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Q&A with Michele Coté, PhD

Michele Coté, PhD, is just getting started in her new role as the second director of the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. An internationally recognized molecular cancer epidemiologist and health disparities researcher, she began at IU on Sept. 1.

Candace Gwaltney  |  Sep 01, 2022

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Michelle Coté, PhD, at the Komen Tissue Bank
Al Hassanein, MD

Hassanein receives scientific research grant designed to overcome COVID disruptions

Research scientists and those with dependents were significantly impacted by COVID-19 – spending roughly 40 percent less time on studies. To address this challenge, the

Angie Antonopoulos  |  Apr 12, 2022

Mateusz Opyrchal

Meet Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD
Lisa Hayes with community advocates

Black patients play key role in advancing breast cancer research
Community advocates are partnering with Indiana University School of Medicine to spread the word about the importance of including Black women in clinical research for

Laura Gates  |  Oct 25, 2021

Jenny Brown at the Grand Canyon

'Whac-a-Mole' clinical trial participant experiences remission of Stage 4 triple negative breast cancer
Jenny Larner Brown dreams of a day when no one would ever hear their oncologist say, "We're out of options." It's now been more than

Laura Gates  |  Oct 19, 2021

Natascia Marino, PhD

Dr. Marino, others demonstrate the importance of studying the “normal breast”
Natascia Marino, PhD, assistant research professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine and a research scientist with the Komen Tissue Bank at the IU

Michael Schug  |  Nov 10, 2020

Kathy Miller and Harikrishna Nakshatri

Genomic medicine key to treating aggressive breast cancers disproportionately affecting African American women
Compared to white women, the lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is slightly lower for African Americans; however, the risk of dying from the disease

Laura Gates  |  Oct 09, 2020

Ryan Higgins, PhD

Indiana-native researcher is the 2020 Vera Bradley Foundation Scholar

Candace Gwaltney  |  Aug 10, 2020

In The Margins Breast Cancer V2

In the Margins: Shifting our view of health care
Story series begins with look at disparities in breast cancer research Pick up any book I own, and you’ll find countless notes in the margins

Sonder Collins  |  Oct 30, 2019

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IU School of Medicine researcher awarded Susan G. Komen grant
INDIANAPOLIS — A grant from Susan G. Komen will help bolster research at Indiana University School of Medicine aimed at addressing outcome disparities in African-American

Anna Carrera  |  Oct 25, 2019