Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) (EXT-011)
Summary 🟡 ~
- Owner Unit: External partner organization
- Sub-unit: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS)
- Content Type: partnership
- Campus/Location: Off-campus (North Chicago, IL)
- Last Verified: June 14, 2026
Organization
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) is a graduate health-sciences university offering medical and biomedical graduate programs. It participates in Chicago-area health-sciences education and research networks.
Access status
- Level: yellow (
Negotiated Access) - Rationale: RFUMS collaborations require institutional research agreements.
- Access URL: offices.depaul.edu/research-services/Pages/default.aspx
- Contact name: Office of Research Services
- Contact email: ors@depaul.edu
- Verification date: 2026-06-30
- Source URLs:
- www.rosalindfranklin.edu
Relationship to DePaul
DePaul and RFUMS collaborate on accelerated degree pathways that allow qualified students to progress from DePaul undergraduate study into competitive RFUMS master’s and doctoral programs. The partnership has expanded into an inter-institutional collaborative research grant program focused on Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Discovery and Healthcare.
Known collaborations & connections
- Accelerated degree options — streamlined undergraduate-to-graduate progression (NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities).
- AI in Biomedical Discovery and Healthcare — collaborative research grant program across institutions (NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities).
- 2023 grant recipients (DePaul ↔ RFUMS collaborative awards; source:
sources/inbox/2026-06-14-rfums-dpu-grants-from-2024-and-2023/uploads/Summary_of_Awardees_22-23.pdf): - Machine Learning Discovery of Novel Brainstem Nuclei Controlling Orofacial Behaviors — DePaul PIs: Jacob Furst (CDM), Thiru Ramaraj (CDM); RFUMS PI: Kaiwen Kam; $67,000
- Improving Gait Activity Detection from GPS and IMUs with Machine Learning — DePaul PIs: Sungsoon (Julie) Hwang (LAS), Ilyas Ustun (CDM), Muhammad Umer Huzaifa (CDM); RFUMS PI: Chris Connaboy; $65,898
- Development of AI Movement Diagnostic System for Neurological Disorder Models — DePaul PI: Eric Landahl (CSH); RFUMS PI: Eun Jung Hwang; $67,000
- 2024 grant recipients (DePaul ↔ RFUMS collaborative awards; source:
sources/inbox/2026-06-14-rfums-dpu-grants-from-2024-and-2023/uploads/Summary_of_DPU-RFU_Awarded_Projects_2024.pdf): - Self-Operating System for Circulatory Management of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, and Septic Shock — DePaul PI: Muhammad Umer Huzaifa (CDM); RFUMS PI: Raúl Gazmuri; $66,675
- SmokeSense: Advancing Wrist-Worn Devices with AI for Real-Time Smoking Insights — DePaul PI: Mahdi Pedram (CDM); RFUMS PI: Nancy Jao; $66,835
- Validation of Inhalation Therapy to Enhance Anti-Malarial Immune Response Using Machine Learning — DePaul PI: Thiru Ramaraj (CDM); RFUMS PI: Rahul Vijay; $67,000
- 2025 grant recipients (DePaul ↔ RFUMS collaborative awards; source:
sources/inbox/2026-06-13-rfums-depaul-2025-grant-awardees-pdf/uploads/DPU-RFU_Awarded_Projects_2025.pdf): - Identifying G-quadruplex Binding Proteins with Roles in Gene Regulation Using AI — DePaul PIs: Alexandru Iulian Orhean (CDM), Jacob Furst (CDM); RFUMS PI: Neelam Sharma-Walia; $66,877
- Automating the Evaluation of Foot Posture for Early Identification of Injury-Risk in the Intact Limb of Individuals with Lower Limb Amputations — DePaul PI: Ilyas Ustun (CDM); RFUMS PI: Noah Rosenblatt; $66,691
- Optimizing Community Pharmacy Workflow with Real-time Anomaly Detection Using Artificial Intelligence — DePaul PIs: Sina Ansari (BUS), Vahid Alizadeh (CDM); RFUMS PI: Ateequr Rahman; $47,343
- 2026 grant recipients (DePaul ↔ RFUMS collaborative awards; source:
sources/inbox/2026-06-13-dpu-rfu-awarded-projects/Summary of DPU-RFU Awarded Projects 2026.pdf): - Development of a Non-Invasive Wearable Biosensor for Rodent Research — DePaul PI: David Hanley (CDM); RFUMS PI: Holly Hunsberger; $66,728
- Comprehensive Immunological Responses to Epstein–Barr Virus in Heart Transplant Recipients Who Do and Do Not Develop Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease — DePaul PIs: Leonard Jason (CSH), Thiru Ramaraj (CDM); RFUMS PI: David Everly; $67,000
- Integrating Quantum Computing and Medicinal Chemistry to Accelerate hCNT Inhibitor Discovery — DePaul PI: Jindi Wu (CDM); RFUMS PI: John K. Buolamwini; $67,000
- Connected DePaul units: CDM-011 (MedIX/IMP), UNI-005 (AI Institute), UNI-001 (sponsored research).
Collaborative documents
| Document type | Scope | Parties | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated degree agreement | Undergraduate–graduate pathway articulation | DePaul ↔ RFUMS | Publicly described in NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities | data/NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities.pdf |
| Collaborative research grant program | AI in Biomedical Discovery and Healthcare | DePaul ↔ RFUMS | Publicly described in NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities | data/NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities.pdf |
| 2023 awarded collaborative projects | Three DePaul ↔ RFUMS research awards (titles, PIs, amounts) | DePaul ↔ RFUMS | Documented in local awards summary | sources/inbox/2026-06-14-rfums-dpu-grants-from-2024-and-2023/uploads/Summary_of_Awardees_22-23.pdf |
| 2024 awarded collaborative projects | Three DePaul ↔ RFUMS research awards (titles, PIs, amounts) | DePaul ↔ RFUMS | Documented in local awards summary | sources/inbox/2026-06-14-rfums-dpu-grants-from-2024-and-2023/uploads/Summary_of_DPU-RFU_Awarded_Projects_2024.pdf |
| 2025 awarded collaborative projects | Three DePaul ↔ RFUMS research awards (titles, PIs, amounts) | DePaul ↔ RFUMS | Documented in local awards summary | sources/inbox/2026-06-13-rfums-depaul-2025-grant-awardees-pdf/uploads/DPU-RFU_Awarded_Projects_2025.pdf |
| 2026 awarded collaborative projects | Three DePaul ↔ RFUMS research awards (titles, PIs, amounts) | DePaul ↔ RFUMS | Documented in local awards summary | sources/inbox/2026-06-13-dpu-rfu-awarded-projects/Summary of DPU-RFU Awarded Projects 2026.pdf |
| Formal MOU / articulation agreement (text) | Full legal terms | DePaul ↔ RFUMS | Not publicly posted in sources reviewed | Map verification (May 2026) |
Verification
- Status: likely (
~) - Confidence: 86/100
- Rationale: Major external partner maintains active public website and standard user/membership access pathways; DePaul relationship documented on map.
- Last verified: 2026-06-14
- Evidence:
- Partner primary website reachable (May 2026)
- DePaul cross-references and partnership notes in resource map (May 2026)
- Rosalind Franklin University site active
- BRIDGE grant documents programs
- 2023 DPU–RFU awarded projects summary lists three collaborative grants (June 2026)
- 2024 DPU–RFU awarded projects summary lists three collaborative grants (June 2026)
- 2025 DPU–RFU awarded projects summary lists three collaborative grants (June 2026)
- 2026 DPU–RFU awarded projects summary lists three collaborative grants (June 2026)
Equipment
External university partner; not DePaul inventory.
Last verified: May 28, 2026.
Contacts (resource-level)
- Website: Rosalind Franklin University
People & contacts
Named contacts from the people registry when publicly documented.
- Aron Sousa (Director)
Source URL
Official links are listed under Contacts above.
Documented Relationships
Biomedical education and AI-in-healthcare research partner; complements Rush (EXT-010) and CCHE (UNI-012) in Chicago health-sciences ecosystem.
Linked Relationship IDs
- EXT-010 - Rush University
- CDM-011 - VIDA / MedIX / IMP Labs
- UNI-005 - AI Institute (Translational profile)
- UNI-012 - Center for Community Health Equity (CCHE)
Notes
Sources: NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities (May 2026); 2023–2024 DPU–RFU awarded projects summaries (sources/inbox/2026-06-14-rfums-dpu-grants-from-2024-and-2023/); 2025 DPU–RFU awarded projects summary (sources/inbox/2026-06-13-rfums-depaul-2025-grant-awardees-pdf/); 2026 DPU–RFU awarded projects summary (sources/inbox/2026-06-13-dpu-rfu-awarded-projects/). DePaul News articles (2023–2025 cohort announcements) captured as corroboration in the 2024-and-2023 packet. Confirm current articulation programs on DePaul and RFUMS registrar pages on next pass. Grant records GRA-040–042 (2023), GRA-043–045 (2024), GRA-037–039 (2025), and GRA-034–036 (2026) in data/grants.yaml; facility links not asserted — sources name colleges only.