The Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology (MMICB) is dedicated to discovery-based, cutting edge research that contributes to innovative advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of medical diseases. The pursuit of these advances requires significant financial support for reagents and equipment to perform the experiments. In addition, the promise for future medical advances relies on the training of the next generations of biomedical researchers. Your financial support will help MMICB continue to provide the hope that research brings for current and future

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.

The Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs oversees the School of Medicine's research mission to seek out new techniques, treatments, and technolgies to benefit patients and clinicians. The associate dean serves as an ex-officio member several standing faculty committees related to research such as: Laboratory Care and Use Committee (LACUC) Grant Review Committee (GRC) Committee Charge Calendar of Meetings/Activities/Due Dates for Fiscal Year Committee Roster Conflict of Interest Committee (COI) COI Description and Policies Industry Relations Policies Disclosure Forms Other Forms

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

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Summer research internships will be offered for the ninth year at Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine. SCI will award four paid positions to qualified undergraduate college students who plan a career in medicine or biomedical research with a focus on cancer. Don Torry, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology and Director of Basic and Translational Research at SCI, said the program “shows students who have an interest in research and medicine what it’s like to work in a lab and experience cancer