Showing results for Medical and Molecular Genetics
-
![A man and woman look at a lab object]()
IU School of Medicine’s 2025 NIH funding ranked No. 15 among public universities
The National Institutes of Health invested more than $230 million in the Indiana University School of Medicine during federal fiscal year 2024-25.
-
![A woman works in her lab]()
Researchers identify promising Alzheimer’s disease drug target
The team found that removing an enzyme from neurons in the brain substantially reduces amyloid plaques — a hallmark characteristic of the disease — and ...
-
![Tim Richardson and Chetna Jadala talk in a research lab]()
Researchers bring promising Alzheimer’s drug target closer to potential clinical trials
IU School of Medicine researchers aim to develop a new treatment for neurodegeneration by targeting an immune cell-specific gene associated with Alzheimer's disease.
-
![headshots of three physicians named to ASCI in 2025.]()
IU School of Medicine faculty elected 2025 members of American Society for Clinical Investigation
Three Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have been recognized as 2025 members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
-
![Kirk Staschke and Noah Sommers at the microscope]()
IU researchers find new way to 'starve' prostate cancer tumors at the cellular level
New research has uncovered a novel vulnerability in prostate cancer animal models that starves prostate tumors of critical nutrients and stunts their growth.
-
![Microscopic image of Toxoplasma gondii]()
Toxoplasma gondii parasite uses unconventional method to make proteins for evasion of drug treatment
A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a ...
-
![a gloved hand holds up a blood plasma sample tube]()
New Alzheimer's studies reveal disease biology, risk for progression, and the potential for a novel blood test
Two new papers published in Alzheimer's & Dementia demonstrate that evaluating microRNAs in blood can be used not only to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI) ...
-
![Bill Gates working in an Alzheimers research lab]()
Bill Gates visits IU School of Medicine to learn about Alzheimer’s disease research programs
Pulling on a white lab coat and protective gloves, Bill Gates was ready to get a hands-on feel for some of the most leading-edge Alzheimer’s ...
-
![a microscopic look at retinal organoids]()
Scientists design better way to create ‘mini retinas’ in a dish
IU School of Medicine researchers have designed a quicker and more consistent way to grow mini models of the human retina in a lab.
-
![IU researchers in the lab]()
Researchers discover new insights into how gene associated with Alzheimer's disease affects healthy brains
A new study from researchers at the IU School of Medicine provides a key resource for investigators to better understand disease-specific and sex-specific effects of ...
