(Chicago, 5.10.2024) – The University of Illinois Chicago Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Doyinsade Awodele has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to participate as one of…
Dr. Zeenat Farooq is the first recipient of the new Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year award, honoring her work on the connections between diabetes and dementia. Dr. Farooq is a postdoctoral research associate…
The Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium (Big Ten CRC) recently appointed Oana Danciu, MD, as chair of the consortium’s steering committee. Dr. Danciu is associate director of clinical research at the University of…
University of Illinois Cancer Center member and Department of Medicine faculty Md. Wasim Khan, PhD, is the Principal Investigator on a newly funded $1.6 million U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Award with…
The Illinois State Medical Society awarded Dr. Shikha Jain with its 2024 Physician Leader of the Year Award. The society presents the award each year to an Illinois physician who shows an extraordinary…
Tanika Kelly, PhD, a Professor of Medicine, was recently selected to attend the 2024 National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Emerging Leaders Forum, held in Washington, D.C., April 2024. The invitation-only forum is an annual assembly…
The Department of Medicine Scholarly Activities Day was held on March 7, 2024. The theme for the day was AI in Medicine. The entire day was well received, with over 150 attendees. Five…
“Julie Bobitt, PhD, UIUC, and UI Extension colleagues published an article in the Activities, Adaptation & Aging journal on the Wits Wellness program, a 12-week evidence-informed workshop series, designed by UI Extension specialists Molly...
World Kidney Day is a time to bring awareness to the importance of kidneys and reduce the impact of kidney disease. UI Health’s Nephrology and Kidney Transplant programs provide exceptional care and ground-breaking…
Dr. Joan Briller, the founder of UI Health’s Cardiovascular Program for Women, spoke about the importance of women’s heart health with WGN’s Spotlight Chicago hosts. This includes complications pregnant women may experience from…
Dr. Appel is the Director of the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, a large interdisciplinary research unit that bridges the Schools of Medicine and Public Health at Hopkins. The mission…
Agenda 8:30 A.M. Continental Breakfast 9:00 A.M. Welcome 9:05 A.M. ML to Integrate Omics and Clinical Data for Health Outcome Prediction Yang Dai, PhD – Professor, Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical…
The goal of the CDIS Summer Internship Program is to introduce or strengthen research skills, professional development skills, and knowledge of implementation science of undergraduates or those who have recently graduated.
Dr. Kent Hoskins, professor in oncology in the division of hematology oncology, weighs in on a common test used to inform breast cancer care decisions that may be misguiding breast cancer treatment for…
