NUCATS Institute

If you're on the Feinberg campus this Thursday, you may want to stop by the Galter Health Sciences Library (mezzanine level of Ward) at 12 for a special exhibition, dialogue & networking event exploring the power of graphic art in shaping public health — bit.ly/4o7NrB4

Join us at the 10th annual Chicago Biomedical Informatics Data Jam on Monday, October 27. The one-day event features students and faculty focused on Biomedical Informatics Data Science research in Chicago. Register today — www.surveymonkey.com/r/datajam2025

What if students can help with stroke recovery? That was one of the many questions a team of academic and community partners asked during a pathbreaking research study to promote at-home healing — bit.ly/4nzLHRw

The Journey is the Reward: For Nadine De Leon, budgeting, backpacking go hand in hand. Nadine De Leon was standing just five feet from a bear cub when the terror set in. “If there’s a baby, the mom must be nearby,” De Leon recalled — bit.ly/46SU7w3

The Impact of Our Research The research taking place at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has a profound impact on our community and beyond; explore our work in critical medical research and clinical trials.

NUCATS helps lead medical research and clinical trials. Fueled by federal funding, Feinberg research seeks to understand complex biological processes, develop treatments for various diseases & identify ways to implement evidence-based care, all with the goal of improving human health. bit.ly/4gOEOsI

Exploring the role of Feinberg informaticists, our latest Q&A features NUCATS Institute and @iaim-nu.bsky.social member Luke Rasmussen. Luke earned his MS in medical informatics at Northwestern, where he now works at the intersection of software engineering & informatics — bit.ly/3INfbvO

Building on the idea of young people as tech ambassadors, ACROSS is a research project comprised of community & academic partners that seeks to develop simple, personalized interventions so stroke outcomes can be optimized in the context of people’s lives. bit.ly/4nzLHRw

Changing the Way We Talk: How Science Communications Brings Research to the Masses — bit.ly/4mCl7WB

Swab capture devices

In South Africa and other countries with high burden of tuberculosis, a team from the Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies (CIGHT) has supported the development of a new process to use tongue swabs for easier TB diagnosis.

Read more: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/about/news/0...

Few of the million+ people visiting the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry each year see themselves on exhibit. An associate professor of Neurology and Mesulam Center member, Borna Bonakdarpour's research focuses on language disorders and music-based interventions: www.bornacogneurology.com/home

“This inaugural event featured an afternoon of discovery with a primary goal of fostering collaboration. It strengthened connections, sparked new conversations and set the stage for future events and activities." more.”https://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/about/news/2025/informatics-data-science.html

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 — bit.ly/4mmY8i5

When Toddie Hays decided to participate in a nationwide genetics study, she had no idea about the life-changing information hiding in her DNA — www.nucats.northwestern.edu/about/news/2...

The NUCATS Institute is excited to introduce Translational Thinking. The first in-person seminar will feature a moderated discussion with Super-SCRIPT Principal Investigator Richard Wunderink, MD — bit.ly/4pkJsCP

An international multi-center study co-led by NUCATS @ipham.bsky.social member William Leonard has revealed how diet plays a greater role in the prevalence of obesity globally than was previously understood — news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/09/04/s...

Research Day The annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day is a campuswide event to promote faculty and trainee development through the sharing of exciting research and conversation with colleagues.

It's hard to believe that Northwestern's 19th Annual Lewis Landsberg Research Day is just 48 hours away! The annual event promotes faculty, staff, student and trainee development through the sharing of recent research and conversation with colleagues — www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/eve...

Join us Wednesday, September 10, at 1 p.m. "Think Global, Act Local: Harnessing Implementation Science to Address NCDs" Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Seminar with Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD​​ — bit.ly/45N4pyr

Staff Feature Friday: What began as a career in nursing led to work in cybersecurity and project management before Jackie Anderson landed a role behind the scenes supporting clinical trials at the NUCATS Institute — bit.ly/3V2HVn6

September 10 at 1 p.m. "Think Global, Act Local: Harnessing Implementation Science to Address NCDs" Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Seminar with Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD​​ — bit.ly/45N4pyr

“All Chicagoians can agree on how amazing the food is here, and I also love the architecture ... I highly recommend taking the architecture boat tour,” says regulatory coordinator Ariana Memishi. Learn more about Ari and her role at @NUCATSInstitute — bit.ly/3HRLdqf

Informatics, Data Science Take Center Stage: Inaugural event launches multi-campus collaborative — www.nucats.northwestern.edu/about/news/2...

In this episode of Science in Translation, Sara Becker, PhD, discusses steps taken to make dissemination and implementation training more accessible to investigators while intentionally bridging the gap between what we know and what we do — bit.ly/4lMxVZS

Join NUCATS and INVO's Translational Research Office Hours Series (NITRO-Talks) today at noon. INVO Assistant General Counsel Sean Price will deliver a short presentation on “Software Licensing and Copyrights,” at this virtual event northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration is hosting SIRC City Chicago at 5 p.m. on September 10 at Midwest Coast Brewing Company. The free event aims to foster social connections in the broader implementation community. Non-members are welcome partiful.com/e/oxk9xB225q...

School connectedness buffers against depression symptoms associated with being a victim of peer bullying in adolescence, according to a new study co-led by NUCATS Institute member Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MBA, MSc — bit.ly/41nHAPp

Join NUCATS and INVO's Translational Research Office Hours Series (NITRO-Talks) on Wednesday, August 27. INVO Assistant General Counsel Sean Price will deliver a short virtual presentation on Software Licensing and Copyrights northwestern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join Us September 10 at SIRC City Chicago! The Society for Implementation Research Collaboration hosts global SIRC City events aimed to foster social connections in the broader implementation community. The event is free, and open to all — bit.ly/45ZmYPU

Global Health Day call for abstracts

📣Call for Abstracts📣

Apply to present a poster on a project relevant to global health at this year's Global Health Day!

Abstract submissions are open: www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/events/global-health-day/

Deadline to submit: Wed, Sept 24

#globalhealthday #globalhealthday2025

A multi-center study co-authored by NUCATS Institute member Anna Joong, MD, has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with a heart defect who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation — bit.ly/45YaGY1

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has announced a Prize Competition to solicit entries for the Rare Diseases Are Not Rare! 2025 Challenge grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...