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Food as medicine

Eugene Chang’s team shows how Western diets prevent the gut microbiome from recovering after antibiotics.

Community resources help kids make fewer ED visits

A program by Stacy Lindau that prescribes a list of resources lowered ED visits for food-insecure families.

Tumor byproduct blocks immune cells

Alex Muir and team found a tumor molecule that impairs immune cells’ ability to fight cancer.

Argonne supercomputers revolutionize cancer research

Argonne’s Aurora exascale supercomputer powers new AI breakthroughs.

Using AI to diagnose skin cancer

Steven Song shows how AI models can help spread computer-based diagnosis to more clinics.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Honoring the legacy of Holly Humphrey

Humphrey served for 15 years as Pritzker’s Dean for Medical education and led the school through a period of transformative growth.

Martin Lipton former Chair of Radiology, 1936-2025

Lipton was renowned for his contributions to the fields of cardiac and magnetic resonance imaging.

New study suggests insuring immigrants in Illinois gives hospitals a financial lift

The findings by Aresha Martinez-Cardoso and team come as Illinois lawmakers negotiate a budget that cuts health insurance for more than 30,000 people without legal status.

Pritzker students publish children’s book

Prachi Shah and Sharanya Thodupunoori published a children’s book with the goal of raising awareness of cardiovascular health in South Asian culture.

Undergraduates tackle disease research

Undergraduate students move beyond textbooks and into the lab to solve the same mysteries as faculty experts.

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

In April, the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) and Association of American Physicians (AAP) hosted a joint meeting in Chicago, and several UChicago faculty were honored.

Prof. Raghu Mirmira, (Medicine-Endocrinology, pictured left with Dale Abel, Chair of Medicine at UCLA) was elected to the AAP, an honorific, elected society of America’s leading physician-scientists who exemplify the pinnacle of pioneering and enduring, impactful contributions to improve health.

Pictured on the right, Prof. Sonia Kupfer (Medicine-Gastroenterology), Assoc. Prof. Megan McNerney (Pathology) and Assoc. Prof. Akash Patnaik (Medicine-HemOnc) were elected to ASCI this year, one of the oldest and most esteemed nonprofit honor societies of physician-scientists.

Chaevia Clendinen named Administrative Dean of Students

The new Dean of Students role unifies administrative aspects for all non-medical school, graduate programs.

Rade Tomic joins UCM as Medical Director for Lung Transplant

As UCM's new Medical Director for Lung Transplant, Tomic will further the mission to expand the program.

Three UChicago scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2025

Margaret Gardel, the Horace B. Horton Professor of Physics, Molecular Engineering and Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, was among three UChicago faculty named to the NAS this year.

Christina Ciaccio named ELAM fellow

Prof. Christina Ciaccio (Pediatrics), was selected to the 31st class of fellows for the Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program track of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) program at Drexel University College of Medicine.

CEB alum named chief scientific adviser in UK government

Anjali Goswami, PhD’05, a graduate of the Committee on Evolutionary Biology, has been appointed as the new Chief Scientific Adviser at the UK Government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

RESOURCES

UChicago Research and Scholarship Story Collection Initiative

UChicago is collecting short stories that highlight the diverse and impactful research and scholarship happening across campus to help demonstrate the real-world value of academic work, support advocacy and communications efforts, and elevate the visibility of scholarship at UChicago.

Mansueto Institute Urban Doctoral Fellows Program

UChicago PhD students working on urban issues are invited to apply for the Mansueto Institute’s 2025–26 cohort. The program consists of lunch-time meetings to increase the clarity and substance of Urban Doctoral Fellows’ research, ideas, and approaches and explore their implications from a diverse set of views.

FEATURED EVENTS

Tips for Science Storytelling

With Prof. Neil Shubin

May 15

Finding the Story

With NPR correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce

May 15

EE Just Lecture

Featuring Avery D. Posey, Penn

May 15

7th Annual Margaret Hackett Family Program Symposium

Neural Tube Defects, Fetal Surgery & Biology

May 30

LAB NOTEBOOK

More research publications and viewpoints from our faculty and trainees:

Closed-loop control of theta oscillations enhances human hippocampal network connectivity. James E. Kragel, Naoum P. Issa, Hiba A. Haider, Shasha Wu, James X. Tao, Joel L. Voss, Peter C. Warnke, et al. Nature Communications.

Theta oscillations help regulate information flow within cortico-hippocampal networks to support memory and cognition. James Kragel and colleagues used an algorithm to apply direct electrical stimulation to neocortical nodes of the hippocampal network precisely timed to ongoing hippocampal theta rhythms in human neurosurgical patients. They showed that repetitive stimulation of lateral temporal cortex synchronized to hippocampal theta increases hippocampal theta while it is delivered, suggesting theta entrainment of hippocampal neural activity.

Non-allometric expansion and enhanced compartmentalization of Purkinje cell dendrites in the human cerebellum. Silas E. Busch, Christian Hansel. eLife.

Liver-targeted allergen immunotherapy rapidly and safely induces antigen-specific tolerance to treat allergic airway disease in mice. Maria-Luisa Alegre, et al. Science Translational Medicine.

Small-molecule-catalysed deamination enables transcriptome-wide profiling of N6-methyladenosine in RNA. Chuan He, et al. Nature Chemistry.

Genetic and Nongenetic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Risk Estimation. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Dezheng Huo, et al. JAMA Network Open.

Changes in Inhaled Steroid Dispensing to Children After Withdrawal of Brand-Name Fluticasone Propionate. Anna Volerman, et al. JAMA.

Case to Vignette: A Framework to Elevate Narrative by Embracing Vignette-Based Learning in Medicine. Shannon Martin, et al. J Gen Intern Med.

Phase 3 Trial of Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis. Mary Rinella, et al. NEJM.

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