
SIU researchers track COVID’s impact on dementia
Kevin Hascup, PhD, assistant professor of neurology, recently received funding through an NIH grant to research the link between COVID-19 and cellular senescence and its possible impact on Alzheimer’s

Aspects of a Learner | Lucas Dominic Martinez
Lucas Dominic Martinez - Physician Assistant Program - Class of 2022 Where did you grow up? I was born in the Philippines just south of the capital, Manila. I am the youngest of three siblings and we

Welcome Back, Dr. Pimple Popper!
Dr. Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper™, returned to her prairie roots this week for the 2021 Women’s Power Night Against Cancer, Wed., April 14, at the Route 66 Drive-in Theater to help raise cancer

New aid available to transform health care in underserved communities
In March, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a plan to transform health care in underserved communities, offering support to improve access and collaborations with the goal of greater equity. The

SIU Medicine ending COVID-19 testing March 30, 2021
SIU School of Medicine will be closing its COVID-19 testing operation on March 30 as planned with the Sangamon County Department of Public Health (SCDPH). During the past 8 months, SIU conducted more

Missions accomplished
Throughout her career as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in East Africa, SIU School of Medicine alumnus Susan Nagele, MD, (’81) provided care to the sick and worked with groups to administer vaccination

Class of 2021: SIU Med Students, Residency Programs Meet Their Match
Seniors learn results from National Resident Matching Program

New Faces | Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Nathalie Foray, DO is a pulmonologist in SIU’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. She completed her residency and pulmonary medicine fellowship at Southern Illinois University in

New Rheumatology APRN | Madeleine Hoffman
Madeleine Hoffman, MS, APRN, FNP-C graduated with honors and is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Phi Pi Chapter. She is a dedicated, results-oriented, innovative