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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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