The Research Policy Committee honored Lynne Ling with the 2023 Frank J. Toth Award, the highest recognition for SIU School of Medicine research support personnel. Ling is lab manager in the Auditory Neurobiology Laboratory in the pharmacology department.
45 CFR 46 Protection of Human Subjects The HHS (OHRP) regulations, 45 CFR part 46 , include four subparts: subpart A, also known as the Federal Policy or the “Common Rule”; subpart B, additional protections for pregnant women, human fetuses, and neonates; subpart C, additional protections for prisoners; and subpart D, additional protections for children. 45 CFR 164 Disclosures for Public Health Activities The Privacy Rule, HIPAA. 21 CFR 50 Protection of Human Subjects (FDA) 21 CFR 50 Include the regualtions for the protection of human research subjects. In many ways, identical to 45 CFR 46. 21
The Center for Human and Organizational Potential hosted a contest to establish Little Free Libraries (LFL) around the SOM campus during November 2019. Department teams planned and created impressive original designs. Here are the winners. Longest Standing LFL (10+ years) & Best Variety (books + DVDs): Quincy Family Medicine Most Creative: Department of Pharmacology’s Pharm Barn Best Presentation: Department of Population Science and Policy, 201 E. Madison Atrium Gathering Space Table/Lending Library Most Comfy and Cozy: Department of Psychiatry, Centrum Building
SIU School of Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, Hillsboro Area Hospital and Hillsboro Community Child Development Center are proud to share the Little Leaps program resources. These downloadable PDFs provide age-appropriate, play-based activities using common household items. Each activity is designed to improve the quality of caregiver/child interaction while connecting that activity with a corresponding brain activation. These resources were developed for a project to engage parents in "serve and return" practices designed to augment infant and toddler brain development
Short Background: Between conception and age three, a child’s brain undergoes an impressive amount of change. The brain doubles in size in its first year, and by three, it reaches 80% of its adult volume. Despite increasing knowledge of this critical time in development, no formal institution exists that routinely educates all children between 0-3. Therefore, the molding of a developing brain is dependent on the engagement and interactions of a parent or parents. Most parents, however, especially those in the lowest socioeconomic or educational quartiles, are not exposed to how simple
