Research in the Department of Pharmacology aims to understand how drugs and chemicals modify biological systems. Drugs can act at many different levels, as the projects by our faculty illustrate: For more detailed information on the research of the Pharmacology Department at SIU please view the individual faculty pages.

SCOPE is the literary arts journal of SIU School of Medicine, a showcase for the artistic talents of our medical school community. The annual publication is organized by a group of creative and resourceful medical students. It has been a springtime tradition since 1994. Want to feature your artwork, prose or poetry in the next edition? Submit your creation online ! The submission period closes in the first week of the new year. You can download a pdf of the latest editions of SCOPE here. For issues 1994-2017, contact scope@siumed.edu .

What is a clinical research trial? Although there are many definitions of clinical trials, they are generally considered to be biomedical or health-related research studies in human beings that follow a pre-defined protocol. Interventional studies are those in which the research subjects are assigned by the investigator to a treatment or other intervention, and their outcomes are measured. Observational studies are those in which individuals are observed and their outcomes are measured by the investigators. Clinical trials that are designed to test new drugs, devices or treatments are mandated

Clinical Trials Training Course (7 hours) This course is designed to supplement the required SIU Medicine IRB training and is intended for research staff and investigators who have limited formal training in clinical trials. The content will be useful to anyone involved in clinical research and will provide an introduction to clinical trial conduct, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), and sponsor-investigator relationships. Course content 1. Introduction to clinical research History Clinical Trial Design 2. Responsibilities of the research team Investigator Coordinator Sponsor 3. Conducting the