Events
Nov
05
Your Path to Biotech, Consulting, and VC Starts Here: The Q Practicum Internship Info Session
Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Interested in Biotech, Pharma, Consulting, or VC?
Apply for The Q PRACTICUM Internship
Where discovery meets diligence
Gain hands-on experience evaluating real Northwestern therapeutic technologies with spinout potential:
- Map disease landscapes
- Benchmark clinical and preclinical data
- Define unmet needs
- Analyze patient journeys
- Forecast market potential
- Shape investment theses
Expectations
- Open to PhD, Post-Doc, MBA, and MD candidates
- 2026 Winter quarter training 8-10 hours per week for 10 weeks
- Additional 3 months project work post-training
- Collaborative, team-oriented mindset
- Background or strong interest in biotech, healthcare, or business
Program Details
- The Q Practicum is a 10-week, hands-on training program where participants receive structured mentorship and learn the frameworks used by consulting, venture, and industry teams to evaluate early-stage therapeutics.
- You ll build skills directly applicable to roles in biotech business strategy, life-science consulting, and venture diligence - while contributing to real diligence work for Northwestern s Therapeutic Innovations.
- Following the training period, participants will continue for an additional three months with the Querrey InQbation Lab, applying what they ve learned to ongoing diligence projects and deeper venture development work
Questions? Contact: Elan Ness-Cohn, elan.ness.cohn@northwestern.edu
Nov
13
Renal Grand Rounds - Anitha Vijayan
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Nov
20
OKRA National Forum: Kidney omics and drivers of CKD progression at single-cell resolution
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, November 20th, to hear from Parker Wilson, MD, PhD (University of Pennsylvania) as he discusses Kidney omics and drivers of CKD progression at single-cell resolution.
Registration is required.
Nov
20
Renal Grand Rounds - Javier Neyra
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Dec
04
Renal Grand Rounds - Aashish Didwania
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Dec
11
Renal Grand Rounds - Shruti Gupta
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Dec
18
OKRA National Forum: Nano-AMPs: The future of UTI management?
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, December 18th, to hear from Laura Schwartz, PhD (Nationwide Children s Hospital and Ohio State University) as she discusses Nano-AMPs: The future of UTI management?
Registration is required.
Dec
18
Renal Grand Rounds - Joel Topf
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
08
Renal Grand Rounds - Geoff Block
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
15
Renal Grand Rounds - Megan Prochaska
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
22
OKRA National Forum: Decoding diet and microbiome drivers of heterogeneous kidney immunobiology
Online - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, January 22nd, to hear from Leah Guthrie, PhD (University of California, Berkeley) as she discusses Decoding diet and microbiome drivers of heterogeneous kidney immunobiology
Registration is required.
Jan
22
Renal Grand Rounds - Jennifer Tuazon
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Jan
29
Renal Grand Rounds - Susan Russell
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
05
Renal Grand Rounds - Pediatric Nephrology Case Conference
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
12
OKRA National Forum: Renal adaptations to exercise and the implications for cardiorenal health
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, February 12th, to hear from Sophia Sears, PhD (University of Lousville) as she discusses Renal adaptations to exercise and the implications for cardiorenal health
Registration is required.
Feb
12
Renal Grand Rounds - Ruchi Naik
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
19
Renal Grand Rounds - Kana Amari
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Feb
26
Renal Grand Rounds - Gerald Appel
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
05
Renal Grand Rounds - Anuja Java
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
12
Renal Grand Rounds - Wenyu Huang
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
19
Renal Grand Rounds - Keith Benzuly
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
26
Renal Grand Rounds - Benjamin Humphreys
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Mar
27
OKRA National Forum: Actively targeted nanomedicine for addressing chronic kidney diseases
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Join us on Thursday, March 27th, to hear from Mohi Quadir, PhD (University of Central Florida) as she discusses Actively targeted nanomedicine for addressing chronic kidney diseases
Registration is required.
Apr
02
Renal Grand Rounds - Jane Tan
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Apr
16
OKRA National Forum
Online - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Northwestern O'Brien Kidney Resource Center invites you to participate in the upcoming O'Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) webinar series, designed to foster networking and learning.
Registration is required.
Apr
16
Renal Grand Rounds - Sunder Sims-Lucas
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.
Apr
23
Renal Grand Rounds - Timmy Lee
Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join us every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 pm for an exciting variety of speakers presenting on a variety of topics but not limited to clinical nephrology, basic, clinical, and translational research, and innovation in kidney diseases.