UIS, Innovate Springfield & SIU Medicine to host inaugural event celebrating research, health care, others SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois Springfield, Innovate Springfield and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will host the first Illinois Capital Innovation Competition Awards. The awards will be presented during a ceremony from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2018, at the UIS Student Union. The awards aim to identify, celebrate and engage area innovators in the Sangamon County area and bring them together to collaborate with leaders from industry, social impact

Kara Bowlin, BA Director of External Relations Department of Population Science and Policy Contact 314-651-5907 k bowlin81@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibility is to direct and coordinate all external collaborations, community affairs, public relations and development activities. About Born and raised in St. Louis, I attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., where I received my BA in English Literature. After graduation I returned to St. Louis to accept a position at a small public relations and political consulting firm where I worked with clients in the public and

The Library’s Study Break on February 28, 2018 had a special guest in addition to the usual treats and coffee. Gibson, a 2 ½ year old black lab, visited the Medical Library with his handlers, Tami Richmond and Holli Gleason. Gibson joined the State’s Attorney’s staff in 2017 and was recently featured in the State Journal Register for his comforting and calming presence with victims of abuse and violence. Whether laying at a person’s feet during a hearing or next to a child during a difficult interview, Gibson has a gift for under-standing and helping people. Second year medical students

SIU School of Medicine authors published 36 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. See the list at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/carol.gordon.1/collections/54…

Auditory Researchers in the Department of Pharmacology gave 11 presentations at the 41st Annual Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology held February 10-14 in San Diego, CA. Oral and poster presentations were given by members of Drs. Don Caspary, Brandon Cox, and Vic Ramkumar’s laboratories. The Association for Research in Otolaryngology was founded in 1973 and aims to encourage and promote research related to hearing loss, tinnitus, balance dysfunction, and basic science of the middle and inner ear.

Medical Students, Residents, & Fellows—Wednesday, April 24, 2019 South Auditorium, Springfield Campus NEW DATE: Graduate Students—Friday, April 26, 2019 NEW LOCATION: West Auditorium, Springfield Campus

Two scientists at SIU School of Medicine’s Department of Physiology have received federal funding to develop more effective therapies to treat two major health problems: depression and endometriosis. Depression is a lingering feeling of sadness that interferes with daily life and can last for weeks or months at a time. The National Institutes of Mental Health estimates that 16 million adults – nearly 7 percent of the US population – has at least one major depressive episode annually. Most people, even those with the most severe forms of depression, can get better with treatment. Assistant

SIU Emergency Medicine residents presented quality projects at the Graduate Medical Education Resident and Fellow Quality Improvement Poster Competition and Symposium. Dr. Shreya Lankala, PGY-3, took first place for "Cost of Quality Waste from Inappropriate Urine Culture Testing in the Emergency Department." Dr. Alexis Koda, PGY-3, presented "Optimizing MRI Utilization in the Emergency Department" and Dr. Mark Baker, PGY-2, presented "Appropriate CT Cervical Spine Utilization in the Emergency Department."

Learn more about Child & Adolescent Psychiatry resident Dr. Sudhakar Shenoy, Class of 2019.

Learn more about Child & Adolescent Psychiatry resident Dr. Sudhakar Shenoy, Class of 2019.