In 2024, Dr. Victoria Lee received a Cures Within Reach (CWR) grant to study whether topical probiotic sinus irrigations using lactic acid bacteria, a common probiotic used in the gut, can reduce symptoms in difficult-to-treat chronic rhinosinusitis
On Sunday, September 14th, the University of Illinois Physicians Group hosted its second annual 5K Fun Run/Walk at Oakwood Street Beach. Over 100 participants laced up their running shoes and enjoyed a morning…
Each year, the University of Illinois College of Medicine honors select alumni for outstanding contributions in their fields. This year’s award winners range from recipients who have made groundbreaking strides in heart and…
The University of Illinois College of Medicine is proud to share that Dr. Francis Alonzo, PhD, has been named Assistant Dean for Graduate Education effective August 19, 2025.
Dr. Natasha Crooks recently presented a poster at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) 2025 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Her presentation highlighted findings from the pilot study IMAGE: An Acceptability…
Join the Illinois State Medical Society for this webinar presented by Ann Borders, MD, from Endeavor Health, and Stacie Geller, PhD, from the University of Illinois Chicago to learn more about the maternal…
As birthing and non-birthing hospitals in Illinois and across the United States shutter their doors, the emergency department is often the only place pregnant and postpartum individuals can receive care.
Senior Researchers Kate Craemer, MPH and Emilie Glass-Riveros, MA attended the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) Conference in Springfield, Illinois on May 21, 2025
Catalin Buhimschi, MD, MMS, MBA has been appointed as the new head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Buhimschi has served as the department's interim head since August 2021.
Last week we celebrated the graduation of our tenth GMED class! The graduates will be moving on to nine different specialties for their residency training: internal medicine (3), general surgery (3), internal medicine/pediatrics…
BIRCWH, CRWG, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted its 7th annual Women's Health Research Day. The event featured two keynote speakers, Dr. Rachel Caskey, MD of the University of Illinois Chicago and Dr. Pauline Maki, PhD...
On Thursday, April 10, 2025, Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA) scholars gathered for a convocation ceremony showcasing program participants’ senior theses and featuring speaker Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, Vice Dean of Education and Dean for…
On March 11-12, 2025, University of Minnesota BIRCWH Scholar Dr. Mary Whipple came to the University of Illinois Chicago as its first Midwest Visiting Scholar. She presented her research to current BIRCWH Scholars. The Visiting Scholar Program is...
On March 13, UIC hosted The Menopause Imperative: Advancing Care, Research, and Policy, a dynamic event convening international, national, and local leaders across sectors to highlight the urgent need for menopause awareness, research, and quality ca
CRWG Senior Research Specialists Emilie Glass-Riveros, Katherine Craemer, and Lauren Sayah presented at the University of Illinois College of Medicine (COM) Research Forum. CRWG Director Dr. Stacie Geller also attended the Forum.
Beatriz Penalver-Bernave received an R21 Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA/NIH) entitled “Utilizing spatially-informed cell-specific multicellular genome-scale metabolic models to
On October 29, 2024, this event, hosted by Dr. Catalin Buhimschi, Dr. Stacie Geller, Dr. Rachel Caskey, Dr. Pauline Maki, and Dr. Gloria Elam, was an evening of celebration, advocating for reproductive health and empowering communities!
Pavitra Kotini Shah, MD, Associate Professor in Dept. of Emergency Medicine at UIC and former BIRCWH scholar is the winner of the 2024 Max Harry Weil Early Career Award for Resuscitation Science by…
BIRCWH alum Dr. Beatriz Penalver-Bernabe, PhD and Dr. Janine Clayton, M.D., FARVO, NIH Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and Director, NIH ORWH attended the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) meeting in Baltimore,…
In September, Dr. Jonathan Samet joined UI COM for the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series. In a talk entitled “How Do We Know What We Know? Integrating Evidence for Action,” Dr. Samet discussed the…
From September 19-21, 2024, the University of Illinois College of Medicine held its annual reunion activities and celebrated with alumni from 14 different graduating classes. Guests met with current students, visited the Art…
