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#ICYMI: For the first time, the Skull Base Lab at Northwestern is offering a #fellowship! This educational opportunity will provide broad experience in clinical #SkullBase #neurosurgery under the direction of expert faculty. To learn more about this comprehensive, supervised, full-time #educational experience, or to submit an application, click here: https://lnkd.in/gq-XadK3. #MedicalEducation #Neurosurgery #Trainee #Resources #MedEd

We are honored that the International Women Associates (IWA) is presenting Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chief of #Neurosurgery Sandi Lam, MD, MBA, with the 2024 Woman Extraordinaire Award. This annual award honors extraordinary women with ties to #Chicago whose international #humanitarian efforts have advanced the #welfare of women and children, and inspire constructive action by others. Learn more about this event, held October 9, here: https://lnkd.in/dzdDAP5T and more about Dr. Lam and her inspiring career here: https://lnkd.in/dy5gjjkv. #PediatricNeurosurgery #Peds #WomenInMedicine

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that targeting a protein called #TIM3 may increase survival in #pediatric #BrainCancers compared to current #immunotherapies. The findings, led by co-senior authors Michael DeCuypere, MD, PhD and Amy Heimberger, MD, were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, and highlight a new therapeutic target for treating children with low-grade #astrocytoma who have exhausted all other treatment options: https://lnkd.in/eauT8Mde. #PediatricCancerResearch #CancerResearch #BTSM #Peds #Research

Restoring Hope for Children with Epilepsy: CURE Uganda’s New Service https://ow.ly/s0At50RbMFR #epilepsy

#History of 2018, Northwestern Medicine scientists obtained a highly competitive $11.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that supports research to change this sobering reality. With this new award to the Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern investigators are now leading a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in brain cancer with a special emphasis on GBM. https://ow.ly/APSU50QGMSL #braincancer #braintumor #neurosurgery #research Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine Malnati Brain Tumor Institute at Northwestern