News & Breakthroughs

Leah Welty, PhD is director of the Biostatistics Collaboration Center and professor of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biostatistics and Informatics, and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Learn about the four projects recently selected for the 2026 NUCATS Translational Science Pilot Award program.

Faraz Ahmad, MD, MS has assumed the role of co-lead of NUCATS Data and Informatics.

A novel, team-focused approach is bringing together faculty from across Northwestern to identify previously unexplored collaboration opportunities.

Meghan Palubin, MSN, RN, AMB-BC, is a clinical research nurse coordinator in the Clinical Research Unit (CRU), part of the NUCATS Center for Clinical Research (CCR). She is a 2026 recipient of the Northwestern Medicine Academic Medical Center’s Excellence in Nursing Practice (ENP) Award, an honor awarded annually to a select group of Northwestern Medicine nurses.

Kristi Holmes, PhD, associate dean for knowledge management and strategy, has been named the 2026 Medical Librarian of the Year by the Friends of the National Library of Medicine.

Get to know Vidhi Dalal, MD, Timothy Janetos, MD, and Keith Summa, MD, PhD, the latest cohort of K12 scholars.

In this Q&A, we learn about the people who work on the EDW every day, innovating to make sure the Northwestern research community has access to high quality data and analysis.

As the first step in a broader effort to improve the clinical research data ecosystem, Northwestern University’s instance of i2b2 has been refreshed.

As we embark on the latest chapter of our journey as a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Hub, the NUCATS Institute is poised to advance translational science.

The NUCATS Institute takes great pride in the remarkable achievements of its career development award alumni.

The NUCATS institute continues to create new workforce development initiatives to train and cultivate clinical research professionals.

A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators recently began developing a library of visual icons to support research participant comprehension of informed consent forms.

The NUCATS Stories with Impact package highlights the transformative work happening across our institute, showcasing remarkable collaborations, innovative research, and community-engaged initiatives that advance human health.

Three early-career scientists who recently completed their PhDs at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have been named Chicago Biomedical Consortium Entrepreneurial Fellows.

Theresa Walunas, PhD, FAMIA, leads a research laboratory at the intersection of biomedical informatics and implementation science, using machine learning and artificial intelligence for data integration.

As a regulatory coordinator at NUCATS, Brianne Guzouskis manages the regulatory lifecycle for about two dozen studies at any given time.

Leadership and Management Strategies for Clinical Investigators is a collaborative endeavor between the NUCATS Institute and Kellogg School of Management, led by Kellogg faculty in an interactive classroom setting.

When REDCap did not offer a way to use covariate-adaptive randomization algorithms (CARAs), researchers realized they would have to build their own software pipeline.

Yuan Luo, PhD, FACMI, FAIMBE, FAMIA, FIAHSI, is a professor of Preventive Medicine, Chief AI Officer at the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and Institute for AI in Medicine, and founding director of the Center for Collaborative AI in Healthcare.

For Ann Kan, MS, her role as a senior statistical analyst at the Northwestern University Data & Analysis Coordinating Center (NUDACC) allows her to blend a skillset that optimally supports multisite clinical research.

The NUCATS Institute's annual meeting revisited successes from the past year, while also looking ahead at how the institute will improve, innovate, and implement translational science initiatives at Northwestern over the next 12 months.

The Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science (NUCATS) Institute has named Angelyque Bautista as the new Northwestern Medicine Clinical Research Unit Manager.

ACROSS is a research project comprised of community and academic partners that sought to develop simple, personalized interventions so stroke outcomes could be optimized in the context of people’s life situations.

The Art of Science Communication is an eight-week online course that provides scientists at all career stages with fundamental training in science communication.

Luke Rasmussen, MS, FAMIA, is a senior clinical research associate of Biostatistics and Informatics in the Department of Preventive Medicine. He earned his Master of Science in medical informatics at Northwestern University, where he continues to work at the intersection of software engineering and informatics.

A collaborative multidisciplinary team that includes Northwestern’s Kristi Holmes, PhD has been named an NIH S-index Challenge finalist for their innovative approach to measuring data sharing impact,

At NUCATS, Nadine De Leon works to ensure that research teams have the resources and financial structure they need to conduct impactful studies without financial bottlenecks.

Yuan Luo, PhD, chief AI officer at the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute and at the Institute of Augmented Intelligence in Medicine, has been named a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics.

Career investigators from all clinical departments at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine can apply for the 12-month Translational Investigation Accelerator (NU-CTIA) program.