FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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The IMD
recently announced that Starucks was the first retail provider to open for business at the IMD Gateway. We've heard a lot of positive feedback on the space, as well as the importance of such a service in a 24/7 environment!
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I'm pleased to also announce that three additional retail providers are now open for business at the Gateway - Jimmy John's, Chipotle and AT&T have all begun operations within the past month. It's an exciting time for the IMD as we watch the vision of Gateway come to life, and we hope to see you there, enjoying the existing and future amenity options and gathering spaces that the District has so sorely needed.
Finally, for those who celebrate, I'd like to wish you all a healthy and happy Thanksgiving holiday.
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-SUZET MCKINNEY, DRPH, MPH
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UIC DOCTOR AMONG RESEARCH TEAM AWARDED $1M GRANT
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Dr. Israel "Rudi" Rubenstein, a professor of Medicine at UIC in Pulmonology, and Jesse Brown VA Chief of Staff for Research is part of a research team that
was awarded a $1 million grant from the HUD Lead Health and Homes Technical Studies program.
Dr. Rubenstein, along with world-renowned air quality expert Dr. Brent Stephens of IIT, will study the impact of community-based, air pollution-focused assessments of air quality within the home, and whether the presence of poor air quality exacerbates COPD. Dr. Rubenstein's research will focus on the impact to veterans from the Jesse Brown VA. The IMD congratulates Drs. Rubenstein and Stephens for their impactful work.
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HEKTOEN INTL. WRITING CONTEST
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IMD partners Hektoen Institute of Medicine
invites you to send an essay of under 1600 words on the subject of Blood. The contest honors the achievements of the Red Cross, locally, nationally and globally. Two prizes will be awarded: $3000 for the winner and $800 for the runner up. The deadline is January 15, 2020.
Hektoen will consider essays on pioneers in hematology (such as Herrick, Minot, Murphy, Whipple or Landsteiner), the history of venesection, barber surgeons, the use of leeches, and vampires; as well as historical aspects of blood transfusion, artificial blood, blood groups, blood preservation and blood banks, blood in surgery, blood diseases (such as pernicious anemia, sickle-cell disease, thalassemia, leukemias, and hemophilia), and the history and work of the Red Cross.
For more information and contest rules,
click here.
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Red Cross Chicago will host a blood drive on Friday, November 29 at the its headquarters, located at 2200 W. Harrison Street. The event will take place from 12 PM to 5 PM.
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Those who give blood between November 27-30 will receive a Red Cross long-sleeved T-shirt, while supplies last. And, as a bonus from Red Cross partner Suburban Propane, get a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email.
For an appointment, please visit
redcrossblood.org
or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
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PODCAST: IMD CEO DR. SUZET McKINNEY
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IMD CEO Dr. Suzet McKinney joined Jenny Han of Skender for a two-part podcast series on professional growth, ambition and mentorship.
Dr. McKinney also discussed her efforts to transform the nation's second largest urban medical district into a world-class life sciences hub:
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