By Tony Armstrong

I want to introduce you to another IU faculty member that is making a difference…

For those with advanced lung disease or damage, a lung transplant has been a way to buy a little more time. In fact, patients who receive newly transplanted lungs have just a 50/50 chance of being alive five years later.

Professor David Wilkes, who has devoted his career to improving lung transplant survival rates, may have discovered a way to improve the odds.

Read more about what Dr. Wilkes is doing to make a difference.