Collaborative Endeavors

New academic year, new season! Join me, Lauren Rieger, as we meet transdisciplinary research teams from a range of academic and non-academic backgrounds, all working to improve our physical and mental well-being and community vitality.Learn how you can get involved in translational research at ccts.uic.edu.   The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Featured ResearchersMarwah Farooqui, DOAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology & OncologyUIC College of MedicineGelila Goba, MD, MPH, FACOGAssociate ProfessorDirector of the Global Women's Health FellowshipDepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyUIC College of MedicineLewis Hsu, MD, PhDProfessorDirector of Pediatric Sickle Cell CenterProfessorDepartment of Pediatric Hematology & OncologyUIC College of MedicineImplementation Science Resources:EPIS FrameworkNIH Implementation Science Methodologies and Frameworks   If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu. Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURED RESEARCHERAlex Leow, PhDProfessor of Psychiatry University of Illinois ChicagoOn X @alexfeuillet and LinkedInFEATURED PARTNERGregg F. Martin, PhDMajorGeneral, U.S. Army (Ret.)Author of Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental IllnessOn X @GenGreggMartin & LinkedIn If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch. The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURED RESEARCHERAlex Leow, PhDProfessor of Psychiatry University of Illinois ChicagoOn X @alexfeuillet and LinkedInFEATURED PARTNERGregg F. Martin, PhDMajorGeneral, U.S. Army (Ret.)Author of Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental IllnessOn X @GenGreggMartin & LinkedIn If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch. The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURED PARTNERGregg F. Martin, PhDMajor General, U.S. Army (Ret.)Author of Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental IllnessREFERENCED MATERIALNIMH Understanding PsychosisNIMH Bipolar DisorderMisdiagnosis Rates If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURINGMajor General Gregg Martin, PhD (retired)The Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental Illness The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURINGDr. Katrine WallaceTwitter @DrKatEpiTikTok @epidemiologistkatJacqueline CareyTwitter @JCareyUICMichael WesbecherTwitter @ThisIsUICAnd me, Lauren RiegerTwitter @UIC_CCTS If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURED RESEARCHERSMarc Atkins, PhDProfessor of Psychiatry and Psychology Director, CCTS Community Engagement and Collaboration CoreGrace CuaSenior Research Specialist, CCTS Community Engaged Collaboration CoreGraduate Student, Educational psychology, UICFEATURED PARTNERJim PooleChief integration OfficerNAMI Chicago To learn more about burnout, you can read this 2016 article from World Psychiatry. If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURED RESEARCHERSClaire Decoteau, PhDProfessor, Department of SociologyCollege of Liberal Arts & SciencesUniversity of Illinois ChicagoIván ArenasAssociate DirectorInstitute for Research on Race and Public PolicyUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoLEARN MORE“Deadly Disparities in the time of COVID-19: How Public Policy Fails Black and Latinx Chicagoans,” December 2021View panel discussions from 12/01/2021 and 12/09/2021UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. 

FEATURED RESEARCHERAlex Leow, MD, PhDProfessorDepartments of Psychiatry and BioengineeringUniversity of Illinois ChicagoTwitter: @alexfeuilletBiAffect Project: https://www.biaffect.comSteve Jobs' Stanford Commencement Speech: https://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505 If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURED RESEARCHERSNaoko Muramatsu, PhDProfessor, Community Health SciencesUIC School of Public HealthTwitter:  @naoko_muramatsuLinkedIn BioKelly Quinn, PhDClinical Associate ProfessorDepartment of CommunicationUIC College of Liberal Arts & ScienceTwitter: @_kquinn_ David Marquez, PhDProfessorDepartment of Kinesiology and NutritionUIC College of Applied Health SciencesTwitter: @DrDavidMarquezMarquez LabJessie Chin, PhDAssistant ProfessorSchool of Information SciencesUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChin Lab If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. 

FEATURED RESEARCHERSAmy Lasek, PhDAssociate ProfessorDepartments of Psychiatry and Anatomy and Cell BiologyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineGregory Thatcher, PhDProfessor, Pharmacology and ToxicologyR. Ken and Donna Coit Endowed Chair in Drug DiscoveryR. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, University of ArizonaManel Ben Aissa, PhDResearch Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesAssistant Director, UICentreUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy To learn more about the UICentre, visit https://centre.pharmacy.uic.eduLearn more about the CCTS Pilot Grant program at ccts.uic.edu/funding If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

FEATURED RESEARCHERS & PARTNERSTara Mehta, PhDAssociate Professor of Clinical PsychologyDepartment of Psychiatry, UIC College of MedicineConsultant, CCTS Community Engagement & Collaboration CoreUrban Initiatives650 W. Lake St., Suite #340Chicago, IL 60661info@urbaninitiatives.orgLearn more about the CCTS Pilot Grant program at ccts.uic.edu/funding If you would like to see your interdisciplinary team featured on the podcast, reach out to me at laurenw@uic.edu. Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch. The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Featured researchers:Hana Hinkle, PhD, MPHInterim Director and Department Head, National Center for Rural Health ProfessionsAssociate Director, Illinois Area Health Education Center Network Program ResearchAssistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine RockfordMichael Glasser, PhD (retired)Former Director, National Center for Rural Health ProfessionsAssociate Dean, Rural Health Professions ProgramResearch Professor, Medical Sociology and Dr. George T. & Mildred A. Mitchell Endowed ProfessorUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine RockfordLearn about rural health training opportunities through the National Center for Rural Health Professions and Illinois AHEC.To learn more about translational research, visit ccts.uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Featured researchers:Mary A. Khetani, PhDAssociate Professor, Occupational TherapyUniversity of Illinois Chicago, College of Applied Health SciencesVera KaelinResearch Assistant, PhD CandidateUniversity of Illinois Chicago, College of Applied Health Sciences Organizations & Initiatives:UIC Children's Participation in Research Lab, Follow us on TwitterRocky Mountain Human ServicesEarly Intervention & Contacts by State To learn more about translational research, visit ccts.uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.  

Featured researchers:Laura Sanchez, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & ChemistryUniversity of California Santa CruzJoanna Burdette, PhDProfessor, Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesAssociate Dean for ResearchUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of PharmacyLearn about funding and career development opportunities with the CCTS Pilot Grant Program and UIC BIRCWH Program .Interested in supporting cancer research at UIC? Visit the UI Cancer Center website . To learn more about translational research, visit ccts.uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Featured researcher:Olusola Ajilore, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineOther research team members mentioned:Alex Loew, MD, PhDAssociate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and BioengineeringUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of MedicineJun Ma , MD, PhDProfessor of Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of MedicineUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of MedicineTo learn more about translational research, visit ccts.uic.edu.Interested in volunteering to participate in health research? Today's researchers want to make sure that treatments and cures are designed for everyone's unique needs. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn more at go.uic.edu/healthresearch.The University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Clinical and Translational Science is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant UL1TR002003. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.