News and Breakthroughs

Therapeutically inhibiting a metabolic regulator in monocytes unexpectedly increased inflammatory signaling, revealing mechanisms that could inform new strategies to treat chronic inflammatory disorders, according to a recent study.

When Mary Beth Blocher arrived in Streeterville four years ago, she couldn’t have predicted that today she’d not only be thriving as a staff member at the NUCATS Institute, but also enrolled as a student at Northwestern.

Mohammad Hosseini, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Preventive Medicine, worked with Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center Director Kristi Holmes to investigate a range of topics at the intersection of ethics and translational research.

Presenting on the past, present, and future of the NUCATS Institute, Director Richard D'Aquila delivered a Town Hall-style presentation on July 7 highlighting several recent accomplishments and outlining plans for the Institute’s seven-year grant renewal effort

Three Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine early-career investigators have joined the NUCATS Institute's KL2 Multidisciplinary Career Development Program

Clinical and translational researchers, as well as University staff from throughout the nation, participated in three days of networking and educational sessions. Numerous members of the NUCATS Institute presented on topics ranging from community-engaged research to thriving Chicagoland collaborations.

While taking care of individuals with chronic rhinosinusitis, Anju Peters, MD, discovered that some patients have bronchitis damage in their lungs that can “lead to permanent damage.”

Yuan Luo, PhD, has helped establish a new arena for clinicians who want to discuss a clinical problem or challenge they face to see if and how it might be addressable through artificial intelligence​.

The symposia are the first initiative to further a mission that has been jointly developed by leaders at both universities: to foster cross-institution collaborations in research, training, and education in biomedical sciences between Chicago State and Feinberg School of Medicine and to accelerate the development of a diverse and inclusive biomedical workforce. 

Black women with early hormone receptor-positive breast cancer experienced shorter relapse-free intervals and overall survival compared with white women, according to findings published in JAMA Oncology.

Betina Yanez, PhD, associate professor of Medical Social Sciences, has been named associate director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute’s KL2 Program.

Associate vice president of research Richard D’Aquila, MD, shares his perspective on the news of a possible third person cured of HIV, and the progress of HIV research in the future.

As the pandemic took hold of the nation, the overlapping homelessness endemic in Chicago exacerbated health risks for an already vulnerable population. With Heartland Alliance Health, Bruce Doblin has made research a condition for change.

Internet-based telehealth with individual partners assisting dementia patients improved patient communication confidence, according to a new study led by KL2 alumna Emily Rogalski.