Maggie Berg, PhD
@maggieberg.bsky.social
Senior Research Development Manager in the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Opinions are my own. healthinstitute.illinois.edu (she/her)
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Led by successful NIH-funded faculty, the NIH Grant Writing Series helps jr faculty prepare their first R01 or other investigator proposals. Each participant is paired with an experienced faculty mentor. Department heads, deans, & directors must submit nominations by Dec. 1: go.illinois.edu/NIH-GWS
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Led by successful NIH-funded faculty, the NIH Grant Writing Series helps jr faculty prepare their first R01 or other investigator proposals. Each participant is paired with an experienced faculty mentor. Department heads, deans, & directors must submit nominations by Dec. 1: go.illinois.edu/NIH-GWS
My first Parkrun at Morrissey Park! 👟 I finished the whole 5K with only a few walk breaks, which is not bad considering I haven't gone running in 3ish years. 😅
The Community-Academic Scholar (CAS)-IHSI team was out and about in the community this past weekend!
📸 Peep CAS and IHSI friends popping up at
📸 Peep CAS and IHSI friends popping up at
June 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My first Parkrun at Morrissey Park! 👟 I finished the whole 5K with only a few walk breaks, which is not bad considering I haven't gone running in 3ish years. 😅
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Prof. Shardé McNeil Smith's research highlights how Black families navigate discrimination and systemic racism and the impact these experiences have on relationship & family dynamics as well as mental health
📚 Read more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
📚 Read more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
May 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Prof. Shardé McNeil Smith's research highlights how Black families navigate discrimination and systemic racism and the impact these experiences have on relationship & family dynamics as well as mental health
📚 Read more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
📚 Read more: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
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🎉 Today marked the kickoff of the 2025 Community-Academic Scholars program! We were so thrilled to get the whole group together at @beckmanillinois.bsky.social
We look forward to seeing the impact they will make and the impact that will be made on them.
Stay tuned!!
We look forward to seeing the impact they will make and the impact that will be made on them.
Stay tuned!!
18 incredible students from #Illinois, Fisk University & Morgan State are working with researchers + community orgs to lead bold, equity-focused research addressing
🧠 Literacy & refugee support
🌍 Food insecurity
🧬 Tech for aging adults
🤰🏽 Maternal health & justice
🧠 Neurodiversity & access
…& more!
🧠 Literacy & refugee support
🌍 Food insecurity
🧬 Tech for aging adults
🤰🏽 Maternal health & justice
🧠 Neurodiversity & access
…& more!
May 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
🎉 Today marked the kickoff of the 2025 Community-Academic Scholars program! We were so thrilled to get the whole group together at @beckmanillinois.bsky.social
We look forward to seeing the impact they will make and the impact that will be made on them.
Stay tuned!!
We look forward to seeing the impact they will make and the impact that will be made on them.
Stay tuned!!
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💙 🧡 Best wishes to the #Illinois students who are starting their summer research programs at Mayo Clinic this summer!
🧬 genomics
💉 immunology
🧠 neuroimaging
✨AI for health
🔸12 #Illinois students🔹 will be conducting cutting-edge research to improve patient care in each of these fields at 🛡️ Mayo Clinic.
Meet the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
💉 immunology
🧠 neuroimaging
✨AI for health
🔸12 #Illinois students🔹 will be conducting cutting-edge research to improve patient care in each of these fields at 🛡️ Mayo Clinic.
Meet the 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
May 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
💙 🧡 Best wishes to the #Illinois students who are starting their summer research programs at Mayo Clinic this summer!
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At #Illinois, preparing faculty & researchers to lead large-scale, interdisciplinary research is more than a priority—it’s a strategic investment in our future.
▶️ Below, mid-career faculty discuss how ERLA has helped them grow into high-impact leaders.
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surve…
▶️ Below, mid-career faculty discuss how ERLA has helped them grow into high-impact leaders.
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surve…
May 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
At #Illinois, preparing faculty & researchers to lead large-scale, interdisciplinary research is more than a priority—it’s a strategic investment in our future.
▶️ Below, mid-career faculty discuss how ERLA has helped them grow into high-impact leaders.
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surve…
▶️ Below, mid-career faculty discuss how ERLA has helped them grow into high-impact leaders.
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surve…
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🚨 Calling all aspiring research leaders! 🚨Nominations are OPEN for the 25–26 Emerging Research Leaders Academy! Ready to lead large grants & major research efforts? ERLA offers the training needed to succeed!
Accepting nominations until May 16!
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/?s=3...
Accepting nominations until May 16!
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/?s=3...
April 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🚨 Calling all aspiring research leaders! 🚨Nominations are OPEN for the 25–26 Emerging Research Leaders Academy! Ready to lead large grants & major research efforts? ERLA offers the training needed to succeed!
Accepting nominations until May 16!
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/?s=3...
Accepting nominations until May 16!
🔗 redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/?s=3...
It's such a treat to judge for this symposium. I was particularly impressed by the oral presentations in the Health Modalities session this morning. Excellent work by all!
Many thanks to the Office of Undergraduate Research and all who help make the Undergraduate Research Symposium a reality each year, and congratulations to all of this year's participants!
Several members of the IHSI Team were at the symposium to serve as judges for posters and oral presentations.
Several members of the IHSI Team were at the symposium to serve as judges for posters and oral presentations.
April 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's such a treat to judge for this symposium. I was particularly impressed by the oral presentations in the Health Modalities session this morning. Excellent work by all!
I'm so proud of all the work our Emerging Research Leaders put in this year. It was a joy to work with them. The presentations this morning were inspiring and I look forward to supporting them as they work towards making their visions a reality. 🧡💙
🎉 Join us in congratulating the 2024 - 25 Emerging Research Leaders! 🎉
This morning, 15 faculty and researchers presented their visions for the future of #Illinois research and their careers as well as some of the more meaningful lessons they learned in the Emerging Research Leaders Academy.
This morning, 15 faculty and researchers presented their visions for the future of #Illinois research and their careers as well as some of the more meaningful lessons they learned in the Emerging Research Leaders Academy.
April 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'm so proud of all the work our Emerging Research Leaders put in this year. It was a joy to work with them. The presentations this morning were inspiring and I look forward to supporting them as they work towards making their visions a reality. 🧡💙
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Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson has been working to ensure that medical advancements reach historically marginalized populations by bridging the gap between academic research and community needs.
Read her Q&A on working to build a more equitable health landscape: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
Read her Q&A on working to build a more equitable health landscape: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
A conversation with Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Barbel Johnson: Transforming Health Disparities Through Community Clinical Trials
A conversation with Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Barbel Johnson: Transforming Health Disparities Through Community Clinical Trials
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March 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson has been working to ensure that medical advancements reach historically marginalized populations by bridging the gap between academic research and community needs.
Read her Q&A on working to build a more equitable health landscape: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
Read her Q&A on working to build a more equitable health landscape: healthinstitute.illinois.edu/news-events/...
Sad state indeed. I'm no longer a student, but still appreciate the free food. I guess there are some things you don't grow out of.
March 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sad state indeed. I'm no longer a student, but still appreciate the free food. I guess there are some things you don't grow out of.
Looking forward to this talk. Registration is still open.
We’re THRILLED to welcome Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center's Dr. Barbel Johnson to share her insights & innovative approaches to diversifying participation in cancer clinical trials & reducing cancer care disparities. 📅 Q&A to follow. redcap.healthinstitute.illinois.edu/surveys/?s=W...
March 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Looking forward to this talk. Registration is still open.
Research not only supports human health, but the health of our economy #keepNIHstrong
NIH Research Funding Supports Jobs, Fuels the U.S. Economy | Association of American Universities (AAU)
Every $1 spent by the National Institutes of Health in research funding in FY24 generated $2.56 of economic activity, according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.aau.edu
March 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Research not only supports human health, but the health of our economy #keepNIHstrong
This is a great explainer for why F&A costs are essential to maintain a successful research enterprise. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs Explainer
YouTube video by Association of American Universities
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February 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is a great explainer for why F&A costs are essential to maintain a successful research enterprise. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxTD...
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The cost-saving claims don’t hold up. Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity, research shows—a total of $93 billion in 2023 alone.
“It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.
“It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.
America will pay dearly for the NIH’s mindless war on wokeness and DEI
Colleges, businesses, patients, students, workers, and US excellence will all suffer—and for what?
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February 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cost-saving claims don’t hold up. Every dollar in NIH research grants generates $2.46 in economic activity, research shows—a total of $93 billion in 2023 alone.
“It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.
“It’s incredible to me that we would give up this thing that has such obvious societal benefits,” says biologist Mark Peifer.
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reminders for this week:
✨ you don’t have to have all the answers right now
✨ your feelings are valid even when you don’t fully understand them
✨ rest is not a reward – it's a necessity
✨ you don’t have to have all the answers right now
✨ your feelings are valid even when you don’t fully understand them
✨ rest is not a reward – it's a necessity
February 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
reminders for this week:
✨ you don’t have to have all the answers right now
✨ your feelings are valid even when you don’t fully understand them
✨ rest is not a reward – it's a necessity
✨ you don’t have to have all the answers right now
✨ your feelings are valid even when you don’t fully understand them
✨ rest is not a reward – it's a necessity
"What we're seeing in the moment is the few companies who took it to heart…and the many who just wanted to sprinkle some DEI on top." If they were sprinkling it on top, it was performative anyway. Here's hoping the old DEI programs might evolve to actual systemic change. www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...
How corporate America got DEI wrong
President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"What we're seeing in the moment is the few companies who took it to heart…and the many who just wanted to sprinkle some DEI on top." If they were sprinkling it on top, it was performative anyway. Here's hoping the old DEI programs might evolve to actual systemic change. www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...
The Better Allies actions were particularly on point this week. "Evolve, but don't over comply" is how I'd like to approach the changing federal funding landscape. us19.campaign-archive.com?u=cc808df089...
5 Ally Actions - Jan 31, 2025
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January 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Better Allies actions were particularly on point this week. "Evolve, but don't over comply" is how I'd like to approach the changing federal funding landscape. us19.campaign-archive.com?u=cc808df089...
SAME. I would love to see wealth used to the benefit of our communities and society.
November 25, 2024 at 3:31 PM
SAME. I would love to see wealth used to the benefit of our communities and society.
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Learn how to get involved with the Chicago Biomedical Consortium and the CBC Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences!
CBC Executive Director Michelle Hoffmann will discuss de-risking promising biomedical applications and how #ILLINOIS researchers can get involved.
CBC Executive Director Michelle Hoffmann will discuss de-risking promising biomedical applications and how #ILLINOIS researchers can get involved.
November 22, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Learn how to get involved with the Chicago Biomedical Consortium and the CBC Hub for Innovative Technology and Entrepreneurship in the Sciences!
CBC Executive Director Michelle Hoffmann will discuss de-risking promising biomedical applications and how #ILLINOIS researchers can get involved.
CBC Executive Director Michelle Hoffmann will discuss de-risking promising biomedical applications and how #ILLINOIS researchers can get involved.
10 years! 🤯 I feel so privileged to have been a part of IHSI from the beginning. This story in particular has made me reflect on all of the wonderful relationships we have built over the years. Working with so many amazing and talented people is the best part of my job.
As IHSI continues celebrating 10 years of health, read about how #Illinois’ 10 campuswide research institutes exemplify what it means to be grounded in collaboration & how we have worked together to strengthen our impact on health research & innovation.
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healthinstitute.illinois.edu/connect/news...
Spirit of collaboration: Health research and innovation across Illinois institutes and beyond
Spirit of collaboration: Health research and innovation across Illinois institutes and beyond
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November 22, 2024 at 10:05 PM
10 years! 🤯 I feel so privileged to have been a part of IHSI from the beginning. This story in particular has made me reflect on all of the wonderful relationships we have built over the years. Working with so many amazing and talented people is the best part of my job.