Dr. Andrzej Bartke, Director of SIU's Aging & Longevity Research Laboratory, has won several major research awards, including the Methuselah award for generating the world's oldest mouse. When he isn't lecturing around the world, he and his team of laboratory scientists work to gather research on the effects of growth hormones and caloric restriction on aging.

We are working on the genetic control of aging in mammals and on endocrine mechanisms responsible for the effects of longevity genes. We reported the first evidence that mutation of a single gene can significantly extend life span in a mammal (Brown-Borg et al. Nature 384:33, 1996). We have extensively characterized the phenotype of long-lived Ames dwarf (Prop1df) mice and identified several mechanisms that are likely to explain or contribute to delayed aging and greatly prolonged longevity of these animals. These mechanisms include reduced plasma levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)

What do patients expect, require, and desire: a qualitative study of hospitalized psychiatric patients’ from psychiatric services and treatment Investigators : Kiran Munir, MD (Child Fellow) Jan Hill-Jordan, PhD (Faculty, Dept. of Psychiatry) Vinod Alluri, MD (Faculty, Adult Division) Objective: This study is designed to explore psychiatric patients’ expectations, requirements, desires, and satisfaction from inpatient psychiatric services during the course of their hospitalization. Background: Psychiatrists today utilize innovative psycho-pharmaceutical approaches to correct chemical

HAPS Hospitalization Among Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders PI: Obiora Onwuameze, MD

ORBIT A Prospective, Longitudinal, Observational Study to Evaluate Potential Predictors of Relapse in Subjects With Major Depressive Disorder Who Have Responded to Antidepressant Treatment PI: Jeffrey Bennett, MD https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02489305?term=NCT02489305&ra… ASPIRE A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Intranasal Esketamine in Addition to Comprehensive Standard of Care for the Rapid Reduction of the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder, Including Suicidal Ideation, in Adult Subjects Assessed to be at Imminent

Degree Year Mentor First position Last known position MS 1998 Brewer Sales rep for Merck Pharm. Same position PhD 1999 Watabe Post-doc at Univ. of Texas PhD 1999 Brewer Post-Doctoral Res. Assoc., Vets. Hosp., Seattle, WA Same position PhD 2000 Borgia Lab Research Scientist, St. of Ill. Dept. of Public Health Same Position PhD 2000 Brewer Post-Doctoral Res. Assoc., Washington U. St. Louis MS 2000 Cooper Researcher, University of South Dakota Same position PhD 2001 Cooper Assistant Professor, Illinois State University Same position PhD 2002 Cooper Research Associate, Dept.of Pediatrics, Univ.of

The MBMB graduate program consists of the Microbiology and Biochemistry departments in Carbondale and the Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology (MMICB) department. Within the MMICB department, students can earn a MS or PhD degree in various research areas such as Staphylococcus aureus, molecular oncology, gene therapy, ototoxicity and otoprotective agents, and immune systems role in the reproductive process for example. Learn more about life in Springfield by clicking here .

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