Sinai Urban Health Institute — Sinai Chicago (EXT-009)
Summary 🟡 ~
- Owner Unit: External partner organization
- Sub-unit: Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) / Sinai Chicago
- Content Type: partnership
- Campus/Location: Off-campus (Chicago south & southwest sides)
- Last Verified: May 30, 2026
Organization
Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) is the research arm of Sinai Chicago, a large urban health system serving Chicago’s south and southwest sides. SUHI conducts community-driven, applied health research aligned with health-system and neighborhood priorities.
Access status
- Level: yellow (
Negotiated Access) - Rationale: Sinai Urban Health Institute partnerships are activity-scoped; institutional coordination through research offices.
- 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.sinaichicago.org/en/sinai-health-system/sinai-urban-health-institute
Relationship to DePaul
DePaul partners with SUHI to pursue sponsored research and grant opportunities linking DePaul strengths in data science and machine learning with SUHI’s community health expertise and Sinai Chicago’s clinical and community reach.
Known collaborations & connections
- NSF award (~$1.5M) — DePaul/Sinai team project linking Community Health Worker knowledge with DePaul machine-learning capabilities (NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities).
- Collaboratory activities — MPH practicum with Sinai Urban Health Institute; CHW / social-determinants-of-health data collaboration (packet
2026-06-14-collaboratory-ingestion). - Biomedical research pathway documented in DePaul BRIDGE grant materials (
data/NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities.pdf). - Connected DePaul units: CDM-011 (MedIX/VIDA), UNI-001 (ORS sponsored research), UNI-004 (community engagement context).
Collaborative documents
| Document type | Scope | Parties | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsored research / grant award | CHW knowledge + machine learning (~$1.5M NSF) | DePaul ↔ SUHI / Sinai Chicago | Described in NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities | data/NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities.pdf |
| Partnership MOU (institutional) | Standing DePaul–Sinai research framework | DePaul ↔ Sinai Chicago / SUHI | 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: 2026-05-30
- Evidence:
- Partner primary website reachable (May 2026)
- DePaul cross-references and partnership notes in resource map (May 2026)
- Sinai Chicago / SUHI sites active
- NIH BRIDGE grant documents collaboration
Equipment
External research institute partner; not DePaul inventory.
Last verified: May 28, 2026.
Contacts (resource-level)
- Website: Sinai Chicago
- Website: Sinai Urban Health Institute
People & contacts
Named contacts from the people registry when publicly documented.
- Helen Margellos-Anast (Director)
Source URL
Official links are listed under Contacts above.
Documented Relationships
Biomedical and community-health research partner for sponsored projects; complements Rush/CCHE clinical partnerships (EXT-010, UNI-012).
Linked Relationship IDs
- CDM-011 - VIDA / MedIX / IMP Labs
- UNI-001 - Office of Research Services (Technology Transfer)
- UNI-012 - Center for Community Health Equity (CCHE)
Notes
Source: NIH STRONG BRIDGE Facilities (May 2026). Verify NSF award number and public abstract on next pass.