College of Medicine: Research
Our research goals are broad and ambitious, as are the needs and hopes of our patients. We aim to advance treatment now, and health in the future, by pursuing both fundamental insights and their application to the practice of medicine. Investigators across the College of Medicine are doing cutting-edge research in clinical medicine, in basic biomedical science, and in the translation of basic findings into clinical practice and societal health. Focus areas include cancer, women’s health, neurosciences, cardiac and vascular medicine, infectious disease, and obesity and diabetes.
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Research in the News
- UIC researchers find unique organ-specific signature profiles for blood vessel cellsby Jacqueline Carey on February 13, 2020 at 3:00 pm
Probing the molecular biology of blood vessels in the heart, brain and lungs
- University of Illinois College of Medicine decreases tuitionby Jacqueline Carey on January 16, 2020 at 10:26 pm
Reductions at the UIC college effective for 2020-21 academic year
- Lack of insurance cause of survivorship gap in minorities with cancer, study showsby Jacqueline Carey on January 9, 2020 at 4:00 pm
New study published in JAMA Oncology
- UIC alumnus named second Rhodes Scholar for Saudi Arabiaby Brian Flood on December 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm
2018 alumnus also is the second UIC-affiliated scholar to be selected by the Rhodes Trust
- ’Ojos’ study to examine eye disease in Latino communitiesby Jacqueline Carey on December 10, 2019 at 3:00 pm
UIC to lead $9.7M multi-center research project
- Early immune response may improve cancer immunotherapiesby Jacqueline Carey on December 3, 2019 at 3:15 pm
Mechanism may help detect elusive cancers
- $2.9M funds new UIC study on sleep apnea, chronic kidney diseaseby Jacqueline Carey on December 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Study funded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Program to address opioid prescribing for lung, head and neck cancer patientsby Jacqueline Carey on December 2, 2019 at 4:00 pm
$300,000 grant funds program
- UIC doctor selected for 2020 Olympic medical teamby Natasha Wadlington on November 27, 2019 at 5:38 pm
Dr. Mark Hutchinson represents UIC for the second time in Japan Games
- Can obesity limit antiarrhythmic drug effectiveness?by Jacqueline Carey on November 27, 2019 at 4:05 pm
Some AFib medications are less effective in obese patients