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Physical resources The SIU School of Medicine AAALAC International-accredited animal facility is located on the first floor of 3 interconnected buildings. Animal housing areas contain approximately 9,800 square feet. Support areas for the animal facility include 8,092 square feet, for a total of 17,892 square feet. The staff includes the Director/clinical veterinarian, Diplomate, ACLAM; a licensed Certified Veterinary Technician; a facility coordinator, RLAT, and 4 full-time animal care technicians. Medical School Building (801 N. Rutledge Street): This building is a multistory, brick and

The Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM) would like to assist you and your lab in performing quality research. We have several core pieces of equipment available for research use. The following list describes each piece of equipment/service. For additional information, please contact Dr. Teresa Liberati or Andrea Willis in Research Core Services, Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, main office at (217)545-3053. Hematology Analyzer The DLAM has the capability of performing on-site blood analysis. The VetScan HM2 by Abaxis is a fully automated instrument that performs complete blood

Springfield - The Springfield laboratory is the primary site for the PHLS program. This facility is located on the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine campus at 825 N. Rutledge St. Also on campus are laboratory facilities for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois State Police, and multiple SIU academic researchers. Courses are attended by either via video conference with SIU Carbondale, or on site with PHLS faculty. Blood Lead and Serology Syphilis - Screening blood for syphilis is done using the Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) agglutination card test. If positive, a

Mission The long-term goal of The Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine and Applied Sciences is to develop a functional hybrid graft to heal full thickness skin defects and explore the potential of epithelial derived stem cells (LGR5+ and LGR6+) for burns, neuropathic ulcers, and hair regeneration. We are also exploring the potential of merging TRAIL therapy with conventional breast reconstruction procedures to eliminate breast cancer recurrence after mastectomy. Current Research Projects Bioengineered Skin: An Approach To Heal Full Thickness Skin Defects Goal: To develop a three dimensional (3

It was 1972, and 20-year-old Cindy Young was washing her hair in her parents’ kitchen sink when her mother introduced her to their new next-door neighbor. Twenty-six-year-old Lee Milner was to rent the home owned by Cindy’s parents at 1037 N. Rutledge. It was a convenient location for Lee, just down the street from Memorial Medical Center where he worked as an SIU photographer. Lee quickly became a regular at Cindy’s house. “I was used to people in and out of the home,” Cindy says. “That’s just how I was raised. We always had people over for dinner or coffee.” After a year-and-a-half courtship