
Research technician champions science and service as Miss South Bend 2024
Rachel Ramos is a research technician in the Felton lab who dedicates her workdays to running experiments and collaborating with her team on innovative Type 1 diabetes research—but on weekends and evenings, she trades her lab coat for a crown and sash. Rachel was named Miss South Bend 2024 and will compete in Miss Indiana 2024.

IU School of Medicine names 2024 Showalter Scholars
IU School of Medicine names four outstanding scientists as the 2024 Showalter Scholars: Thomas Everett, PhD; Troy Markel, MD; Roman Natoli, MD, PhD; and Yong Zang,

Ranting and relating: How improv techniques can help scientists break down walls and build cathedrals
I sat across the table from a man I had met just moments earlier, and I began to rant. For a full two minutes, I grumbled

Celebrating the Class of 2024: Physician scientist Hannah Kline lets curiosity guide research
MD/PhD graduate Hannah Kline will speak at the 2024 IU School of Medicine commencement ceremony on May 10, before starting residency in psychiatry. Her message

IU Krannert investigator earns spot in prestigious ACC Clinical Trials Research Program
Keyur P. Vora, MD, an investigator with the Ischemic Heart Disease Research Program at the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center at Indiana University School of Medicine,

Alzheimer's disease researcher awarded Rainwater Charitable Foundation early-career scientist prize
Cristian Lasagna-Reeves, PhD received the prestigious 2024 Rainwater Prize for Innovative Early-Career Scientist. Lasagna-Reeves was presented the award at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Tau2024 Global Conference on

TBI-on-a-chip: West Lafayette medical student advances mentor's work with 'mini-brains'
Ed Rogers came to IU School of Medicine—West Lafayette with extensive experience in brain injury research as co-developer of an innovative technology, TBI-on-a-chip.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Barbie!
Since Barbie’s creation in the 1950s, she’s gone through some drastic makeovers. The popular children’s toy created by Mattel boasts the slogan “you can be

Bench to Bedside: Ware leads integration of genetics into clinical care
Cardiovascular geneticist Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD, leads a growing department of genetics experts as genomic medicine is more broadly implemented into clinical care at IU

From lab to market: Discoveries in Kelley Lab lead to new therapies for multiple diseases
Over the last 30 years, Mark R. Kelley has disclosed 61 inventions, been awarded 19 patents and launched a pharmaceutical startup. Now he's helping other