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.
Meet the Gill chairs and faculty
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.
Learn more about our researchGill Center Seminar: Feng Guo, Ph.D.
Multidisciplinary Science Building Phase II, Rm102
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Dr. Feng Guo of Indiana University Bloomington's Department of Intelligent Systems Engineering will present a lecture. Please join as at 12PM in MSBII, Rm102 for his talk and lunch.
Gill Center Seminar: Ken Mackie, M.D.
Multidisciplinary Science Building Phase II, Rm102
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Ken Mackie, M.D., from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Linda and Jack Gill Center at Indiana University, will present a lecture. Please join us at 12PM in MSBII, ... Read more
Gill Center Seminar: Samuel Miao-Sin Wu, Ph.D.
Multidisciplinary Science Building Phase II, Rm102
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Samuel Miao-Sin Wu, Ph.D. of Baylor College of Medicine will present a lecture. Join us for pizza lunch and his lecture.
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.
Read more about the 2019 Partners in Philanthropy
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.
Read more about Dr. Tracey's voyage
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.
Read more about Dr. Straiker's findings
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.
Read about IU's 10 new distinguished professors
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.
Read more about the awards
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!
Read more about the 2018 AAAS Fellows