Members of SIU School of Medicine’s Class of 1995 were given a unique opportunity to see Broadway-level entertainment up close during a reunion in New York City. And the musical was written by Dr. Mike Sheedy, one of their own.

On annual getaways, Dr. Matthew Johnson brings his knowledge, skills and colleagues on international missions to provide cleft lip and palate surgeries to children in underserved communities.

On annual getaways, Dr. Matthew Johnson brings his knowledge, skills and colleagues on international missions to provide cleft lip and palate surgeries to children in underserved communities.

On annual getaways, Dr. Matthew Johnson brings his knowledge, skills and colleagues on international missions to provide cleft lip and palate surgeries to children in underserved communities.

A stroke can change a life in a matter of minutes. Recovery, however, unfolds over months and years and is shaped by many factors that people can influence, including what they eat. With new funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) , SIU researcher Nafisa Jadavji, PhD , is taking a closer look at how nutrition may support brain health and recovery after stroke. The USDA award builds on years of work in Jadavji’s lab focused on vitamin B12 and other nutrients that play a role in how the brain responds to injury. Her research asks practical questions with real-world relevance

A stroke can change a life in a matter of minutes. Recovery, however, unfolds over months and years and is shaped by many factors that people can influence, including what they eat. With new funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) , SIU researcher Nafisa Jadavji, PhD , is taking a closer look at how nutrition may support brain health and recovery after stroke. The USDA award builds on years of work in Jadavji’s lab focused on vitamin B12 and other nutrients that play a role in how the brain responds to injury. Her research asks practical questions with real-world relevance

Dr. Andrzej Bartke has become a poster child for his research focus “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve immortality through not dying.” - Woody Allen Andrzej Bartke, PhD, can appreciate Woody Allen’s joke on two levels. It’s no small feat to sustain a 50-year career in comedy — or in science and biomedical research. And for the past two decades Bartke has studied the biological mechanisms of aging. He well understands the human desire to postpone the inevitable. Within Bartke’s field of geriatric research, gains made in longevity can occur at the expense of

Dr. Andrzej Bartke has become a poster child for his research focus “I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve immortality through not dying.” - Woody Allen Andrzej Bartke, PhD, can appreciate Woody Allen’s joke on two levels. It’s no small feat to sustain a 50-year career in comedy — or in science and biomedical research. And for the past two decades Bartke has studied the biological mechanisms of aging. He well understands the human desire to postpone the inevitable. Within Bartke’s field of geriatric research, gains made in longevity can occur at the expense of