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Specimen specialists: Medical laboratory scientists work behind-the-scenes to help determine cause of disease

IU School of Medicine is training more medical laboratory scientists — essential members of the healthcare team who work at hospitals, diagnostics labs and research laboratories throughout Indiana and beyond.

Laura Gates  | Nov 13, 2025
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Team Builder: Weiss recruited biotherapeutics experts to advance drug discovery for precision health

Michael A. Weiss brought innovative approaches and technologies for drug discovery to the IU School of Medicine. His legacy as chair includes recruiting experts who

Laura Gates
Harikrishna Nakshatri works with two students in the lab, pointing to a screen and speaking.

Breast cancer researcher reflects on past, shares innovations shaping the future of research

Harikrishna Nakshatri, a breast cancer researcher at IU School of Medicine, has amassed a lengthy list of achievements over the past 29 years, but it’s

Luke Christopher Norton
Christopher Collier stands in a laboratory and smiles.

Early career surgeon-scientist recognized as rising leader in musculoskeletal oncology research

Muscle waste and body composition changes are a side effect of having cancer that IU musculoskeletal oncology surgeon-scientist Christopher Collier wants to mediate in kidney

Angie Antonopoulos
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Helping teens stay sober: Strategies for ending adolescent substance use

October is National Substance Use Prevention Month. Zachary Adams is helping Indiana’s youth stop using alcohol, marijuana and other drugs through proven intervention strategies.

Laura Gates
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Educational affairs leader refines training for future physicians at med school’s 9 campuses

Bradley L. Allen, a onetime first-generation student from rural Iowa, now leads educational affairs at IU School of Medicine, the nation’s largest medical school.

Laura Gates
Sara Quinney smiles and stands with arms folded.

Obstetrics and gynecology researchers fill knowledge gaps in maternal and pediatric therapeutics

Since 2021, IU School of Medicine researchers have been working to bridge essential knowledge gaps in prenatal and pediatric medications.

Angie Antonopoulos
Donna Wilcock, PhD, MS

IU neurodegenerative disorders expert shares her journey toward developing better Alzheimer’s treatments

As director of the IU Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Donna Wilcock leads one of the nation’s largest treatment and clinical trial sites for Alzheimer’s disease.

Laura Gates
Seethal Jacob with sickle cell patient

Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Understanding the science and the impact on patients

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, observed each September, offers a time to learn about a genetic blood disorder called sickle cell disease.

Jasmin Cheairs
Trainees in surgical skills lab

Department of Otolaryngology hosts 110th annual head and neck anatomy course

For more than a century, the Annual Course on the Anatomy and Histopathology of the Head, Neck and Temporal Bone has refined surgical expertise and

Cindy Dance