Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research & Education in Surgery

Our mission is creation of a space that can facilitate and support faculty, staff and trainees with developing the research skills and expertise to improve surgical outcomes.”

Julie K. Johnson, MSPH, PhD

Core Programs

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NQUIRES Student Research Program

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NQUIRES Research Fellowship

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Our Team

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New NQUIRES Research

Recent Publications

Burnout is not associated with trainee performance on the Vascular Surgery In-Training Exam.
Cui CL, et al. Among authors: bilimoria ky.
J Vasc Surg. 2025 Jan;81(1):243-249.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2024.08.057. Epub 2024 Sep 2.
Regorafenib induces DNA damage and enhances PARP inhibitor efficacy in pancreatic ductal carcinoma.
Pham TD, Becker JH, Metropulos AE, Mubin N, Spaulding C, Bentrem DJ, Munshi HG.
BMC Cancer. 2024 Dec 20;24(1):1562. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-13334-y.
Insomnia in Pregnancy and Obstetric Outcomes.
Friedlander R, et al. Among authors: chung j.
Sleep. 2024 Dec 12:zsae288. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsae288. Online ahead of print.