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  • microscopy image of myeloma in plasma cells

    Tracing the Story of Myeloma

    The Indiana Myeloma Registry charts new variables of the disease in pursuit of more effective therapies.

    Matthew Harris  |  Dec 21, 2023
  • microscopic sample of brain tissue in light blue, green and black colors with swirling pattern

    Alzheimer’s Holy Grail

    Finding a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease is the field's holy grail. Jeff Dage, PhD, has been searching for most of the past decade.

    Matthew Harris  |  Dec 13, 2023
  • liana apostolova sits across a table from a woman who is a participant in the LEADS study. Apostolova holds a flash card for the woman to read.

    Leading the Way

    A landmark IU School of Medicine study of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease enters its fifth year — and has more insights to share.

    Laura Gates  |  Dec 13, 2023
  • Ted Kitchel boxes against a dummy in the gym. He has short cropped white hair, a black t shirt and black boxing gloves.

    Fighting Back

    Former IU basketball star Ted Kitchel takes his fight against Parkinson’s disease seriously – in the gym to keep his motor skills sharp and outside ...

    Bobby King  |  Dec 13, 2023
  • Keeping The Momentum

    NIH grant funding to IU School of Medicine has exploded in the last 10 years. How did it happen?

    Bobby King  |  May 03, 2023
  • Dean Hess with his arms crossed in a home library

    A Decade As Dean

    Dean Jay Hess brought a fresh perspective — and a game plan — to IU School of Medicine, elevating it to a higher level.

    Bobby King  |  May 03, 2023
  • Caring for the Caregivers

    Mona Peck has unwaveringly tended to her husband for the last eight years as he confronted Alzheimer’s disease — an effort aided by IU researchers ...

    Matthew Harris  |  Feb 09, 2023
  • portrait of Rohan Dharmakumar

    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 ...

    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 ...

    Bobby King  |  Apr 16, 2022
  • Dr. Sen in the lab

    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