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Biological Sciences faculty honored for excellence in teaching and mentoring
The Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards, believed to be the nation’s oldest prize for undergraduate teaching, reflect UChicago’s commitment to honor inspiring teachers. The Faculty...
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New research points to potential for more targeted treatments of deadly...
Image CC by A: Ed Uthman Genetic variations appear to pre-dispose children to developing certain severe forms of neuroblastoma, according to new research by the University of Chicago Medicine. The...
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Answering parents’ questions about kids and germs
My toddler ate something off the floor. Should I worry? Should I wash dishes in the dishwasher or by hand? Should I take my kids to a farm? As a leading microbiome reseacher, UChicago Medicine’s Jack...
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UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences faculty receive named professorships
Twenty-four University of Chicago faculty members have received named professorships or were appointed distinguished service professors, including seven from UChicago Medicine and the Biological...
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Automated measure of nighttime oxygen levels could speed diagnosis of...
Quinn Dombrowski, Berkeley, USA Computer analysis of oxygen levels in the blood during sleep could – by itself – provide an easy, relatively inexpensive and sufficiently reliable way to determine which...
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New genomic data platform to focus on children’s health issues
Robert Grossman, PhD, the Frederick H. Rawson Professor in Medicine and Computer Science and director of the Center for Data Intensive Science at the University of Chicago, gives Vice President Joe...
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UChicago Medicine working to offer breakthrough CAR T-cell gene therapy...
John Cunningham, MD, center, speaks with CAR T-cell therapy patient Sam Tinaglia, right, and his mother Suzie. The University of Chicago Medicine is one of a limited number of U.S. sites working to...
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A big win over pediatric leukemia: CAR T-cell therapy
Sam Tinaglia, one of the first 100 children in the country to participate in clinical trials of CAR T-cell therapy for cancer, gets ready to leave for college. Sam Tinaglia spent 12 years living with...
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RBC race raises over $316,000 for research at Comer Children’s Hospital
The 15th annual RBC Race for the Kids at Comer Children’s Hospital raised more than $316,000 to support pediatric research at the University of Chicago Medicine. More than 1,500 runners and walkers...
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Study shows codeine prescribed to children despite FDA warning against it
A new study shows as many as one in 20 children were still receiving codeine to treat pain after tonsil and adenoid surgery, two years after federal regulators warned doctors that prescribing the...
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