Students swap summer break for science

Students swap summer break for science

Check out our new article! June 26, 2017 The Southern Illinoisan - New think tank at SIU School of Medicine looks for root causes of public health issues that plague southern Ilinois - Sameer Vohra, MD, JD, MA

Take Your Child to Work day isn't complete without a visit to the Medical Library. The Research & Education Librarians provided activities and a serving of information to children attending the event at SIU School of Medicine. Children had a choice of online activties: ToxMystery Help Toxie the cat frind the hazards in her house. ToxTown Explore and learn about environmental health concerns where you live, work and play. Understanding Medical Words Learn how to put together parts of medical words. Button-making proved popular with all groups. Some finished buttons

2001 Participant Project title Mentor Location Alyssa Dalton Complimentary & alternative medicine research project-Bloomington Sharon Hull, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL Janda Forristall Cross cultural healing in the Lakota tradition Sharon Hull, MD South Dakota Scott Gilmore Effects of immune enhancing formula on infection Elamin Elamin, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL Lilla Gyires Patient compliance in southern Illinois Sharon Smaga, MD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL Matthew Hagemeyer Effects of genistein and estrogen Michael Shanahan, PhD SIU-SOM, Carbondale, IL Ben Katholi Studies of viral replication

Participant Project title Mentor Location Farris Abou-Hanna A comparison of team leader, team member, and objective observer evaluations of leadership Skills during multi-disciplinary trauma simulation Jonathan dela Cruz, MD SIU-SOM, Springfield, IL Brendan Finnell Type I PTH/PTHrP receptor regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and morphology in embryonic mouse cardiomyocytes Lisa D. Wilsbacher, MD, PhD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Kaitlin Gibson Impact of early fluid and electrolyte management of in-hospital outcomes for extremely preterm infants Beau Batton

General information The Mentored Professional Enrichment Experience (MPEE) is an optional eight-week elective between the first and second years of medical school. MPEE is an opportunity for you (as SIU-SOM medical students) to pursue interests in research and career development that you would not otherwise be able to investigate. Regardless of the area chosen for investigation, you are expected to play an active role in the project. Under the guidance of a faculty mentor , you will develop the initial question, design a method to obtain an answer, establish clear goals and objectives to

The inner ear is lined with two types of hair cells that help us to hear and balance. The cells respond to sound waves for hearing and head and body movement for balance. As we age, the cells are injured or die off, and our hearing and balance suffer as a result. Studies have shown that the hair cells in fish, frogs and birds can regenerate naturally. New research by scientists at the University of Washington and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine indicates that the hair cells involved with balance—called vestibular cells—may also be replenished in mammals. This could have

The inner ear is lined with two types of hair cells that help us to hear and balance. The cells respond to sound waves for hearing and head and body movement for balance. As we age, the cells are injured or die off, and our hearing and balance suffer as a result. Studies have shown that the hair cells in fish, frogs and birds can regenerate naturally. New research by scientists at the University of Washington and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine indicates that the hair cells involved with balance—called vestibular cells—may also be replenished in mammals. This could have

The Office of Population Science and Policy (OPSP) is recruiting for a research assistant professor/cancer health outcomes researcher. The primary purpose of this research position is to provide cancer epidemiologist insight and innovation to advance the mission and goals of the Office of Population Science and Policy (OPSP), and the Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU. The candidate will be expected to develop and pursue a vigorous portfolio of externally funded research in rural cancer disparities and other designated high priority areas of OPSP and SCI. Read the Position Description Apply