General News
$3 Million NIH Grant to Further College of Medicine Rockford Researcher’s Vaccine for Lymphatic Filariasis
Study will develop a vaccine for preventing a disabling infectious disease that affects millions around the world Dr. Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram A University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford researcher and his collaborator at [...]
Dr. Mary Jo Ironside Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford presented its 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award to Mary Jo Ironside, MD. “Dr. Ironside has demonstrated a strong commitment to medical education in family medicine and obstetrics and [...]
Dr. Charles Welford Receives Distinguished Service Award
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford presented its 2020 Distinguished Service Award to Charles Welford, MD, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties and an internal medicine physician [...]
Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant to Further Research on Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
College of Medicine Rockford Researcher Receives $1.8 Million NIH Grant to Further Research on Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Study goal is to identify role of glia-neuron crosstalk Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine [...]
COVID-19 Testing Center Update
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford is not involved in any aspect of the daily operation of the COVID-19 testing center nor is it involved in the lab work. However, as a public [...]
Convocation Ceremony 2020
Congratulations to the Class of 2020! Watch our virtual Convocation Ceremony for the University of Illinois College of Medicine-Rockford Class of 2020 on YouTube. It will be live streamed on Saturday, May 2, 2020, and [...]
Award Winners for Research Day 2020
Below are the list of award winners for the 25th Annual Research Day. View the whole list of all of the research projects here. Best Basic Science Research Poster Award Sponsored by [...]
Research Day 2020
Congratulations to all of the researchers selected to participate in Research Day 2020. Nearly a hundred posters were submitted, dozens of judges reviewed them and award winners were selected -- all online. [...]
COVID-19 Testing at UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford
A drive-through COVID-19 Community Based Triage, Testing, and Transfer Site (CBTTTS) opened at the UIC Health Sciences Campus - Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave. on April 24. The CBTTTS is a collaborative effort with federal, state, [...]
New Head of Family and Community Medicine
Joseph P. Garry, MD, FAAFP, FACSM Program Director The University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford welcomes Joseph P. Garry, MD, FAAFP, FACSM, as visiting professor of clinical family medicine and interim head of [...]