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Congratulations to the winners of SIU School of Medicine's 2021 Pharmacology Award winners. The awards honor students and researchers for their excellence in academics, research and leadership in the laboratory. The 2021 recipients are: Paul Cacioppo , MS3 - Satu Somani Pharmacology Memorial Award Nhung Le - Hemal Vakharia Memorial Award Chris Chambers, PhD - Barbara Armour and Marcus Randall Memorial Award Some background on the trio of awards: Dr. Satu Somani was one of the three original faculty members of the SIU School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and a dedicated scientist

Congratulations SIU Medicine alumnus, Ron Romanelli, MD! Dr. Romanelli has been selected as the 2021 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award recipient. This award is presented by the SIU School of Medicine Alumni Society Board of Governors and recognizes alumni who have made outstanding contributions to medicine and distinguished service to mankind. Dr. Romanelli was nominated by SIU SOM Professor of Surgery & Orthopedic Surgery Division Chair, Dr. Norman Otsuka, along with letters of support from fellow colleagues, noting his “Stellar work and

A VOICE FOR RURAL INNOVATION The Innovating Illinois Rural Health Event Series highlighted innovation and shared best practices to inform rural health delivery and improve the social, economic and environmental factors that contribute to health in rural communities. SIU Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, along with its partners Southern Illinois Healthcare and SIU School of Law, hosted virtual and in-person events throughout 2022, starting with an April roundtable webinar focused on the intersection of health and economic development in rural communities. The hybrid format

The Department of Pharmacology presented its annual awards to honor past researchers and salute those who have excelled in SIU research labs and classes during the most recent school year.

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Master slide file - All session slides combined Download Session 1 - Overview of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Download Session 2 - Overview of Alzheimer's Disease Download Session 3 - Pearls and Oysters in Lewy Body Dementia Download Session 4 - Vascular Dementia Download Session 5 - From Genes to Multiomics, Deep Profiling to Better Understand Alzheimer’s Disease Download Session 6 - Diagnostic Testing, Biomarkers & Pathophysiological Testing Download Session 7 - Current Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Research Download Session 8 - Lifestyles of the Healthy and Brain Fit Download

2023 Commencement: Take the less-traveled road New physicians, research scientists and instructors at SIU School of Medicine received their diplomas on May 20, at the school’s 49th annual commencement. The ceremony at the Performing Arts Center at the University of Illinois Springfield celebrated the achievements of the graduates and featured speeches from faculty members, alumni and administrators. Greg Poland, MD, was the commencement speaker. Poland is the director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, editor-in-chief of the journal Vaccine and has been a medical advisor to four U.S