
Advance the biosciences
University Priority
Innovation in the biosciences is essential to helping us live longer and healthier lives.
Northwestern scientists and researchers deliver cutting-edge treatments and cures through their pathbreaking work in synthetic biology, chemistry, cancer research, public health and more.
With collaboration across schools, campuses and partners such as Northwestern Medicine, a significant percentage of the University’s $1 billion research enterprise is dedicated to the biosciences. This page provides a snapshot of the transformative work taking place at Northwestern.
Northwestern’s researchers make breakthroughs that advance healthcare for everyone.
With an emphasis on translational medicine, our physician-scientists and engineers are at the forefront of research and discovery.
Shilatifard’s laboratory studies how environmental context alters the expression of our cellular genome and results in diseases such as cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and aging.
Learn about Northwestern’s leadership in the biosciences.
See Northwestern’s new developments in support of this priority.
Researchers develop tunable system that controls chemical transport at atomic scale
Novel, simple approach demonstrates impact of previously untapped active sites
Restoring cellular memory prevents cancer cells’ ability to adapt to evade treatment
Map-making neurons change even when familiar settings remain exactly the same
The Denning Ataxia Center, part of the Feinberg Neuroscience Institute, will be dedicated to advancing the understanding, treatment and care for patients affected by ataxia.