Sep 26, 2018 | Gallery, News, September Newsletter
When it comes to fighting drug resistance and other emergent health threats like Ebola, AIDS, H1N1, SARS, time is of the essence. “It’s amazing to think that by 2050, antibiotic resistance will threaten 10 million lives per year which is more than cancer kills today.”...
Sep 19, 2018 | Gallery, News
In the days leading up to President Barack Obama’s 2014 visit to Northwestern, neurobiologist Thomas Bozza began to see an influx of four-legged visitors to campus — dogs trained to recognize the chemical signature of explosives. “Humans are increasingly reliant on...
Sep 10, 2018 | Gallery, News, Slideshow
The three-dimensional atomic structure of the COMPASS protein complex has been detailed for the first time, according to a study published in the journal Cell. These findings will provide a platform for designing future cancer therapies, as the epigenetic regulator...
Aug 22, 2018 | Gallery, News
Original story published by Fox 32 on August 16 by Sylvia Perez Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a revolutionary new bandage. They say it can dramatically accelerate the healing time for wounds and they’re hoping one day it’ll be a...
Aug 21, 2018 | Gallery, News
Original story published in Crain’s Chicago Business on July 12, 2018 by Monica Ginsburg. Fighting cancer requires a one-two punch: killing cancer cells and stopping their movement before they spread to other areas in the body. New research led by teams from...
Aug 15, 2018 | Gallery, News
Northwestern University’s Erik C. Andersen has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. Andersen will receive $500,000 over five...
