Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala raises $1.5M for IU cancer research

IU Simon to establish new lung cancer research center with $20M gift

The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center will expand its lung cancer research through a $20 million gift that will advance discoveries related to lung cancer prevention, detection, and treatment and establish the Tom and Julie Wood Center for Lung Cancer Research.

March 29, 2024

Vol.50 No.13

Funding Opportunities

IU Simon awarded $3M in NCI grants to expand summer research programs for students and teachers

The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center was awarded two five-year NCI grants totaling more than $3.3 million to expand its summer education programs, which aim to foster an interest in cancer research fields as early as middle school and develop a diverse workforce in cancer research.

December 15, 2023

Vol.49 No.46

In Brief

Mark Kelley, Melissa Fishel receive $2.4M NCI grant to develop pancreatic cancer treatments

Mark KelleyMelissa FishelMark Kelley and Melissa Fishel, two researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, received a five-year, $2.4 million grant from NCI to explore therapies that target the critical pathways pancreatic tumors use to survive.

November 10, 2023

Vol.49 No.42

In Brief

$4.5M gift from Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation funds mobile lung cancer screening program at IU Simon and IU Health

IU Health and the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center plans to develop a state-wide mobile lung cancer screening program as a result of a $4.5 million gift from The Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation, which includes $4 million matching dollars from Indiana University Health.

November 10, 2023

Vol.49 No.42

IU Simon’s healthy breast tissue biobank now seeks to understand how breast cancer develops—in men

The world’s only biobank that collects healthy breast tissue is once again taking the lead to fulfill another unmet need in breast cancer research: collecting tissue from men to understand how male breast cancer develops.

September 15, 2023

Vol.49 No.34

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

In Brief

Riley Children’s Foundation receives $10M from Walther Cancer Foundation to advance childhood cancer research at IU School of Medicine

Walther Cancer Foundation has pledged $10 million to Riley Children’s Foundation for children’s cancer research.

September 08, 2023

Vol.49 No.33

Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala raises $1.5M for IU cancer research

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IU Simon’s healthy breast tissue biobank now seeks to understand how breast cancer develops—in men

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