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Bobby King

Bobby King is the director of development and alumni communications in the Office of Gift Development. Before joining the IU School of Medicine in 2018, Bobby was a reporter with The Indianapolis Star. Before that he was a reporter for newspapers in Kentucky, South Carolina and Florida.

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Lester Thompson, MD, flanked by Dean Glenn Irwin, Jr., MD, and Thompson's father, Calvin, at the 1968 IU School of Medicine graduation.

Lucky Medicine

A memoir by Lester Thompson, MD, '68 tells the story of his father's dream, a special gift and what it took to navigate the 1960s.

Bobby King | Feb 01, 2023

an older white couple stands in front of a luxury car

Room for Innovation

Longtime supporters Dave and Susan Roberts have committed to outfitting labs in a new medical research building that will seek answers for neurodegenerative diseases.

Bobby King | Nov 30, 2022

Steady Beats

Even if a person survives a heart attack, its effects set the stage for future trauma. Rohan Dharmakumar outlines those risks—discoveries that could allow the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Institute to limit damage and prevent tragedy.

Bobby King | Apr 23, 2022

Mateusz Opyrchal Wants to Push Immunotherapy's Potential — Gently

Harnessing the immune system offers a path to fighting triple negative breast cancer. Yet it also requires the researcher to balance wiping out disease without causing it to attack the body.

Bobby King | Apr 16, 2022

Situated north of downtown Indianapolis, the 11-story building comes with ample green space next to Senate Avenue to the east but offers a short walk for students for clinical rotations at the planned IU Health hospital.

Community of Health

A modern structure with nods to the university's architectural heritage, IU School of Medicine’s new academic health center will blend stability and humanity.

Bobby King | Apr 16, 2022

Easing Minds

Evansville natives Bill and Mary Stone committed $34.2 million for a center to find breakthroughs in mental illness.

Bobby King | Apr 01, 2022

Curiously Inventive

Chandan Sen’s search for disruptive solutions to complex problems earned him a place among the National Academy of Inventors.

Bobby King | Apr 01, 2022

A Little Mercy Can Help

Mercy Odueyungbo aims for expertise and empathy to come through as she helps dermatology patients on her tv show.

Bobby King | Mar 18, 2022

Michael Econs, MD, runs a lab looking for a treatment for marble bone disease.

Boning Up

Michael Econs helped find a treatment for one rare genetic condition. Now, he’s turned his attention to another: osteopetrosis.

Bobby King | Nov 21, 2021

Research Saves Lives

Stephanie Pemberton saw the impact cancer research had for others—and experienced it herself after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Bobby King | Nov 18, 2021