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
- New study looks at vaccine hesitancy among workers in health careby Lori Botterman on December 6, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Approximately three out of every 20 health care workers surveyed reported being hesitant about getting their COVID-19 vaccinations.
- Getting the most therapeutic potential out of cellsby Jacqueline Carey on November 29, 2021 at 4:00 pm
UIC researchers find environment can boost quantity, potency of therapeutic particles
- Pediatric Thanksgiving fest celebrates 20 yearsby Lori Botterman on November 24, 2021 at 2:43 pm
UI Health pediatric hematology and oncology patients and families enjoy return of holiday event
- UI Health and Cook County Health announce collaboration of specialty pediatric services under the Partnership for Pediatric Careby Jacqueline Carey on November 2, 2021 at 8:00 pm
Hospital systems announce shared services agreement
- With awards totaling $446M, UIC sets record for annual research funding by Lori Botterman on November 1, 2021 at 12:00 pm
For the second consecutive year, UIC's sponsored awards reached a record amount
- ‘A light at the end of the tunnel’by Jacqueline Carey on October 29, 2021 at 2:00 pm
UIC research improves access to COVID-19 vaccinations, testing and treatment, particularly in underserved communities
- Specialty services offered for those with inherited retinal diseases by Lori Botterman on October 20, 2021 at 8:00 pm
New service offers state-of-the-art evaluation and consultation for patients with inherited retinal diseases which can affect 1 in 3,000 people in the U.S.
- Researchers identify protein that prevents serious brain damage, reduces risk of fatal HSV-1 infectionby Lori Botterman on October 14, 2021 at 4:30 pm
Researchers have found a protein complex in an antiviral defense mechanism that limits herpes simplex virus 1 infection
- Adults with asthma needed for healthy diet studyby Lori Botterman on October 13, 2021 at 8:00 pm
Researchers to study how following an anti-inflammatory diet can affect asthma in adults
- Patient on scarless robotic mastectomy with reconstruction: ‘It was one and done. Less scarring, less everything.’by Jacqueline Carey on October 6, 2021 at 2:30 pm
UI Health surgeons advance nipple-sparing breast and reconstructive surgery with robotic techniques