SIU School of Medicine was founded in 1970 with four areas of excellence: medical education, patient care, research and community service. Caring for the communities of central and southern Illinois is SIU Medicine’s mission, and the SIU School of Medicine aims to improve the health of residents across its 66-county service region. In 2016, SIU School of Medicine launched the Office of Population Science and Policy (PSP) to advance its social mission and find innovative solutions to improve health beyond the confines of the hospital and clinical walls. Led by a group of pioneering changemakers

Recent Publications Jenkins WD , Lipka AE, Fogleman AJ , Delfino KR, Malhi RS, Hendricks B. Variance in disease risk: rural populations and genetic diversity. Genome. 2016 Jul;59(7):519-25. doi: 10.1139/gen-2016-0077. Epub 2016 May 24. PMID: 27334395 Clemons J, Zahnd WE , Nutt M, Sadowski D, Dynda D, Alanee S. Impact of Urologist Density and County Rurality on the Practice of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection and Cancer-Specific Death in Patients with Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2016 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27409991 Jenkins WD , Botchway A

The division of Statistics and Research Consulting provides research and statistical consulting services to discovery science and clinical faculty at the School of Medicine at both the Springfield and Carbondale campuses. Consultation provided covers a wide range of research and statistical issues, including conceptualization of research problem, experimental design, statistical analysis of data, interpretation and presentation of statistical findings, and write up of research results. The policy of the division is to assist faculty researchers in any way that facilitates their research

The Research Imaging Facility (RIF) provides approximately 2900 square feet of laboratory space dedicated to imaging and quantitative analyses. Staff provide education and training for equipment, technical support, protocol development, and contractual research projects. Trained researchers have 24-hour access to the equipment, 7 days a week. Contact core laboratory staff for training. Instrumentation Confocal microscopy: Zeiss LSM800 scanning confocal microscope (laser lines 405, 488, 561, and 640nm) is an inverted platform equipped with the Airyscan array detector with increases detection

The Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) exists to provide high-quality, cost-effective husbandry, administrative and technical support for animal care and use, to facilitate animal well-being for research and teaching at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The animal facility contains approximately 20,000 gross square feet of modern, well-equipped space, which includes a surgery suite, cagewash facility, diagnostic laboratory, necropsy room, quarantine area and infectious disease containment suite. The centralized laboratory animal care program is accredited by the

Welcome to the SIU Medicine Flow Cytometry Facility. We provide acquisition, analysis, and sorting of cells, as well as training and expert consultation for project/experiment planning. We serve SIUM faculty as well as outside customers. The facility has 2 analyzers, 1 sorter, and a multiplex analyzer. To get started, please contact our staff for an appointment or to schedule a consultation. What is Flow Cytometry? Flow cytometry is a method of measuring multiple physical and chemical characteristics of single cells or particles as they travel in suspension one by one past a sensing point

SIU scientists use teamwork, experience, creativity to improve hearing Written by Steve Sandstrom • Photography by Jason Johnson Aspects Magazine, 39-3 Summer 2016 Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the U.S and more than 25 million citizens between the ages of 20 and 69 have high frequency hearing loss due to exposure to noise, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In addition, roughly 50 million people in the U.S. experience chronic tinnitus ─ a persistent ringing in the ears. SIU School of Medicine has a reputation for its world-class hearing research

In accord with the mission of the School of Medicine , the Department of Anatomy will provide high-quality teaching of anatomical sciences to medical students and other students as needed. The Department will conduct basic research and will foster an intellectual environment that encourages a sense of inquiry. The Department will carry out its service responsibilities to the university and the southern Illinois region. To help achieve these goals, the Department will maintain a working environment conducive to the professional and personal well-being of every member of the Department, and it

Phone: 217-545-2122 Email: circulation@siumed.edu Photocopy The Library currently has limited copier availability. Mediated Photocopy Service Library staff will retrieve and scan materials for SIU faculty, staff, and residents according to prior departmental arrangements for services. See the fee-based services page for more information. Article Request Form - NEEDS A LINK SIU users who use PubMed may choose to electronically forward document requests to the Medical Library through Loansome Doc. Contact the Interlibrary Loan Department (217-545-2124) to register for this fee-based service