Gill Center for Biomolecular Science: Indiana University Bloomington

Interdisciplinary approach + Innovation + Collaboration = The Gill Center

The Gill Center for Biomolecular Science at Indiana University provides the field of neuroscience with a unique platform for innovation. Powered by the extraordinary vision and commitment of Linda and Jack Gill, together with the College of Arts + Sciences, the Gill Center brings together world-class scientists and state-of-the-art facilities in an atmosphere of unimpeded experimentation. The result is real and rapid progress on understanding issues such as pain, addiction, stress, and dementia. The Gill Chairs, recruited from outside the university in order to promote the expansion of IU’s neuroscience community, are selected not only for their individual records of excellence, but also for their ability to contribute to and influence ongoing center research.

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Together, we’re better!

Putting leading neuroscientists with different backgrounds in close proximity allows for incredible intellectual exchanges. We have purposefully built a group with both shared values and complementary approaches, so the work we do together goes beyond what any researcher could accomplish alone. These shared values center on a commitment to improving lives by uncovering the core processes of the nervous system. We don’t just want to see what goes wrong in the nervous system. We’re committed to understanding at a fundamental level how the system works and how we can support it.

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2019 Gill Symposium to explore sex difference in the brain

IU News—August 14, 2019

The theme of the 2019 Gill Symposium is "Sex Differences in the Brain." Five scientists conducting research on differences, or lack thereof, between the male and female brain will present at the symposium. Catherine Dulac (Harvard University), Margaret McCarthy (University of Maryland), Catherine Woolley (Northwestern University), Deborah Clegg (American University), and Barry Dickson (HHMI - Janelia Research Campus) will also be honored with the Transformative Investigator Awards.

Volunteer leaders recognized for their contributions with Partners in Philanthropy awards

IU News—June 7, 2019

Indiana University and the Indiana University Foundation honored Linda and Jack Gill, along with four other individuals and one family as 2019 Partners in Philanthropy. The Gills were awarded this year's Herman B Wells Visionary Award, which recognizes individuals whose lifetime commitments of time, talent and treasure to IU reveal a deep understanding of the power of philanthropy to shape the future of the institution.

IU scientist embarks on Caribbean 'treasure hunt' in search of flies and wasps

IU News—February 12, 2019

With support from Linda and Jack Gill, Gill Chair Dan Tracey is on a three-month voyage across the Lesser Antilles on a mission to understand evolutionary changes in Drosophila. Tracey hypothesizes that the Drosophila's pigmentation may indicate a fly's ability to defend against parasitoid wasps. The volcanic origin of each island also represents the chance to study the evolutionary systems isolated from outside influences.

Marijuana component appears to raise eye pressure

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News—December 18, 2018

Although one of the most commonly proposed uses of medical marijuana is to treat glaucoma, scientists at IU have found that a major chemical component in the substance appears to worsen the primary underpinning of the disease: a rise in pressure inside the eye. Gill Center scientist, Dr. Alex Straiker led the study, which specifically found that CBD caused an increase in pressure inside mice eyes of 18% for at least four hours.

Indiana University names Gill chair, Ken Mackie, distinguished professor

IU News—December 12, 2018

Dr. Kenneth P. Mackie and nine other faculty members have been appointed as distinguished professor, the university's highest academic rank for scholars and researchers. The appointments were approved December 6 by the IU Board of Trustees.

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Director and Gill Chair, Professor, Hui-Chen Lu

Six IU Bloomington researchers receive nearly $150,000 from translational research grant program

IU News—December 5, 2018

Six IU Bloomington researchers, including Dr. Hui-Chen Lu, Director and Chair of the Linda & Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science, have received grants from a program that supports developing translational research projects with industry, establishing new companies, or strengthening patent applications.

Gill Chair Dr. Andrea Hohmann, named AAAS fellow

The American Association for the Advancement of Science—November 27, 2018

The American Association for the Advancement of Science named Dr. Hohmann an AAAS fellow, an honor that recognizes her outstanding contribution to the progress of science and research. Congratulations, Andrea!