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28 Oct

Oct 28 3:30pm

A cut above: novel roles for serine proteases in regulating stress hematopoiesis

VANNUYS MEDICAL SCIENCE BUILDING

30 Oct

Oct 30 12:00pm - 1:00pm

John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society Lecture: Medicinal Evolution of Natural Hormones to Transform Drug Treatment of Obesity

Speaker: Richard DiMarchi, PhD

Location: Daly Student Center, MF 186 (1050 W. Walnut Street) and online via Zoom

MEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY/DALY STUDENT CENTER

02 Nov

Nov 02 4:00pm - 5:00pm

BMBP Presents Faculty Candidate Xiaosong Wang, MD, PhD

Please join the department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology for a special seminar presented by Xiaosong Wang, MD, PhD:

“Reimagining Precision Oncology through AI and Omics: From Uncharted Cancer Genetics to Immuno-Oncology Biomarkers and Agentic AI ”

JOSEPH E. WALTHER HALL

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IU-trained neuroscientist helps fuel drug development at Indiana biotech startup

IU School of Medicine’s PhD programs serve as a workforce pipeline for Indiana biotech companies. Agnes Wardrop graduated with a PhD in medical neuroscience in 2021 and now works for Syndeio Biosciences, an IU-connected startup.

October 20, 2026

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Cardiovascular imaging fellow studies biological changes in damaged heart muscle

Bhavana Sivakumar, a fellow with the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at IU School of Medicine, is researching the mechanisms behind the iron-containing molecule, heme, in contributing to tissue injury after a heart attack. She hopes to identify ways to reduce or prevent this damage and identify novel therapies that may mitigate heme-mediated injury.

August 17, 2026

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Biochemistry professor honored as 2026 ASBMB fellow

Ronald Wek, PhD, the Showalter Professor of Biochemistry at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has been named a 2026 fellow by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

March 03, 2026