Research in the Department of Medicine occupies over 30,000 sq. ft. in six buildings on the West Campus.
The Department of Medicine, with its faculty members, obtains external research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), private foundations (e.g., American Heart Association, National Kidney Foundation), clinical trials, and industry. The department currently has over 36 Research Project Grants, 4 Career Grants, and 5 Institutional Training Grants (T).
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Basic & Translational Research
Basic research in the Department of Medicine involves discovery-based research on the normal functions of systems, organs, tissues, cells, and molecules, as well as disease-related research, which derives its primary rationale from diseases and includes research on disease mechanisms. The Department of Medicine also has a strong translational research component, in which researchers apply discoveries generated during research in the laboratory and in preclinical studies to the development of trials and studies in humans. Comparative effectiveness of prevention and treatment strategies are also an important part of translational research in the Department of Medicine.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research in the Department of Medicine includes patient-oriented research such as clinical trials and studies to develop new technology related to disease, epidemiologic and behavioral studies, as well as outcomes and health services research. The DOM faculty members are actively involved in teaching and training young physician scientists, postdoctoral fellows, predoctoral students, and undergraduate students in research.
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The Department of Medicine holds Institutional Training Grants in the divisions of Academic Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy Medicine.
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Grant Peer Review
The Department of Medicine offers an exceptional opportunity to enhance your grant applications. We provide a comprehensive peer review service for all grant proposals before you submit to funding agencies.
For full proposals, we anticipate a 2-week turnaround from the date the application is sent. For specific aims, we anticipate a one-week turnaround time. Please note that the actual turnaround times may vary depending on the number of applications received for peer review.
To seize this valuable opportunity, please send your request to Krystle Stewart at krystle2@uic.edu via email.
Please include the following details to help us identify the most appropriate reviewers for your proposal:
- Name of the Principal Investigator
- PI division
- Type of document submitted for review (full application or specific aims)
- A brief description of the research (1-2 sentences)
- Planned grant mechanism (e.g., R01, R34)
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Research Training Opportunities
The Project and Investigative Research (PAIR) database lists opportunities for resident and medical student research involvement and includes over 35 active projects, and innovative tools and resources to enhance research productivity. PAIR has increased resident and medical student research engagement and faculty to resident mentorship.
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Specific Aims, Summary Statement Consultations
The DOM offers quarterly consultation sessions to improve specific aims sections and strategize how to respond to summary statements. Led by at least two experienced NIH-investigators, topics covered basic science, translational research, and behavioral study designs. DOM also provided monthly implementation science consultations through the Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science. Together, over 25 faculty and students took advantage of these sessions.
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UIC Funding Opportunities
- Awards for Creative Activity
- Center for Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Grants
- ChicAgo Center for Health and EnvironmenT (CACHET) Pilot Awards –
- Office of Global Engagement Funding Opportunities
- UICentre Funding Opportunity
- UIC Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award
- Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award
- CCTS K Award Program
- Faculty Scholarship Support Program
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Ideas on Tap
The DOM sponsors a quarterly research mixer, “Ideas on Tap” (IOT), to strengthen collaborations and increase awareness of departmental scientific discoveries. The IOT is an informal social experience where faculty and students present their research and enjoy refreshments.
January – Institution Training Grants
March – Scholarly Activities Day
June – COM’s Strategic Research Initiatives Pilot Awards
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Scholarly Activities Day
Scholarly Activities Day is an annual event.
The Department of Medicine Scholarly Activities Day and Vitoux Distinguished Lecture was held on April 8, 2025. The day was well received, with over 150 attendees. Five oral presentations kicked off the day with a keynote presentation from Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, PhD, Chief of Risk Factors and Nutrition Unit, Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, who provided a talk on Nutrition and Respiratory Health: A Life-Course Perspective. Our poster competition highlighted posters that spanned across our departmental divisions.
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the Scientific Excellence Awards in the following categories:
Resident – Michael Gianarakis “Severe Colitis in BRAF/MEK Inhibitor Therapy and the Effect of Prior Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Use: A Case Series and Scoping Review”
Division of Academic Internal MedicineFellow/Postdoc – Ryan Sun “The Caprini Score in Black and Latino Patients: a proposed Race- and Ethnicity-adjusted Model for Perioperative Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment”
Division of Hematology/OncologyJunior Faculty – Eleftheria Letsiou “Effects of Mitochondrial Dysfunction on Extracellular Vesicle Release and Subsequent Disruption of the Lung Vascular Endothelial Barrier”
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and AllergyStudent – Sami Muslmani “Incidence of Stroke After Typical Atrial Flutter Ablation: A Single-Center Experience”
Division of Cardiology
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Advance Notice Timelines for Grant Submissions
DOM grant submissions with a due date on or after October 1, 2025, will be required to adhere to this policy.
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- Department of Medicine Research Fund: Your generous gift will support innovative research in the Department of Medicine. This donation will provide seed money to fund research projects for residents, fellows, and junior faculty to improve the delivery of healthcare for all through basic, clinical, translational, and implementation science research.