The Conjelko twins, both wearing Strides for Sarcoma Tshirts, sit on a hospital bed with Maia while holding up an oversized check made out to the Pollok lab at IU.
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Strides for Sarcoma: IU med student launches nonprofit to fund pediatric cancer research

First-year IU medical student Gabriella Conjelko launched Strides for Sarcoma, a nonprofit funding pediatric cancer research, with her twin brother as they both aim to become pediatric oncologists, a promise made to their cousin before her passing at age 9.

Laura Gates  | Nov 11, 2026
Scott Boden smiles, wearing a dark suit and red striped tie with IU emblem, standing in the light-filled atrium of the Medical Education and Research Building

First-Gen: Dean Boden shares his journey from first-generation college student to medical school’s top leader

First-Generation College Celebration Day is Nov. 8. IU School of Medicine Dean Scott Boden shares his journey as a first-gen student, inspiring the 13% of

Laura Gates
Niki Messmore, Mary Slaughter and Ira Means walk through an alleyway littered with bedding and garbage while carrying supplies for street medicine.

House calls without walls: IU School of Medicine launches Street Medicine program to serve unhoused neighbors

Mary Slaughter and Niki Messmore founded the Street Medicine program at IU School of Medicine, a growing initiative that is reaching out to Indiana's unhoused population

Laura Gates
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Matthew Blango, a young Black man wearing a white shirt and black tie with an IU School of Medicine logo white coat

Gift of Life: Bloomington med student donates bone marrow to Florida leukemia patient

IU School of Medicine—Bloomington student Matthew Blango flew to Florida to donate bone marrow, giving hope to someone he's never met. Bone marrow transplantation specialist

Laura Gates
A woman with brown hair and brown eyes smiling wearing a lab coat.

First-generation doctoral student earns Pao-lo Yu Award for excellence in genetics research

From a small mining town to groundbreaking cancer research, her journey reflects resilience, mentorship and a commitment to expanding treatment options for patients.

Kelly Veneziano
Black-and-white portrait of Mout-Maine Moustapha in scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck.

Journey to MD: Lessons my first two years of medical school taught me

IU School of Medicine student Mout-Maine Moustapha shares insights at the halfway point of medical school, reflecting on personal growth while anticipating new experiences in

Mout-Maine Moustapha
Sarah Vaught uses tools on a manikin to practice opening its airway

Journey to MD: 7 lessons from the first half of medical school

IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette student Sarah Vaught pauses to reflect at the halfway point of medical school as she prepares to begin clinical clerkships.

Sarah Vaught
Two men in fire suits talk near stacked tires on pit lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Shaping the future of Motorsports Medicine: IU leads the field through training, mentorship at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

IU School of Medicine has grown its reputation internationally as the place to train in motorsports medicine. Fellows are now defining what it means to

Laura Gates
Myke Spencer in cap and gown speaking at podium

IU School of Medicine Class of 2026 president urges MD graduates to practice medicine with humility and compassion

Mychael Spencer, president of the IU School of Medicine Class of 2026, spoke about his nontraditional path to medicine during the school’s commencement ceremony, where

Laura Gates
Ivana Daniels in cap and gown speaking at podium

PhD graduate urges Class of 2026 to embrace uncertainty along the path of scientific discovery

Ivana Daniels received her PhD in pharmacology and encouraged her peers to embrace uncertainty as an essential part of the discovery process during her remarks

Laura Gates