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Research at Rush University

Research is thriving at Rush University. We’re invested in clinical, basic science and community-based research to advance our understanding of how diseases work and how best to treat them, which can improve care for patients at Rush and around the globe.

Here you can learn more about research efforts across Rush: our laboratories and collaborations, facilities and services, and technologies for licensing.


 

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Research Profiles

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Institute for Translational Medicine

Rush partners with the University of Chicago and other local hospital systems to help drive research breakthroughs and bring those discoveries into the real world to improve health.

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Departmental Research

Every day Rush University researchers are working to fight disease and improve health outcomes.

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Research Collaborations

We embrace collaboration among our departments, as well as with other institutions and organizations.

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Core Facilities

Our robust core facilities are available to faculty and offer opportunities for researchers outside Rush.

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Research Affairs

We support faculty to propose studies, seek funding, negotiate contracts, secure patents and licensing, and much more.

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Services for Investigators and Sponsors

We provide a wide range of services to researchers and research sponsors.

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Innovation and Technology Transfer

Rush University helps connect faculty inventors to those interested in using their technologies.

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Regulatory Compliance

We promote a culture of high-quality research, compliance and research integrity.

Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Rush University is embarking on an exciting new phase of our research enterprise.

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A Mindful Approach to MIND Diet Research

Puja Agarwal, PhD, uses population studies to explore how specific foods may play a role in preventing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

 

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Researcher Has Mind Set on Advancing Education

Amanda Persons, PhD, applies research insights to teaching students to treat substance abuse.

 

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Chien-Ching Li, PhD, MPH

A Breath of Fresh Air in Lung Cancer Research

Chien-Ching Li, PhD, MPH, studies how minorities in the U.S. understand their health, health challenges and the health care system, with a special interest in lung cancer prevention.

 

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Research News
Cohn Fellowship Fosters Faculty Research

Five junior faculty members at Rush University will receive grant support for their research.
Webinar Series Explores Public Awareness of COVID-19

This four-part series looks at the perceptions of more than 2,000 Americans, and the implications for coronavirus mitigation strategies.
Researchers Reveal Target in Acute Kidney Injury Prevention

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, have revealed a new treatment target that may help change the outcome for patients at risk of AKI. 
Can the Flu Shot Help Fight Cancer?

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that injecting tumors with influenza vaccines, including some FDA-approved seasonal flu shots, turns cold tumors to hot, a discovery that could lead to an immunotherapy to treat cancer. 
Exploring the Meth-Parkinson’s Link

People who use methamphetamine have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. A team of Rush researchers is trying to understand why.
Combination of More Hospitalizations and Brain Pathologies Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline

Older people who experienced more hospitalizations and also had more Alzheimer’s pathology in their brain experienced the fastest rates of cognitive decline, according to study results published in the Oct. 15 online issue of the Annals of Neurology.