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.

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.

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.

In the early hours of a summer morning in 1999, a massive earthquake struck the city of Adapazarı, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people and leaving nearly half a million homeless. Among those lost were the father and close friends of Ebru Demir, then a teenager with a growing curiosity about science. “That loss reshaped everything,” she says. “It made me want to understand how connection heals us, grounds us and gives us purpose.” Today, that purpose fuels Demir’s research at SIU School of Medicine, where she studies how the brain forms, values and remembers human relationships — and what

In the early hours of a summer morning in 1999, a massive earthquake struck the city of Adapazarı, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people and leaving nearly half a million homeless. Among those lost were the father and close friends of Ebru Demir, then a teenager with a growing curiosity about science. “That loss reshaped everything,” she says. “It made me want to understand how connection heals us, grounds us and gives us purpose.” Today, that purpose fuels Demir’s research at SIU School of Medicine, where she studies how the brain forms, values and remembers human relationships — and what

In the early hours of a summer morning in 1999, a massive earthquake struck the city of Adapazarı, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people and leaving nearly half a million homeless. Among those lost were the father and close friends of Ebru Demir, then a teenager with a growing curiosity about science. “That loss reshaped everything,” she says. “It made me want to understand how connection heals us, grounds us and gives us purpose.” Today, that purpose fuels Demir’s research at SIU School of Medicine, where she studies how the brain forms, values and remembers human relationships — and what

Recent NIH policy updates Early Stage Investigator (ESI) eligibility NIH has issued a short-term extension to the ESI eligibility period to accommodate disruptions in research progress. ( NOT-OD-25-114 ) NRSA childcare cost clarification Updated procedures clarify how institutions can request and manage childcare costs for NRSA institutional training awards. ( NOT-OD-25-100 ) Public Access Policy - effective date moved up The revised NIH Public Access Policy will now take effect on July 1, 2025, earlier than initially announced. ( NOT-OD-25-101 ) Biological research safety guidance NIH has

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