Malu Tansy, in white coat, poses in her research laboratory at IU School of Medicine.
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Parkinson's researchers discover 'tip of the ICE-berg' on quest for a cure

Parkinson's researcher Malú Tansey brings cell-level science to IU’s already strong clinical research program. Her lab engages in "paradigm-shifting work" studying inflammation and immune response in Parkinson's.

Laura Gates  | Mar 31, 2025

Live on WTHR Channel 13!

Earlier today our team was interviewed by WTHR Channel 13 about our upcoming NASA Space X Launch! We are set to be on the air during

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SpaceX-10 Patch

By: Stephen Knapp If you have been following our blog you know we are very busy working to get ready for our February 14th spaceflight

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Calling all Philanthropists!

As the scope of this project was much larger than we originally anticipated, we do not have the funds to pay for the travel expenses

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Packing for Florida!

Photo courtesy of Pixabay It is official! (well as official as things can get with the unpredictable nature of spaceflight research)   Our launch date

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New Launch Date-Spaceflight Update

As of 1:50 PM today, the SpaceX10 launch date has been moved to Wednesday, February 15, 2017 with a launch time of ~11:00 AM EST. 

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Successful Falcon 9 Launch!

­­­­­On this past Saturday, January 14, 2017, Space-X successfully launched Falcon 9 after over a 4 month hiatus since the unfortunately payload explosion on the

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One Step Closer

Today we were informed by NASA that we should continue preparations for a Feb 8th launch. We were told to begin shipping our mice to Kennedy Space

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NASA’s Unwritten Moto

As a former girl scout I have heard the saying many times, “be prepared.” You have also probably heard the saying “hope for the best

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Changing Faces

  Back Row (L to R): Yinghua Cheng, MD, PhD; Liming Zhao, MD; Alarbi Elhasim, MS; Faisal Khan, undergraduate. Front Row (L to R): Marta

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Cruising Towards the Future

Photo courtesy of Freedigitalphotos.net   The first form I was asked to fill out by NASA was the ERD or Experimental Requirements Document. In this

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