Dr. Satu Somani was one of the original faculty members of the SIU-SOM Department of Pharmacology and a dedicated scientist educator. He loved teaching, often asking for more time to teach additional material he felt important to the student’s medical education. Dr. Somani passed suddenly in 2002. To honor Dr. Somani’s memory, a fund was setup by Mrs. Somani to enable the Department of Pharmacology to annually award an outstanding student of Medical Pharmacology a monetary stipend. In addition a plaque with the recipient’s name hangs outside the departmental office on the 3 rd floor of 801

Three graduate students from the Department of Pharmacology won awards at the 31st Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium held on April 23, 2021. Jesse Britz from Dr. Tischkau’s lab won 1st place for his oral presentation. Caleigh Findley from Dr. Erin Hascup’s lab and Madan Ghimire from Dr. Caspary’s lab won 3rd place for their oral presentations. The title of the presentations were: Jesse Britz - Sex-Dependent Impact of Chronic Circadian Disruption on SCN Neuropeptide Expression Caleigh Findley - Abnormal Glutamatergic Neurotransmission and Cognitive Impairment in Male AppNL-F/NL-F Mice

Seventy-two physicians and one graduate student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas on Saturday, May 19, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 44 th commencement. This year’s commencement speaker was U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). Durbin previously spoke at the 1995 commencement as a congressman, when he represented the 20th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He also was a volunteer professor of medical humanities at SIU School of Medicine from 1986-97. His remarks touched upon

Seventy-two physicians and one graduate student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas on Saturday, May 19, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois Springfield during the school’s 44 th commencement. This year’s commencement speaker was U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). Durbin previously spoke at the 1995 commencement as a congressman, when he represented the 20th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He also was a volunteer professor of medical humanities at SIU School of Medicine from 1986-97. His remarks touched upon

SIU School of Medicine Students, Faculty Join Alpha Omega Alpha

SIU School of Medicine Students, Faculty Join Alpha Omega Alpha

SIU School of Medicine Students, Faculty Join Alpha Omega Alpha

Setting Up a MacBook Pro OS 10.10 + for Student Wireless Configuration *You will need your SIU Network ID and Password Connect to “eduroam” in your list of wireless networks. Identity (username) = SIU Network ID (SIU85xxxxxxx) Password = 16 character network id password Office 365 Information https://www.siumed.edu/sites/default/files/u1281/directions_to_download… Apple Software Updates w/auto update Go to App Store->Updates Firefox Web Browser Go to http://www.mozilla.org and download the latest version of Firefox for Mac OS Campus Wide Printing http://oit.siu.edu

Setting up a Windows 8 or 10 laptop for Student Wireless Configuration *You will need your SIUC Network ID and Password Connect to “eduroam” in your list of wireless networks. Identity (username) = SIUC Network ID (SIU85xxxxxxx) Password = 16 character SIUC Network ID password Office 365 Information https://www.siumed.edu/sites/default/files/u1281/directions_to_download… .pdf Windows Update Go to Search Type in : Check for updates Firefox Web Browser Go to http://www.mozilla.org and download the latest version of Firefox for your OS Campus Wide Printing http://oit.siu.edu

US Sen. Dick Durbin to deliver keynote address