Applications for the 2024 summer lab internships at Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU School of Medicine are being accepted through February 26. Four positions will be awarded on a competitive basis to qualified undergraduate college students who plan a career in medicine or research with a focus on cancer.

About one in 4,000 children are born with a deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones that results in a wide variety of health issues. Dr. Buffy Ellsworth at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale is part of an extensive $2.77 million multi-university grant-funded research project to unravel the mystery of how congenital hypopituitarism (CH) occurs.

About one in 4,000 children are born with a deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones that results in a wide variety of health issues. Dr. Buffy Ellsworth at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale is part of an extensive $2.77 million multi-university grant-funded research project to unravel the mystery of how congenital hypopituitarism (CH) occurs.

About one in 4,000 children are born with a deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones that results in a wide variety of health issues. Dr. Buffy Ellsworth at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale is part of an extensive $2.77 million multi-university grant-funded research project to unravel the mystery of how congenital hypopituitarism (CH) occurs.

About one in 4,000 children are born with a deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones that results in a wide variety of health issues. Dr. Buffy Ellsworth at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale is part of an extensive $2.77 million multi-university grant-funded research project to unravel the mystery of how congenital hypopituitarism (CH) occurs.

Call for Team Science Grant Applications 2024 The Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU (SCI) seeks to fund research proposals led by clinician-basic scientist teams that focus on translational cancer research. The main objective of the awards is to stimulate novel and highly integrative translational cancer research programs that synergize the expertise of clinicians and basic scientists. Two TSG awards are planned to be funded contingent upon quality of applications and availability of SCI research funds. Applicants must have a clear and direct focus on cancer. Cancer-orientated clinicians and

Call for Team Science Grant Applications 2024 The Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU (SCI) seeks to fund research proposals led by clinician-basic scientist teams that focus on translational cancer research. The main objective of the awards is to stimulate novel and highly integrative translational cancer research programs that synergize the expertise of clinicians and basic scientists. Two TSG awards are planned to be funded contingent upon quality of applications and availability of SCI research funds. Applicants must have a clear and direct focus on cancer. Cancer-orientated clinicians and

Aida Adlimoghaddam, PhD, CRQM, Research Assistant Professor, Neurology Erin Hascup, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology Kevin Hascup, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurology Joseph Milbrandt, PhD, Center for Clinical Research Jacob Nordman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology Leonard P. Rybak, MD, PhD, Research Professor, ENT

Much of Shipra Somani’s life has been guided by the personal adage she quotes often: “If someone has good health and a good mind, they have a moral obligation to give back to people who are less fortunate.” Mrs. Somani has embodied these words by dedicating her work to being an agent of change, striving for advancements in health care while aiding and advocating for those in vulnerable situations. She accomplished this not only through her exceptional gifts as a social worker, but also through her generosity as a donor. A native of India, Mrs. Somani began her education in social work at the

Much of Shipra Somani’s life has been guided by the personal adage she quotes often: “If someone has good health and a good mind, they have a moral obligation to give back to people who are less fortunate.” Mrs. Somani has embodied these words by dedicating her work to being an agent of change, striving for advancements in health care while aiding and advocating for those in vulnerable situations. She accomplished this not only through her exceptional gifts as a social worker, but also through her generosity as a donor. A native of India, Mrs. Somani began her education in social work at the