Institutions
The Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM) is a collaborative network of world-class universities, academic
medical centers, and health systems united by a single mission: to speed research breakthroughs from the lab
into the lives of real people. Together, our partner institutions bring extraordinary depth across research, clinical
care, education, and community engagement. Fueled by nearly $35 million in NIH funding, this alliance makes
Chicago a national hub for translational medicine, making better health possible for everyone.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven
new ways of thinking since 1890. Our commitment to free and open inquiry
draws inspired scholars to our global campuses, where ideas are born challenge and change the world. UChicago research has led to such
breakthroughs as discovering the link between cancer and genetics,
establishing revolutionary theories of economics, and developing tools to
produce reliably excellent urban schooling. In all we do, we are driven dig deeper, push further, and ask bigger questions—and to leverage our
knowledge to enrich all human life.
RUSH
Rush is an academic health system improving the lives of its patients and
the communities it serves with nationally-recognized health care,
education, and research, as well as a commitment to community
partnerships.Rush is an academic health system improving the lives of its patients and
the communities it serves with nationally-recognized health care,
education, and research, as well as a commitment to community
partnerships.
LOYOLA
Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest
Jesuit, Catholic universities, with nearly 16,500 students. More than 11,000
undergraduates call Loyola home.
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Illinois Institute of Technology, also known as Illinois Tech, is a private,
technology-focused, research university, located in Chicago, offering
undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, architecture,
business, design, human sciences, applied technology, and law.
ENDEAVOR HEALTH
Endeavor Health℠ is a Chicagoland-based integrated health system driven
by our mission to help everyone in our communities be their best.
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