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Tamika Zapolski, PhD, MS, and Zachary Adams, PhD

$4.7 million award to help researchers prevent adolescent alcohol use

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers recently were awarded $4.7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to further the study of caregiver intervention in reducing adolescent alcohol use and other substance use disorders (SUDs).

IU School of Medicine | Apr 18, 2024

Chuck Pagano, Kelvin Lee and Andrew Luck

12 years strong, Chuckstrong raises $1.5 million for IU cancer research

The 12th Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala on April 12 included former #12 Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and raised $1.5 million for research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Apr 12, 2024

a student smiles and holds up her match day sign on stage. emily walvoord celebrates with her arms in the air in the background.

IU School of Medicine celebrates Match Day 2024

The Indiana University School of Medicine is celebrating a successful Match Day for 338 fourth-year medical students who will soon begin their residency training.

IU School of Medicine | Mar 15, 2024

A researcher in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics

IU School of Medicine's 2023 NIH funding ranked No. 13 among public universities

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers received over $243 million in total funding from the National Institutes of Health during federal fiscal year 2023 — a more than $54 million increase over the past five years, or 28%.

IU School of Medicine | Feb 20, 2024

Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments

A team of researchers led by Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have developed a breakthrough new blood test for schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that includes hallucinations and delusions.

IU School of Medicine | Feb 08, 2024

IU surgeon-scientist studying physiological effect of microorganisms in sinuses of chronic rhinosinusitis patients

An Indiana University School of Medicine surgeon-scientist is leading a multi-institutional grant investigating the role of the sinus microbiome in chronic rhinosinusitis, an inflammatory disease that causes the lining of the sinuses to swell.

IU School of Medicine | Feb 01, 2024

New research aims to develop novel therapeutic for glaucoma

INDIANAPOLIS—Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are using a novel approach to hopefully develop a new therapy for glaucoma, a complex disease that eventually leads to blindness, thanks to a new five-year, $2 million R01 grant from the National Eye Institute.

IU School of Medicine | Jan 04, 2024

Drug discovery expert joins IU School of Medicine, IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center as Eskenazi professor

Karen Liby, PhD examines immune system and drug combinations to fight cancer.

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Dec 14, 2023

Shadia Jalal, MD and Catherine Sears, MD

Lung cancer screenings to expand for Indiana veterans thanks to $1 million grant

Two researchers with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center have been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant to expand lung cancer screenings to veterans across Indiana.

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Dec 13, 2023

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center expands summer research programs for students and teachers with new grants totaling $3 million

More students than ever will be able to participate in meaningful cancer-focused research experiences through summer programs at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, thanks to two new five-year grants from the National Cancer Institute.

IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center | Dec 08, 2023