SIU Medicine

Finishing strong: 2020-25 Strategic Plan Progress Report

A new progress report has been published to outline the accomplishments that reflect the resilience, innovation and unwavering commitment of our entire SIU Medicine community.
Wei Du and the THUNDER Imager

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
Research Trainee Symposium

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
Research Fang Lab

SIU earns elite Research 1 status in national rankings

This milestone reflects the combined academic strength of the SIU campuses in Springfield and Carbondale and affirms the university’s national leadership in discovery and innovation.
Cal & siblings

A year after leukemia diagnosis, clinical trial brings hope

When their 4-year-old son was stricken with leukemia, Chad and Regan Hoesman turned to the children's cancer specialists at SIU Medicine and hoped for the best. A year into his treatment, their little boy received a big gift.
Sandhya Jayasekara

Three Minute Thesis competition awards quick thinkers

Graduate students at Southern Illinois University shared their research with brevity and style during the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the Carbondale campus.
SIUC student botanist

Southern Illinois University officially among top research schools in U.S.

SIU has officially entered the ranks of the top research universities in the nation: It has been designated Research 1, or R1, in the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education.
clinical trial brain art

SIU Medicine seeks participants for schizophrenia clinical trial study

A new clinical trial at SIU School of Medicine is testing a treatment that could help people who suffer from schizophrenia.
Lokaitis w Fifer

Clinical research leader Barbara Lokaitis wins 2024 Toth Award

SIU School of Medicine’s Research Policy Committee has selected Barbara Lokaitis for the 2024 Frank J. Toth Award, the highest recognition for its research staff.