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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 7h

A new global study — led by NUCATS Institute member Philip Greenland — of millions of people refutes the notion that cardiac events strike without warning. Nearly everyone has at least one risk factor before a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure — bit.ly/4hldrqN

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 7h

What a fantastic story. Congrats Joshua!

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 4d

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

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 5d

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

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.

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 6d

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

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

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Havey Institute for Global Health @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 16d

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 20d

“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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 22d

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 23d

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...

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 26d

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

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

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...

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

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...

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.

www.feinberg.northwestern.edu

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 3

“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

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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NUCATS Institute @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 27

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...