ranging from biological age research to new insights in inflammation and microbiome science, as well as health equity research and community engagement efforts.
- 12.17.2024
Kenzie Cameron, PhD, MPH, has been named senior director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s Mentoring and Leadership Development.
- 12.17.2024
As an assistant professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Milkie Vu’s work serves not only as an academic assessment, but a mission to address health disparities affecting Asian American populations.