Mike Lawrence retired Nov. 1, 2008, as director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. He joined the institute as associate director in 1997 and became director after the death of Paul Simon in December 2003. In addition to serving as director, he taught classes in both the political science and journalism departments. Prior to joining SIU, Lawrence was press secretary and senior policy adviser to Governor Jim Edgar for nearly a decade. He joined Edgar's staff after working as a journalist for 25 years. During his newspaper career, he specialized in Illinois

Alzheimer’s disease could affect more than 14 million Americans by 2050 if a cure isn’t found, the Alzheimer’s Association reports. The Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, part of SIU Medicine’s Neuroscience Institute, is hoping new research studies might change that. Three clinical trials, including the Aware Study by AbbVie, Tauriel Study by Genentech, and GRADUATE I Study by Roche, are now recruiting participants with memory impairment or probable mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. The goal of these studies is test how well the medical treatments work at slowing the

Alzheimer’s disease could affect more than 14 million Americans by 2050 if a cure isn’t found, the Alzheimer’s Association reports. The Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, part of SIU Medicine’s Neuroscience Institute, is hoping new research studies might change that. Three clinical trials, including the Aware Study by AbbVie, Tauriel Study by Genentech, and GRADUATE I Study by Roche, are now recruiting participants with memory impairment or probable mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. The goal of these studies is test how well the medical treatments work at slowing the

SIU School of Medicine authors published 29 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 29 citations in PubMed

Cheryl is a senior health policy executive with a distinguished consulting and public service career in public health, population health, health financing and system reform. She currently serves as the Managing Director, Healthcare Payment, Innovation & Quality for the MITRE Corporation. She spent nine years at NORC at the University of Chicago where she was a Senior Fellow in the Public Health Department and over three decades as a senior executive at the US Department of Health and Human Services. She is a results-oriented, decisive leader with a record of high performance; exceptional

Congratulations to the Department of Internal Medicine! The American Journal of Case Reports recently published "Hepatic Involvement in Systemic Sarcoidosis," authored by SIU Medicine faculty and residents Ibrahim AM, Bhandari B, Soriano PK, Quader Z, Gao JZ, Shuster D, and Mamillapalli CK. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305603 Am J Case Rep. 2018 Oct 11;19:1212-1215. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.910600. PMID: 30305603 Similar articles

Congratulations to the Department of Internal Medicine! The Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports recently published "Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rase Cause of Ascites," authored by SIU Medicine faculty and residents Ibrahim AM, Al-Akchar M, Obaidi Z, and Al-Johany H. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30349836 J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2018 Oct 16;6:2324709618807506. doi: 10.1177/2324709618807506. eCollection 2018 Jan-Dec. PMID: 30349836 Free PMC Article

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WRITTEN PROPOSAL The written document will be written in the format of a grant proposal. The proposal should not exceed 17 single-spaced pages. Recommended format: o Cover page (1 page, not counted in page limit) o Specific Aims Page (1 page) o Literature review with Significance and Innovation (up to 10 pages) o Research plan (6 pages) o References (no limit, not counted in the page limits) Use Times New Roman or Arial font, no smaller than 11 point Margins must be at least 0.5 in. on all sides. For guidance, follow the research plan instructions for a pre-doctoral Ruth L

Rural Health Summit Releases Report on Rural Health in Illinois Identifies great challenges and a path forward Springfield, Ill. - Rural Illinois residents face significant challenges and health disparities compared to residents in the state’s metropolitan areas, according to a new report released by the organizers of the 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit. The report, titled “ THE STATE OF RURAL HEALTH IN ILLINOIS: Great Challenges and a Path Forward ” compiles information shared by rural health stakeholders across government, healthcare, public health, philanthropy and academia. The report

2018 CHEST Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. October 6-10, 2018. Please visit http://chestmeeting.chestnet.org/ for more information regarding the 2019 CHEST Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. Congratulations to our very own, Mirza Ali, MD and Abdisamad Ibrahim, MD, both PGY2's, and Abhishek Kulkarni, MD on your poster acceptance at the 2018 Annual CHEST Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Ali and Dr. Ibrahim traveled to Texas on October 6-10, 2018 to present their poster "Unusual Case of NSTFMI Associated with Myocardial Bridge". Dr. Mirza Ali along with his mentor Dr. Abhishek Kulkarni