Breakthroughs
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Breakthroughs

by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Breakthroughs is a podcast about groundbreaking research and the scientists leading these discoveries at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. We are driven by our mission to transform the practice of medicine and profoundly impact human health beyond the individual patient. We believe better answers only come from discovery.

100 episodes
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1
Decoding Long COVID's Impact on the Brain with Igor Koralnik, MD
31:02 Mar 23, 2026
2
Improving Imaging of the Spinal Cord with Molly Bright, DPhil
23:54 Feb 23, 2026
3
New Paths for Diagnosing and Treating Lyme Disease with Brandon Jutras, PhD
27:02 Feb 2, 2026
4
How Cell Function Can Shed Light on Neurodegeneration with Vladimir Gelfand, PhD
15:06 Dec 15, 2025
5
Advancing Health and Longevity by Analyzing the Retina with Manjot Gill, MD
19:44 Dec 1, 2025
6
The Art and Science of Bedside Medicine with Brian Garibaldi, MD
26:13 Nov 12, 2025
7
Rewind: Leading Neuroscience Research to Inform Mental Health Treatment with Sachin Patel, MD, PhD
18:11 Nov 3, 2025
8
Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD
19:31 Oct 20, 2025
9
Rewind: The Role of Dopamine in Habit Formation and Compulsive Behavior with Talia Lerner, PhD
22:54 Aug 25, 2025
10
Rewind: Exploring Immune Tolerance and Food Allergy Pathways with Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD
20:26 Aug 4, 2025
11
A Promising Drug for Alzheimer's Disease with William Klein, PhD, and Richard Silverman, PhD
19:12 Jul 7, 2025
12
Medical Research Funding at Risk with Rod Passman, MD
14:28 Jun 23, 2025
13
Improving Cardiac Health through Immune System Precision with Edward Thorp, PhD
19:34 Jun 16, 2025
14
Can a Single Session Impact Mental Health for Teens? with Jessica Schleider, PhD
30:43 May 27, 2025
15
The Science Behind Sleep Health with Minjee Kim, MD
29:20 May 5, 2025
16
New Insights from Inside the Brain with Rodrigo Braga, PhD
20:39 Apr 14, 2025
17
Inventing a Tiny Pacemaker with John Rogers, PhD
29:27 Apr 2, 2025
18
How Alzheimer's Drugs Work with David Gate, PhD
14:44 Mar 6, 2025
19
Intervening Earlier in Mental Healthcare for Kids with Lauren Wakschlag, PhD
24:49 Mar 3, 2025
20
Advancing Ovarian Health from Fertility to Lifespan with Francesca Duncan, PhD
25:40 Feb 17, 2025
21
Pursuing Precision Medicine for Rare Diseases with Gemma Carvill, PhD
26:10 Feb 3, 2025
22
Investigating the Health Impact of Incarceration with Linda Teplin, PhD
18:55 Dec 9, 2024
23
Studying Social Networks to Address Health Inequities with Michelle Birkett, PhD
24:23 Nov 21, 2024
24
Emerging Drug Targets in Parkinson's Disease with Joe Mazzulli, PhD
28:08 Nov 4, 2024
25
New Insights into Cellular Metabolism with Issam Ben-Sahra, PhD
18:14 Oct 21, 2024
26
Understanding Gut Microbiome Science with Jeffrey Gordon, MD
35:30 Oct 7, 2024
27
Overcoming Hormone Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer with Sarki Abdulkadir, MD, PhD
23:03 Sep 16, 2024
28
How to Measure Biological Age with John Wilkins, MD
21:27 Jul 22, 2024
29
A Compelling New Lupus Discovery with Jaehyuk Choi, MD, PhD
20:10 Jul 10, 2024
30
Uncovering Insights into Cancer and Alzheimer's with Marcus Peter, PhD
27:36 May 20, 2024
31
The Evolution of Digital Pathology with Lee Cooper, PhD
20:11 May 6, 2024
32
Driving Innovations in Biostatistics with Denise Scholtens, PhD
23:33 Apr 22, 2024
33
Leading Pediatric Obesity Research with Justin Ryder, PhD
22:32 Apr 5, 2024
34
Discovering New ALS Therapeutic Avenues with Evangelos Kiskinis, PhD
25:00 Mar 25, 2024
35
Pursuing Deeper Understanding of Inflammation with Murali Prakriya, PhD
23:40 Mar 11, 2024
36
Partnering with Libraries to Address Teen Mental Health with Ashley Knapp, PhD, and Robert Simmons, MA
21:31 Feb 26, 2024
37
Engineering Bacteria to Monitor and Treat Disease with Arthur Prindle, PhD
24:49 Feb 12, 2024
38
Strengthening T-Cell Therapy for Solid Tumor Cancers with Jaehyuk Choi, MD, PhD
19:37 Feb 7, 2024
39
New Insights into Dopamine with Raj Awatramani, PhD, and Daniel Dombeck, PhD
23:46 Dec 1, 2023
40
The Evolution of the NIH Toolbox with Richard Gershon, PhD
22:28 Nov 13, 2023
41
How Mitochondria Inform Disease Discoveries with Navdeep Chandel, PhD
25:06 Oct 30, 2023
42
Advancing Transplant Science with Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH
15:08 Oct 16, 2023
43
How Drinking Alcohol Impacts Aging with Lifang Hou, MD, PhD
18:19 Oct 2, 2023
44
How AI Can Improve Healthcare Delivery with Mozzi Etemadi, MD, PhD
22:44 Sep 18, 2023
45
Predicting Which Cancer Cells May Become Drug-Resistant with Yogesh Goyal, PhD
20:58 Jul 19, 2023
46
New Institute Advances Lung Disease Research and Clinical Care with Scott Budinger, MD
21:08 Jun 20, 2023
47
Understanding Genetic Factors in Parkinson's Disease with Steven Lubbe, PhD
21:38 Jun 5, 2023
48
Why Late-Night Eating is Linked to Weight Gain and Diabetes with Joseph Bass, MD, PhD
19:46 May 15, 2023
49
Rewind: A Promising Obesity Drug with Robert Kushner, MD
16:34 May 1, 2023
50
Improving Exercise Habits for Breast Cancer Survivors with Siobhan Phillips, PhD, MPH
18:53 Apr 17, 2023
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