IU Indianapolis School of Science

Ph.D. student Jane Obiako moved over 6,000 miles to join IU Indianapolis' Hydrocephalus Research Center. Now, her and two undergraduate students, Ryan Ford and Ola Oladeji, are trying to reshape the future of treatment for patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain condition often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease: https://news.iu.edu/science/live/news/51871-student-researchers-pursue-new-treatment-for-often-mis

IU Indianapolis School of Science students are helping shape the future of brain disorder treatment. 🧠

At the Hydrocephalus Research Center, graduate and undergraduate researchers are developing new models to advance drug therapies for normal pressure hydrocephalus—an often-misdiagnosed condition that can mimic Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. Their collaborative work could one day reduce the need for invasive brain shunt surgery while improving patients' quality of life.

Learn more about their research: https://hey.iu.edu/urNND

Beyond walls of the Hydrocephalus Research Center at the IU Indianapolis School of Science, life changing research is being conducted for hydrocephalus patients. 🧠🔬

With a hub of more than 30 contributors spanning across multiple disciplines, all set their sights on one common goal: Finding a drug treatment for hydrocephalus, a debilitating condition caused by the excessive buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles.

The team has found most success utilizing TRPV4 antagonists, tiny sensors on the surface of many cells that responds to things like pressure, stretching, temperature and certain chemicals. Their findings show the antagonists turn down or block this sensor when it’s overactive, which may help prevent excess fluid production, inflammation, pain or damage in some diseases.

🔗Learn more about this groundbreaking research coming out of Indianapolis: https://hey.iu.edu/urwFd

Every 15 minutes, a patient diagnosed with hydrocephalus receives a shunt. For pediatric patients, 50% of those shunts fail within two years. Years into their search for a drug therapy for the condition, students, faculty and staff at IU Indianapolis' Hydrocephalus Research Center are beginning to see some of their goals come to fruition: https://news.iu.edu/science/live/news/51746-beyond-the-shunt-inside-the-hydrocephalus-research-cen

IU Indianapolis' cityscape simply can't be beat — just take it from IU Indianapolis School of Science student, Nolan Little. 🏙️

The physics major chose IU Indianapolis not just to pursue his studies, but for its unbeatable urban setting.

"I would recommend IU Indianapolis to future students because of the lively environment and growing number of experiences," said Little. "In an urban setting like Indianapolis, new opportunities will always present themselves."

Senior lecturer Ryan Eller recently contributed to IBJ's Thought Leadership Roundtable on how Indiana University is leading in incorporating AI into education.

➡️Read his, and others, thoughts: https://www.ibj.com/thought-leaderships/ai-technology-0522

As she prepares to address fellow graduates at Saturday’s Student Recognition Celebration, Natalie Holmes, who will be graduating with a Master of Science in Forensic Science, reflected on the experiences, challenges and accomplishments that shaped her time at IU Indianapolis in a Q&A: https://news.iu.edu/science/live/news/50964-qa-student-speaker-natalie-holmes-reflects-on-her-iu-i

“You don’t need to have everything figured out to move forward. You just need the courage to take the next step.”

Snehvir Kaur, a graduating Neuroscience student, is looking forward to sharing a message of courage as the student speaker at next Saturday’s IU Indianapolis Commencement Ceremony 🎓

➡️ Read her story: https://today.iu.edu/iu-indianapolis/live/news/50361-commencement-undergraduate-student-speaker

Saturday, we had the honor of celebrating students, faculty staff, alumni and donors at our 52nd Annual Honors Convocation! 👏🎖️Many congratulations to all awardees!