Harikrishna Nakshatri works with two students in the lab, pointing to a screen and speaking.
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Breast cancer researcher reflects on past, shares innovations shaping the future of research

Harikrishna Nakshatri, a breast cancer researcher at IU School of Medicine, has amassed a lengthy list of achievements over the past 29 years, but it’s a far cry from how his career began in veterinary medicine.

Luke Christopher Norton  | Oct 20, 2025
Carla Fisher pictured alongside the breast surgery team. | Photo courtesy Cassie Needy

Breast surgery division chief reflects on patient care, education this Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Carla Fisher, MD, MBA, reflects on advancing breast surgery, mentoring future surgeons and redefining what it

Sarah Lounsbury
Christopher Collier stands in a laboratory and smiles.

Early career surgeon-scientist recognized as rising leader in musculoskeletal oncology research

Muscle waste and body composition changes are a side effect of having cancer that IU musculoskeletal oncology surgeon-scientist Christopher Collier wants to mediate in kidney

Angie Antonopoulos
Indiana School for the Deaf students take part in an immersive surgical skills lab through the Future Deaf Scientists Program. | Photo courtesy of Cassie Needy

Collaboration opens career pathways for Indiana School for the Deaf students

Thanks to a collaboration between Indiana University, the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Department of Surgery among others, students from the Indiana School

Sarah Lounsbury
Professor John Turchi and student examining equipment in the lab setting.

Team player: Turchi works to drive innovation in lung cancer research

John Turchi arrived at IU with a novel approach to make platinum-based, DNA-damaging therapies like Cisplatin more effective for lung cancer. The approach has paid

Luke Christopher Norton
A headshot of Francesca C. Duncan of the IU School of Medicine.

Lung cancer researcher brings a community-focused approach to work

Francesca Duncan’s day-to-day work can include spending time at a patient's bedside, teaching trainees in her pulmonary clinic, screening patients for lung cancer, and working

Luke Christopher Norton
A headshot of Karen E Pollok, a woman with mid-length hair smiling and wearing a white IU labcoat.

Pediatric cancer researcher explores novel treatments for solid tumors

The lab of  Karen E. Pollok, PhD, bears the name of Caroline Symmes, who was just under 4 years old when she was diagnosed with metastatic Wilms

Luke Christopher Norton
pink test tubes with person dropping pink liquid into them

Where medicine meets the court: Breast cancer awareness in the ‘All-Star’ arena

To bring more awareness to breast cancer, Indiana University’s Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank partnered with the WNBA All Star Game held this year in

Jasmin Cheairs
This picture depicts two professional headshots of incoming first-year orthopaedic surgery residents, Melissa Hartman and Tyler Margetts.

Orthopaedic Surgery welcomes new residents

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at IU School of Medicine welcomes six new first-year residents. They have volunteered clinical hours and participated in research, and

Angie Antonopoulos
IU Health physicians, staff, and their family members smiling in front of the mobile cancer screening unit.

Radiology faculty aid in fight against lung cancer

Stacy Rissing, MD and Peter Gunderman, MD, are actively fighting lung cancer through various initiatives. Rissing is raising awareness for early detection with Indiana's first

Zoe Hagymasi