All College of Medicine

Lung x-ray

April 21, 2026

UIC scientists develop promising therapy for deadly lung condition

New molecule restores lung function in acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Salman Khetani headshot on UIC campus.

April 20, 2026

Salman Khetani: How can we safely test drugs and chemicals?

Distinguished Researcher in Natural Sciences and Engineering

Medical student celebrate Match Day with a photo pose and selection card in hand.

March 23, 2026

Match Day photos: ‘A win for everyone’

This year, 281 medical students from the three College of Medicine campuses were matched with programs nationwide.

Researcher, Diego Stefan Zelada Varas working in a COMRB lab.

February 10, 2026

New gene-editing method could advance regenerative medicine

Breakthrough could help scientists more efficiently engineer cells for therapies.

a group of people applaud as Chancellor Miranda holds up a signed agreement

October 28, 2025

UIC, UI Health and Cook County Health expand partnership in a changing health care landscape

The move galvanizes collective expertise across clinical care teams, medical education and research.

Eye Dropper with liquid going into a capsule.

July 22, 2025

UIC’s new dry eye drug is the result of patient-centric innovation

Dr. Sandeep Jain’s UIC lab developed the drug, which will begin human studies this summer.

Five people stand shoulder to shoulder in a room lined with bookshelves.

July 14, 2025

Uncovering a potential link between oral herpes, multiple sclerosis

UIC researchers have identified a new molecular pathway connecting the virus to MS-like symptoms.

Man stands in front of MRI sign

July 8, 2025

UIC researchers to lead large-scale noninvasive study of chronic kidney disease

Researchers are looking to better understand the causes and consequences of the disease.

Undruggable lung cancer. Malek G. Massad, M.D. (Surgery) Ian Papautsky, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering) Ines Pulido, Ph.D. (Surgery) Takeshi Shimamura, Ph.D. (Surgery) Khaled M. Abdelhady, M.D. (Surgery)

June 23, 2025

Two-in-one treatment targets ‘undruggable’ lung cancer

UIC researchers introduce a drug designed to block two key proteins that help cancer survive and spread, even after other treatments stop working.

a woman in a white lab coat in a lab

April 21, 2025

Elizabeth Glover: Studying the brain to design better treatments for alcohol use disorder

Assistant professor named 2024-25 Rising Star in Basic Life Sciences

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