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For University of Illinois Chicago Department of Surgery in 2024-2026, the graph shows 25 visible PIs and 11 internal PI collaborations. The main research signal is Medicine as the leading field (48% of slots across 22 PIs; 22 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (14% of slots across 9 PIs; 9 labels), and Cleft Lip and Palate Research as the leading topic (4% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That looks relatively sparse, so claims about department-wide cohesion should be made carefully. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Nebojša Nick Knežević (23.4 weighted works; Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation). The clearest collaboration lines are Francisco Schlottmann and Mario Masrur (9 shared works, weight 6.3); Ajay Rana and Basabi Rana (8 shared works, weight 4.4). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 1.9, around Genetics, Neurology, Biomedical Engineering, led by Chad A. Purnell, Mimis Cohen, Pravin K. Patel; group 2 with 4 PIs, 4 internal connections, weight 8.6, around Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Nutrition and Dietetics, led by Ajay Rana, Sunil Kumar Singh, Basabi Rana.