Indiana University School of Medicine

For five decades, David Weaver, MD, MS, has helped families navigate some of life's most difficult questions.

From building the IU School of Medicine's clinical genetics program to mentoring future leaders in the field, his work has shaped patient care across Indiana and beyond.

The Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic offers free healthcare for uninsured and underserved Indianapolis residents. The Indiana University School of Medicine operates the office with help from volunteers, including medical students.

For the last 17 years, the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic has been showing up for uninsured and underserved eastsiders.

Dr. Anna Pendrey, an associate medical director, said some people carry a real hesitancy around medical care due to systematic barriers and generational mistrust of medicine.

The free clinic wants people to feel safe walking through the door, which is why you’ll find them referring to their patients as neighbors, intentionally.

"It is very important that this is a safe space for our neighbors," Pendrey said.

The clinic handles infections, women's health, lab work, mental health and even has an on-site pharmacy. They also help connect people to jobs and legal services.

Walk-ins are welcome Wednesdays from 5-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3125 E. 10th St.

The clinic is first come, first served.

Parkinson's disease affects more than 1 million people in the United States, yet many questions remain about why it develops and progresses differently from person to person.

A new research collaboration led by the IU School of Medicine will investigate how aging immune cells may influence Parkinson's disease risk and progression. The findings could help researchers identify individuals at greater risk, improve disease monitoring and advance more personalized treatment approaches.

A new study offers hope for children with a rare and aggressive blood cancer.

IU researchers found that existing medications may help slow the growth of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML), a disease that currently has limited treatment options for some patients.

The findings could help pave the way for new therapies and better outcomes for children and families affected by this cancer.

Researchers from both IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering and Indiana University School of Medicine will collaborate on a new multimillion-dollar project, working together to solve one of medical science’s greatest needs: Identifying new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. 🥼🔬

Utilizing new technologies with established chemistry and medical research tactics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, the team will help discover novel chemical structures that will interact with proteins relevant to Alzheimer’s patients. The hope is that AI might replace countless hours of human research, jumpstarting the search for new treatments.

"Traditional drug discovery methods cannot efficiently search the enormous chemical space now available to researchers," said project leader and associate professor at the Luddy School, Yijie Wang. "Our goal is to develop AI-driven tools that can screen billions of compounds and prioritize those most likely to interact with disease-related targets and reach the brain."

Learn more about this innovative project: https://hey.iu.edu/uqzEr

At the nation's largest medical school, community matters.

Professional Learning Communities help students build connections, find mentorship and navigate the challenges of medical school together. These communities create a supportive environment where students can grow into compassionate physicians.

Cancer treatments can harm healthy cells along with cancer cells, leading to difficult side effects.

New research co-led by IU School of Medicine scientists could help change that. Researchers developed a nanoparticle delivery system that targets multiple myeloma cells while avoiding healthy cells, a promising step toward safer and more effective blood cancer treatments.

Could the screens you use every day be affecting your sleep?

Researchers at the IU School of Medicine are investigating how blue light exposure may impact the body's internal clock and eye health, helping uncover the long-term effects of life in a digital world.