For many around Indiana University, May means graduation, the start of summer break and the world’s greatest auto race, the Indianapolis 500. Yet it also marks a month of recognition for those whose creativity and perseverance improve the human condition, as May is National Inventors Month. As IU approaches its bicentennial, among its strategic goals… Read more »
Tag: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
IU School of Medicine researcher awarded NIH IGNITE grant to develop drug candidate
Dr. Elliot J. Androphy, the Kampen-Norins Professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has been awarded an IGNITE, or Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts, grant by the National Institutes of Health. The grant will last three years, contingent upon achieving a set of predetermined milestones…. Read more »
IU scientist's use of decoy proteins to boost plant immunity offers huge economic potential
In the latest issue of the academic journal Science, IU Professor Roger Innes and a team of researchers within IU Bloomington’s Department of Biology describe how a minor alteration to an existing plant gene could set the stage for making future plants more resistant to a broad range of diseases. This approach — which marks… Read more »
Biotech company with strong IU, Indiana ties adds execs ahead of anticipated clinical trials
Assembly Biosciences, a biotechnology company with strong Indiana University and Hoosier State ties that seeks to cure hepatitis B and C. difficile infections, announced several senior-level hires throughout the company on Monday. Founded in 2012, Assembly is largely built around the research of Adam Zlotnick, a professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry at Indiana University… Read more »
Former IUSM researcher, administrator Wilkes receives IU President's Medal for Excellence
Dr. David Wilkes, who recently became dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine after serving as former associate vice president for research and executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine, is one of the latest recipients of the President’s Medal of Excellence at IU. The President’s Medal is… Read more »
Auricyte wins Best Pre-Venture category at BioCrossroads New Venture competition, while Arrhythotech places second overall
Auricyte LLC, launched by three Indiana University scientists to cure hearing loss by turning human stem cells into hearing cells, won the Best Pre-Venture category Wednesday (Oct. 14) at the BioCrossroads New Venture Competition. The victory marks the third time in four years that a product of IU’s Spin Up program, created by the Indiana… Read more »
IUSM scientists reap record $302.3 million in research grants and awards during FY 2015
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine set a school record for the amount of research awards and grants received during the 2015 fiscal year. In all, $302.3 million worth of awards were received — a 17 percent increase over the 2014 fiscal year — with $111.5 million coming from the National Institutes of… Read more »
EmotEd's Neumann among top researchers at brain trauma conference in Washington D.C.
The founder of Spin Up company EmotEd LLC, which seeks a novel approach in treating emotional disorders linked to traumatic brain injuries (TBI), joined a host of presenters earlier this week in Washington, D.C., at a conference held by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Research and Development. Dawn Neumann was among more than… Read more »
Anagin's work toward improved PTSD therapy featured Thursday in WISH-TV news segment
Anagin LLC’s pursuit of a less-debilitating treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continues to attract media attention, as WISH-TV multiplatform journalist Teresa Mackin (Channel 8 in Indianapolis) dropped by the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. to interview key personnel. The segment aired Thursday morning (July 30) during WISH’s “Daybreak” morning news program. You can… Read more »
Eric J. Messner named as first CEO, "last founder" for Spin Up startup Anagin LLC
One of Spin Up director Joe Trebley’s goals in helping young companies get off the ground is identifying its “last founder” — an experienced leader with a history of raising capital and managing startups who can take the company to the next level. Eric J. Messner is just such an executive, having played key roles… Read more »