Research
RESEARCH
at Carle Illinois
Advancing medicine, improving patient outcomes, and expanding care access through research and innovation.
Building innovation and research platforms that enable faculty and students to tackle the unmet patient and community health needs through human-centered design thinking, medical technologies, and entrepreneurship.
Published Student Research
We bring together the brightest minds in the world to solve the most pressing global challenges.
Learn from the best minds in engineering and medicine, equipping yourself with skills that go beyond traditional medical education.
A resource to support students in research, entrepreneurship, design, and innovation (REDI).
Empowering engineering & medical student entrepreneurs.
Learn about opportunities and examples of potential research projects available for students.
Our graduates are not just doctors; they are problem solvers at the intersection of two powerful disciplines.
Empowering engineering & medical student entrepreneurs.
Our program will provide you with hands-on experiences that will bolster your engineering-infused medical education.
Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute
Our research services clear the pathway for investigators, allowing them to focus on critical research and bring the latest healthcare discoveries to our community.
Research & Innovation Pathway Grant
Funding opportunities to support the development of ideas and innovations, or to answer an important question related to health.
How to Engage with Research at CI MED
Additional Resources
IRB FundingMaker Coin InfoMaker Coin GuidelinesHealth Innovation Research Day
Leadership
CLAUDIUS CONRAD, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Research & Innovation
Professor, Physician/Surgeon, Clinical Sciences
claudius@illinois.edu
SUGUNA PAPPU, MD, PhD
Director of Student Research
Clinical Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery
spappu@illinois.edu
MICHAEL L. OELZE, PhD
Interim Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Health Innovation Professor
oelze@illinois.edu