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A'Lester Allen posing outside, while sitting on a stone ledge with greenery in the background.

October 6, 2025

A’Lester Allen: From creating peptides to creative science

The postdoctoral researcher recently became the first at UIC to receive the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award.

A group of people stand in a windowed hallway at a hospital

September 29, 2025

UI Health helps teens take charge of their sickle cell disease

Patients get unique peer support at S.T.A.R. Clinic.

swimmers and kayakers on the river during the Chicago River Swim, Sept. 21, 2025

September 26, 2025

How UIC’s water testing made Chicago history possible

The open-water swim returned to downtown for the first time in 98 years.

Three women standing in the Judith Behnsen lab.

September 22, 2025

Yeast in gut microbiome can worsen salmonella infection 

The infection is modulated by amino acid produced by fungus.

A group of people stand around a birthing manikin in a lab

September 22, 2025

Nursing shows its newest teaching tool during Simulation Week

Birthing manikin MamaAnne makes her debut for Healthcare Simulation Week.

Kiwook Kim & Teruyuki Sano posing.

September 16, 2025

The small protein with a big part in preventing pulmonary fibrosis

UIC researchers found that the IL-10 protein helps prevent lung inflammation and associated diseases like pulmonary fibrosis.

A man in a white lab coat and glasses in a lab.

September 9, 2025

$8.3M federal grant extends UIC research on alcohol use disorder

The interdisciplinary team will continue their work on how long-term alcohol use affects brain cells.

Lee, Reizine and Gaber

August 22, 2025

UIC researchers awarded $1.2M grant for prostate cancer research

Researchers will examine approved treatments for metastatic prostate cancer.

August 12, 2025

UIC study shows how the blood-brain barrier gets leakier with age

Molecular changes in blood vasculature can lead to memory impairment.

Woman speaks to a classroom of students

July 28, 2025

UIC is helping to build the next generation of public health leaders

Chicago Public Health Innovators program helps students explore career options.

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