Feb 24, 2021 | Frontpage, Impact, News, Translation
In the world of optical imaging, Chemistry of Life Processes Institute member Hao F. Zhang, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, is at the top of his game. His groundbreaking work and research collaborations have pushed the limits of...
Feb 22, 2021 | Biotech, Frontpage, Impact, News, Translation
Scientists identify first compound to repair degenerating brain cells in paralyzing disease New compound targets neurons that initiate voluntary movement After 60 days of treatment, diseased brain cells look like healthy cells More research needed before clinical...
Dec 8, 2020 | Frontpage, Impact, News, Translation
Northwestern University professors Daniel Brown, Michael Jewett and Thomas O’Halloran have been named 2020 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). NAI fellow status is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors. The program...
Oct 21, 2020 | Impact, News
An innovative orthopedic medical device fabricated from a novel biomaterial pioneered in the laboratory of Northwestern University professor Guillermo A. Ameer has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in surgeries to attach soft...
Aug 13, 2020 | Impact, News, Newsletter 2019 Summer
“When scientists, or anyone in a STEM field, are communicating their work, it needs to have a ‘so what’ factor. Why does this matter to me, or why should I care about what it is that you’re telling me,” says Heather Barnes, Founder of Improv @ Work, LLC, and a...
Jul 14, 2020 | Frontpage, Impact, News
As research laboratories on campuses across the US slowed down in March in response to stay-at-home orders, Northwestern’s Recombinant Protein Production Core (rPPC), a Chemistry of Life Processes Institute-affiliated core facility, was running at full speed. In...
