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 facultyInterdisciplinary approach + Innovation + Collaboration = The Gill Center
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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Prenatal exposure to THC, CBD affects offspring's responsiveness to fluoxetine
IU NEWS—JUNE 30, 2021
Scientists at IU have found that significant amounts of the two main components of cannabis enter the embryonic brain of mice in utero and impair the mice's ability as adults to respond to fluoxetine - a drug commonly used to treat anxiety and deression.
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Undergraduate receives prestigious national award
IU Department of Biology News—April 8, 2021
Indiana University undergraduate Eduardo Duro (Tracey lab) has been named Goldwater scholar for the 2021-22 academic year. The honor recognizes outstanding college sophomores and juniors who show great promise in math, science, or engineering. Congratulations, Eduardo!
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Methadone research could help babies exposed to opioids in utero
IU News—March 17, 2021
A study by researchers from the IU School of Medicine in Indianapolis and the Gill Center at IU Bloomington found taht in-utero exposure to methadone in mice could negatively affect developmental milestones related to proper functioning of the brain's sensory and motor systems. Findings could lead to new treatment options that reduce long-term damage to human babies from in-utero opioid exposure.
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