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Wells Center Newsletter November 2025

November 2025 news and updates from the Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research

Jackie Maupin  | Nov 13, 2025
Emily Sims, Ellie Moreau, Miriam Davis and Heath Davis in a clinic room.

Young patient, family travel from North Carolina to help advance Type 1 diabetes treatment

Heath Davis, 11, from North Carolina, is participating in an IU School of Medicine clinical trial testing whether an oral pill can preserve insulin production

Jackie Maupin
Dr. Charles Stevenson and patients in the clinic

New division chief devoted to building ‘pediatric neuroscience center of excellence’

When he’s not meeting with families in the clinic or performing life-changing procedures in the operating room, Charles Stevenson, MD, dedicates his efforts to advancing

Allie Northcutt
Battina presenting at 2025 Wells Center Retreat

Triple-major IU undergraduate dedicated to breakthroughs in Type 1 diabetes research

Yashaswini Battina, an undergraduate student working in the lab of Amelia Linnemann, PhD, focuses on Type 1 diabetes research.

Katelyn M Stewart
A group of women stand outside where there are lavender flowers framing the picture.

PATH4YOU provides critical person-centered family planning care to Hoosiers

A program led by faculty experts from obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics provides critical information and resources to guide Hoosiers in their reproductive health planning

Angie Antonopoulos
Caleb Beimfohr presents research at the 2025 Wells Center Retreat | Photo by Katelyn M. Stewart, IU School of Medicine

PhD student aims to support liver health via weight-loss research

With obesity and fatty liver disease on the rise, second-year PhD student Caleb Beimfohr reflects on his research during Liver Awareness Month.

Katelyn M Stewart
kids with Halloween costumes on and jack-o-lantern buckets to collect candy

Trick-or-treating tips: How to keep your children safe this Halloween

Halloween brings an evening of fun and imagination for children, but it can also raise safety concerns for parents and caregivers.

Jasmin Cheairs
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
Black-and-white photo of technology and medical experts collaborating on a surgery demonstration, recorded for television at the ISMA Centennial Convention in September 1949.

1949 Indiana State Medical Association Convention brings television to IU School of Medicine education

At its 1949 Centennial Convention, the Indiana State Medical Association, in partnership with the IU School of Medicine, showcased television as a new tool for

Karen Bruner Stroup
Seymour Freidberg adjusts the wave form monitor while Ralph Nye makes a video recording

Seymour Friedberg: First Director, Medical Educational Resources Program, 1966-1971

A quiet visionary, Seymour “Sy” Friedberg transformed medical education in Indiana by building a groundbreaking statewide television network that connected doctors, students and campuses like

Karen Bruner Stroup