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Worried, concerned and overwhelmed, but encouraged, appreciated and optimistic. Those are among the range of emotions shared by providers working on the front line of COVID-19 response in central Indiana.

Ophthalmologists and optometrists have a unique perspective on a patient’s cardiovascular system because the eye is the only place in the body where doctors get a glimpse of the health of a patient’s blood vessels without the use of imaging technology.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth recently after a record-setting 328-day stay on the International Space Station. The feat is an important milestone for women in the space program and is just 12 days shy of the overall 340-day record set by former astronaut Scott Kelly. But space exploration doesn’t come without sacrifice. In […]

Determining when a knee replacement surgery will be the most beneficial for a patient is one of the most difficult clinical decisions an orthopaedic surgeon can make, said Leonard Buller, MD, an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery for Indiana University School of Medicine. Too soon and there’s a risk the knee will wear out again. Too late and the patient’s quality of […]

Twelve million people are expected to be diagnosed with glaucoma in 2020, raising the total number of cases to 76 million according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).   This means research and education in the area of glaucoma—an age-related condition in which high pressure from fluids within the eye causes irreversible damage to the optic nerve, often leading to blindness—is more […]

Written by Mustufa Shaiek My name is Mustufa Shaikh, and I am 25 years old. I recently graduated from IUPUI in 2017. During my undergraduate program, I studied biology. In that time, I worked in a histology lab studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of mechanotransduction and pharmaceutical treatments for osteoporosis and bone fractures. Having […]

Written by Paulina Medina Hello, everyone! My name is Paulina Medina, and I am a junior majoring in Health and Human Sciences with a minor in Biology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Aside from academics, I am involved in the Latino Student Association and Gamma Phi Omega International Sorority at IUPUI in which I enjoy […]

Written by Stephen Mendenhall My name is Stephen Mendenhall. I am a fifth-year neurosurgery resident interested in spine surgery. I joined Dr. Kacena’s lab in June 2019 for a year of research that is included in my residency training. During this year I will help test novel drugs to treat fracture related pain and bone […]

Written by Bianca Osuna My name is Bianca Osuna. I am in my junior year at IUPUI studying neuroscience and psychology and am pursuing a career in the medical field. I am a Life and Health Sciences intern this year in the Kacena Lab and have already learned so much from this experience. I am […]