Breakthroughs Podcast
1) How Cell Function Can Shed Light on Neurodegeneration with Vladimir Gelfand, PhD
The tiniest parts of the cell may provide new insights into challenging neurodegenerative diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). New research from Northwestern University has revealed a ke...Show More
How Cell Function Can Shed Light on Neurodegeneration with Vladimir Gelfand, PhD
15:06 | Dec 15th, 2025
2) Advancing Health and Longevity by Analyzing the Retina with Manjot Gill, MD
One of the many ways the Human Longevity Laboratory at Feinberg is studying aging is through the lens of the retina. Manjot Gill, MD, a Northwestern Medicine retina specialist, explains the unique mul...Show More
Advancing Health and Longevity by Analyzing the Retina with Manjot Gill, MD
19:44 | Dec 1st, 2025
3) The Art and Science of Bedside Medicine with Brian Garibaldi, MD
Brian Garibaldi, MD, the founding director of Northwestern Medicine's new Center for Bedside Medicine, discusses the importance and future of bedside medicine. A renowned pulmonologist and medical edu...Show More
4) Rewind: Leading Neuroscience Research to Inform Mental Health Treatment with Sachin Patel, MD, PhD
Sachin Patel, MD, PhD, is the chair and Lizzie Gilman Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Feinberg and diretor of the Stephen M. Stahl Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience. In this episo...Show More
5) Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD
Viral pneumonia can cause severe lung damage and make recovery long and life-threatening for patients. Current treatments only provide support, not repair, but Northwestern Medicine scientist Benjamin...Show More
Studying T-Cell Therapy for Potential Lung Tissue Repair with Benjamin Singer, MD
19:31 | Oct 20th, 2025
6) Rewind: The Role of Dopamine in Habit Formation and Compulsive Behavior with Talia Lerner, PhD
We're resharing an episode from October 2022. How are habits – both good and bad – formed in the brain, and what role do habits play in diseases of the brain? These are some of the questions neuroscie...Show More
7) Rewind: Exploring Immune Tolerance and Food Allergy Pathways with Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD
Uniting scientists and harnessing the power of the immune system to fight disease is at the heart of the Center for Human Immunobiology (CHI). Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, leads the center, and she ...Show More
8) A Promising Drug for Alzheimer's Disease with William Klein, PhD, and Richard Silverman, PhD
An experimental drug called NU-9 was invented at Northwestern University by Richard Silverman, PhD. It has been approved for clinical trials for the treatment of ALS and found to improves neuron heal...Show More
9) Medical Research Funding at Risk with Rod Passman, MD
A Northwestern Medicine clinical trial led by Rod Passman, MD, could improve the way we care for millions of people with atrial fibrillation, but it is facing an unexpected challenge. There has been a...Show More
10) Improving Cardiac Health through Immune System Precision with Edward Thorp, PhD
Each year, more than 800,000 Americans suffer a heart attack and many of those who survive are left with irreversible scarring and the slow progression towards heart failure. In this episode, Edward T...Show More
Improving Cardiac Health through Immune System Precision with Edward Thorp, PhD
19:34 | Jun 16th, 2025