A headshot of Francesca C. Duncan of the IU School of Medicine.
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Lung cancer researcher brings a community-focused approach to work

Francesca Duncan’s day-to-day work can include spending time at a patient's bedside, teaching trainees in her pulmonary clinic, screening patients for lung cancer, and working on manuscripts or grant proposals for her research.

Luke Christopher Norton  | Aug 18, 2025
Professor John Turchi and student examining equipment in the lab setting.

Team Player: Turchi works to drive innovation in lung cancer research

John Turchi arrived at IU with a novel approach to make platinum-based, DNA-damaging therapies like Cisplatin more effective for lung cancer. The approach has paid

Luke Christopher Norton
A headshot of Karen E Pollok, a woman with mid-length hair smiling and wearing a white IU labcoat.

Pediatric cancer researcher explores novel treatments for solid tumors

The lab of  Karen E. Pollok, PhD, bears the name of Caroline Symmes, who was just under 4 years old when she was diagnosed with metastatic Wilms

Luke Christopher Norton
pink test tubes with person dropping pink liquid into them

Where medicine meets the court: Breast cancer awareness in the ‘All-Star’ arena

To bring more awareness to breast cancer, Indiana University’s Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank partnered with the WNBA All Star Game held this year in

Jasmin Cheairs
This picture depicts two professional headshots of incoming first-year orthopaedic surgery residents, Melissa Hartman and Tyler Margetts.

Orthopaedic Surgery welcomes new residents

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at IU School of Medicine welcomes six new first-year residents. They have volunteered clinical hours and participated in research, and

Angie Antonopoulos
IU Health physicians, staff, and their family members smiling in front of the mobile cancer screening unit.

Radiology faculty aid in fight against lung cancer

Stacy Rissing, MD and Peter Gunderman, MD, are actively fighting lung cancer through various initiatives. Rissing is raising awareness for early detection with Indiana's first

Zoe Hagymasi
Tzu-Chieh (Kate) Ho, PhD, working in the lab

Targeting bone marrow inflammation shows promise for treating myelodysplastic syndromes

New research co-led by IU School of Medicine scientists suggests targeting inflammation may help treat myelodysplastic syndromes, a group of cancer-causing blood disorders.

Jackie Maupin
Side-by-side headshots of Elliot Androphy and Mark Kaplan

Where the science leads: Newly named AAAS Fellows share adventures in scientific discovery

Two IU School of Medicine faculty named AAAS Fellows: Elliot Androphy, MD, and Mark Kaplan, PhD, share their unexpected scientific discoveries as they aim to

Laura Gates
This illustration shows cancer growth in the thymus, a lymphoid organ of the immune system.

Cardiovascular risk factors play greater role in adverse outcomes in thymic cancer patients

Thymic cancer, a rare type of cancer that has brought patients to Indiana University Health in recent years for treatment, has become the subject of

Angie Antonopoulos
Mark Brothers Award winner Feng Yue, PhD, to speak April 28

Internationally recognized authority on cancer research and genome organization Feng Yue, PhD, to speak April 28

Feng Yue, PhD, a renowned scientist from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, will speak at Indiana University School of Medicine on April 28. Open

Corie Farnsley