BSD and Pritzker School of Medicine honor graduates at 540th Convocation

Seventy-four PhD candidates and 98 medical students graduated during this year's annual convocation ceremonies. 
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No Smoker Left Behind: Research-backed smoking cessation as cancer care

A study by Andrea King shows that a technology-based outreach program is an effective way to make smoking cessation a routine part of cancer care.
 

SOAR program connects UChicago’s cancer research legacy to next generation of medical leaders

The Scholars in Oncology-Associated Research (SOAR) program exposes medical students to high-quality mentored research career opportunities. 
 

UChicago researchers pinpoint protective role of a key protein in pancreatitis

Chris Weber and team reveal how a tiny “gatekeeper” protein helps the pancreas flush itself and limit damage. 

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

UChicago renewed to host NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center for National Cancer Institute

The $66 million in renewal funding will support the center’s expertise in biostatistics, data management, and operational support for national clinical trials. 

The National Cancer Institute selects UChicago Medicine as a lead site for clinical trials

The University of Chicago Medicine has received renewed funding from the National Cancer Institute to serve as a lead site for innovative cancer clinical trials.  

Illinois’ first quadruple-organ transplant of its kind saves patient with cystic fibrosis

After battling cystic fibrosis since infancy, Jasmine Jones received a life-changing quadruple-organ transplant at UChicago Medicine, including a new kidney, liver and pair of lungs from one donor.

 

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

Dakota McCoy receives Beckman Young Investigator Award

McCoy, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution, is one of 12 awardees from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The awards support promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open new avenues of research in science.

RESOURCES

Share Your Feedback: Workforce Engagement Survey

The Workforce Engagement Survey is now open. BSD faculty and staff feedback helps inform improvement efforts designed to strengthen workplace culture, support well-being, improve communication, and recognize the contributions of our research and academic community. 

Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share your perspective. 

Scan the QR code below or click the link to access the survey. 
 

LAB NOTEBOOK

More research publications and viewpoints from our faculty and trainees:

Hyperelongate ornamental tail feathers in a new early Cretaceous enantiornithine bird. Alexander D. Clark, Yan Wang, Stephen Pruett-Jones, et al. PLoS One. 

Evaluating place cell detection methods in Rats and Humans: Implications for cross-species spatial coding. Joshua Jacobs, et al. PLoS Computational Biology. 

Survival Outcomes in Early Onset Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma (EOAA). Namrata Setia, Lindsay Alpert, John Hart, Mecker G. Möller, Grace Lee, Janet Chin, Manik A. Amin, Blase N. Polite, Chih-Yi Liao, Ardaman Shergill, et al. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 

The Impact of State Certification and Medicaid Reimbursement on Community Health Worker Place of Employment and Wages: United States, 2012-2023. Elbert S. Huang, Betsy Q. Cliff, et al. American Journal of Public Health. 

Online Menopause Information-Seeking Search Patterns and Commercial Content Over 2 Decades. Francesca R. Farina, James W. Griffith, Monica Christmas, et al. JAMA Network Open. 

Sexual Orientation-Related Discrimination Among LGB+ Medical Students With Disabilities. Zoie C. Sheets, et al. JAMA Network Open.

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