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Leader in medical innovation: Longtime chair of pediatrics fosters spirit of discovery at IU

Wade Clapp has grown expertise in the Department of Pediatrics while conducting his own groundbreaking research in neurofibromatosis. He is now senior associate dean for entrepreneurial research and commercialization, leading the school’s efforts to accelerate scientific discovery.

Laura Gates  | Feb 10, 2026
Dean Jay Hess speaks at podium with Excellence in Health Care logo as others watch

IU School of Medicine dean, faculty honored with IBJ Excellence in Health Care awards

The Indianapolis Business Journal honored several IU School of Medicine faculty, including Dean Jay L. Hess, for outstanding efforts to improve the health of people

Laura Gates
Greg Sachs, MD, is picture against a plain red background.

Long-serving division chief announces retirement

Greg Sachs, MD, has announced he will retire in June after nearly 20 years of exemplary service to the Indiana University Department of Medicine as

Caitlin VanOverberghe
Sacha Sharp and Abby Gorman stand at the bar in Guggman Haus Brewery. Each woman is holding a glass of beer and smiling.

Docs on Draft: New event series aims to connect doctors, community members

Staged in a locally owned brewery, Docs on Draft is a speaker series that gives experts in the medical field an opportunity to share their

Caitlin VanOverberghe
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From stage to lab: Fujiki brings quest to understand the voice to IU

Robert Fujiki, prolific in his first year as an otolaryngology researcher at IU School of Medicine, is working to help children with vocal cord dysfunction. 

Rory Appleton
Trisha Wise-Draper portrait on a red background.

Department of Medicine names new director of Division of Hematology/Oncology

Trisha Wise-Draper is an accomplished physician-scientist, specializing in the care of cancers in the head and neck and experimental therapeutics.

Caitlin VanOverberghe
A headshot of Jenny Ting is shown inside a circle that is overlaid across a dark red background. Text next to her headshot reads, "Jenny Ting, PhD, Mark Brothers Award Winner, April 8."

Renowned immunologist to speak April 8 at IU School of Medicine

Jenny P.-Y. Ting, winner of the 2026 Mark Brothers Award, will discuss how her discoveries in innate immunity, inflammation, microbiome science and antiviral defense are

Corie Farnsley
Jerilyn Nova and Stefanie Rodenbeck meet with a pediatric patient at the IU Health Neuroscience Center

Fellow pioneers Indiana's first pediatric neuroimmunology clinic

The new neuroimmunology clinic at Riley Children’s Health will provide multidisciplinary care for Hoosier children living with multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory disorders.

Allie Northcutt
Kathleen Unroe

IU geriatrics expert earns celebrated professorship for aging research

Kathleen Unroe was named the Cornelius and Yvonne Pettinga Professor of Medicine, a title awarded to a faculty member who engages in educational, research and

Caitlin VanOverberghe
Dean Jay Hess talks with a professor in a classroom of medical school students.

Hess honored with Henry R. Besch Jr. Promotion of Excellence Award

IU School of Medicine Dean Jay L. Hess was awarded the Henry R. Besch, Jr. Promotion of Excellence Award, one of IU's highest honors, acknowledging

Katie Duffey