Ebru Demir, MSc, PhD: Exploring the brain’s blueprint for connection
  SIU research scientist Ebru Demir studies how the brain forms, values and remembers human relationships — and what happens when that process breaks down.
      
    
              
  
    SIU medical student awarded national research fellowship for work on cancer-fighting immune cells
  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Anjali Patel, a second-year medical student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, has been selected for the 2025 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship by the
      
    
              
  
    2025 Pharmacology Awards honor determination & scientific excellence
  The Department of Pharmacology at SIU School of Medicine held its 2025 Awards, celebrating the dedication and scientific achievements of its students and researchers. The annual event highlighted
      
    
              
  
    SIU labs can bring the THUNDER with new 3D imaging microscope
  A new microscope at SIU School of Medicine can quickly make the invisible visible. The THUNDER Imager TM , a highly advanced technology now in use at SIU’s Core Research Facilities, lets scientists
      
    
              
  
    A Torry Testimonial
  SIU scientist Andy Wilber know Dr. Don Torry well, and believes he personifies the '3 Ts of research' at the medical school.
      
    
              
  
    Building while battling headwinds
  Dr. Don Torry’s career reads like a classic academic success story: a small-town kid from Washington, Ill., rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a more complex narrative familiar to scientists: dealing with the unexpected.
      
    
              
  
    SIU School of Medicine Honors Wei Du with the 2025 Frank J. Toth Research Award
  SIU School of Medicine named Wei Du, researcher in the Research Core Facility, as the recipient of the 2025 Frank J. Toth Research Award . This honor recognizes non-faculty research personnel whose
      
    
              
  
    SIU’s next-gen scientists showcase research at 2025 trainee symposium
  Trainee researchers shared findings from their most promising scientific and clinical investigations at the 35th Annual Trainee Research Symposium on April 15 and 18 at SIU School of Medicine in
      
    
              
  
    Falayi receives SIU Dissertation Research Assistant Award
  SIU School of Medicine has recognized Oluwatosin Falayi with a Dissertation Research Assistantship Award for the 2025–26 academic year for her scholarly excellence.