Fourth-year students wanting to pursue emergency medicine residency and obtain a Standardize Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) may choose to enroll in the Year 4 Sub-Intensive rotation. This elective is open to both SIU and visiting students. Rotators in the elective will be given primary care responsibility for emergency department patients under the supervision of emergency medicine physicians. Students will engage in the following activities; patient workups and orders, documentation of patient encounters, communication with faculty regarding patient care, and performance of a variety of

Recent Grants Jan 2025 – Dec 2026 R21 (1 1R21MH136446-01A1) Title: Neural mechanisms of socially transmitted aggression Amount: $408,375 PI: Jacob Nordman NIMH at NIH Sep 2023 – Aug 2026 R15 (1 R15 HD110925-01A1) Title: The Impact of Early Life Stress On Amygdala Circuitry And Chronic Excessive Aggression Amount: $445,000 PI: Jacob Nordman NICHD at NIH, Bethesda, MD Recent Publications N. Mojahed, M. Adjei, E. Qasem, S. Aaflaq, T. Adu, J.T. Jacobs, B. D. Richardson, J.C. Nordman§ (2024) Acute social defeat during adolescence promotes long-lasting aggression through activation of the medial

The Division of Molecular and Integrative Physiology includes basic research in the area of reproductive biology and focuses on the entire reproductive axis. Physiology faculty investigate fundamental issues of male and female fertility at the molecular and cellular levels and using whole animal approaches. Research interests include development of the brain, pituitary gland, genitalia, gonads, placenta and reproductive tract. Studies extend to neural and hormonal control of reproductive function, environmental influences on reproduction and the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy

The Division of Molecular and Integrative Physiology includes basic research in the area of neuroscience ranging from behavioral to molecular to genetic aspects. The nervous system allows an organism to sense and interact with its environment. Amongst the many factors that underlie nervous system function is the capacity of neurons to integrate information from many other neurons, to be excitable, and to modify their function based on experience. Physiology investigators utilize cutting-edge, multidisciplinary approaches to understand how sensory organs, neuronal excitability and

The Division of Molecular and Integrative Physiology includes basic research in developmental biology ranging from the early uterine mechanisms necessary for implantation and growth of the embryo to the complex molecular programming of cells in the development of organ systems. Physiology faculty investigate molecular, genetic, cellular and integrative aspects of the development of the central nervous system, stereocilia of the inner hair cells of the ear, pituitary gland, placenta as well as male and female reproductive tracts. Faculty doing Developmental Biology Research: Brent Bany, Ph.D

The application deadline for admission for the Fall semester is February 29, 2024. For full consideration for a departmental assistantship, we must have your complete application by this date. Your application consists of two parts: an application to the graduate school and a supplemental application specific to the department. You must complete both parts of the application online. Application to the Graduate School Information can be found on the Graduate Admissions website. To initiate the online application process, click here . The graduate school requires a completed application form and

Join the Department of Internal Medicine as it celebrates the contributions of Sumanta Mitra, MD, a founding member of Central Illinois Kidney and Dialysis and Associates (CIKD) and the former chief of the Division of Nephrology at SIU School of Medicine, with the Sumanta Mitra, MD, Internal Medicine Memorial Lectureship. World-renowned nephrology expert Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD, will present “An Approach to CKD in 2023 Using Kidney and Cardiovascular Protective Interventions.” Vassalotti is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Chief Medical

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Required Courses: Advanced Mammalian Physiology (PHSL 511a, PHSL 511b) If a grade below a B is earned in PHSL 511A or 511B, the course(s) MUST be retaken and an A or B grade earned Presentation of Physiological Data (PHSL 501) Seminar (PHSL 500) Thesis Research (PHSL 599, 3-6 credits) 30 credits at the 400 and 500 level 21 graded credits (A, B) 15-semester credits at the 500 level Track your coursework See course information Timeline Teaching At least one semester of teaching is required for the degree and this usually consists of one or two sections of an undergraduate laboratory. Advisory