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Professor honored for breakthrough research
Richard DiMarchi will receive the Breakthrough of the Year Award for research that laid the foundation for drugs tha tare transforming the treatment of obesity.
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Enzyme plays role in preventing neurodegeneration
Indiana University researchers in the Gill Center have identified a missing link that can help protect the brain from aging.
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NIH grant funds Research Center at IUB
The Indiana University Bloomington Center for Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Addiction (C3A) — which will join just 15 other centers nationally funded through NIDA’s Core Center of Excellence Grants — will expand on IU’s extensive expertise in addiction research.
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$1.9M award supports study of nociception.Bloomington, Indiana, February 16, 2023
- Amazing Scientists looking for You!, Bloomington, Indiana, September 2022
Can Opioid Use without Addiction become a Reality?, Bloomington, Indiana, September 16, 2022
- 2022 Symposium to explore current research on cannabis, Bloomington, Indiana September 6, 2022
- Stellar Billiards: Should we fear universal collisions?Stellar Billiards, November 09, 2022
- Indiana University neuroscientists to study effects of marijuana use during adolescence with $2M NIH grant Indiana University News, July 5, 2022.
- Scientist & local coffee shop stimulate great conversations, Popular Science Cafe Resumes - June 2022
- Indiana University neuroscientists improve data analysis through new partnership Research Impact, May 19, 2022.
- Opioid overdose detection patch under development, funded by NIDA Indiana University News, May 10, 2022.
- Can cannabinoids unlock a better understanding of our bodies and brains? Discover Magazine, February 1, 2022.
- A Q&A with Dan Tracey. Current Biology, January 24, 2022 (Volume 32, Issue 2).
Prenatal exposure to THC, CBD affects offspring's responsiveness to fluoxetine. IU News—June 30, 2021
Undergraduate receives prestigious national award. IU Department of Biology News—April 8, 2021
Methadone research could help babies exposed to opioids in utero. IU News—March 17, 2021
Welcome to the compassionate classroom. IU News—November 17, 2021
Newly created Wylie Innovation Catalyst Medal recognizes the past, encourages future IU innovators. IU News—October 21, 2020
2019 Gill Symposium to explore sex difference in the brain. IU News—August 14, 2019
Volunteer leaders recognized for their contributions with Partners in Philanthropy awards. IU News—June 7, 2019
IU scientist embarks on Caribbean 'treasure hunt' in search of flies and wasps.IU News—February 12, 2019.
- Marijuana component appears to raise eye pressure.Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News—December 18, 2018
- Indiana University names Gill chair, Ken Mackie, distinguished professor.IU News—December 12, 2018
- Six IU Bloomington researchers receive nearly $150,000 from translational research grant program.IU News—December 5, 2018
- Gill Chair, Dr. Andrea Hohmann, named AAAS fellow.American Association for the Advancement of Science—November 27, 2018
- IU addictions Grand Challenge announces next phase of projects at one-year anniversary of launch.IU News—November 8, 2018
- Indiana University researchers unlocking key to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's.CBS4 Indianapolis—September 13, 2018
- BMP signaling downstream of the Highwire E3 ligase sensitizes nociceptors. PLOS Genetics—July 12, 2018
- 2018 Gill Symposium to honor five scientists for cutting-eduge neuroscience research.IU News—July 30, 2018
- IU research provides promise in search for simple, early test for Alzheimer's disease.IU News—June 28, 2018
- 2018 Scholastic Stars have big dreams.The Herald Times—May 23, 2018
- IU scientists find first evidence animals can mentally replay past events.IU News—May 10, 2018
- International collaboration between U.S. and Finnish researchers identifies new approach for treating neuropathic pain.University of Turku News—May 4, 2018
- Tracey Lab undergrad receives honorable mention for Goldwater Scholarship Program.Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation—March 2018
- The College Magazine—Spring 2018
- IU research suggests failed osteoarthritis drug could get new life as an opioid-addiction treatement.IU News—February 27, 2018
- CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains.IU Newsroom—September 6, 2017
- mGluR5 Tunes NGF/TrkA Signaling to Orient Spiny Stellate Neuron Dendrites Toward Thalamocortical Axons During Whisker-Barrel Map Formation.Cerebral Cortex—April 27, 2017
- Inflammatory and Neuropathic Nociception is Preserved in GPR55 Knockout Mice.Scientific Reports—April 20, 2017
- Your morning coffee could help stave off dementia.Fox News Health— March 8, 2017
- Caffeine isn’t all that bad. It can save you from dementia.Hindustan Times—March 8, 2017
- Caffeine may ward off dementia by boosting protective enzyme.Medical News Today—March 8, 2017
- IU study finds caffeine boosts enzyme that could protect against dementia.IU Newsroom—March 7, 2018
- Nociception.Current Biology—Feburary 20, 2017
- Build a better painkiller.Protomag.com—January 31, 2017
- Two Indiana University faculty members named AAAS fellows.IU Newsroom—November 21, 2016
- IU study suggests potential chronic pain treatment without opioid or medical marijuana side effects.IU Newsroom—November 14, 2016
- IU’s Richard DiMarchi ranked among world’s top three translational researchers.IU Newsroom—October 31, 2016
- 11 gifts to humanity this innovative college has given to us all.BuzzFeed—September 1, 2016
- This week in The Journal: ‘mGluR5 Guides Stellate Cell Migration and Dendritic Pruning.JNeurosci—August 24, 2016
- Nociceptor-Enriched genes required for normal thermal nociception. em>Cell Reports—July 12, 2016
- ‘Smoke alarm’ one of 36 genes newly found to play role in pain sensation.IU Newsroom—June 23, 2016
- IU-led brain study suggests new ways to protect against neurodegeneration. IU Newsroom—June 2, 2016
- Moonlighting enzyme protects against degenerative brain disease.PLOS Biology Press Release—June 2, 2016
- Standiford H. Cox Distinguished Professor and Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences to receive the 2016 ACS Alfred Burger Award in Medicinal Chemistry.American Chemical Society—March 15, 2015
- Standiford H. Cox Distinguished Professor and Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences to receive the Max Bergmann Medaille. German Peptide Society—March 2015
- IU Distinguished Professor Richard DiMarchi elected as a member of National Academy of Medicine.IU Newsroom—October 19, 2015
- 2015 Gill Symposium honors 2 experts on the neurobiology of alcohol and drug dependence.IU Newsroom—September 25, 2015
- Novo Nordisk buying 2 DiMarchi-launched drug firms.Indianapolis Business Journal—August 27, 2015
- Chronic cannabinoid receptor 2 activation reverses paclitaxel neuropathy without tolerance or cannbinoid receptor 1-dependent withdrawl. NIH-National Institute on Drug Abuse—April 6, 2015
- Indiana University College of Arts + Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award Receipient: Ken Mackie.IU Newsroom—February 16, 2015
- IU’s DiMarchi lab sees another success on path to cure adult-onset diabetes, obesity.IU Newsroom—December 8, 2014
- Gill Symposium honors two neuroscientists for work on the brain’s role in regulating metabolism.IU Newsroom—October 10, 2014
- Study identifies key shift in the brain that creates drive to overeat.IU Newsroom—April 29, 2013
- Targeted peptide-estrogen combination found effective and safe for treating obesity in mice.IU Newsroom—November 13, 2012
- Richard DiMarchi is CICP’s Innovator of the Year.IU Newsroom—April 10, 2018