Medical Imaging Research Institute

News and Events

The Medical Imaging Research Institute (MIRI) bolsters disease-focused research through advanced imaging innovation that may redefine how we treat patients in the future. Find our latest research findings, investigator news, facility news, thought leadership and innovations here. In cooperation with our research centers, MIRI offers opportunities to learn from investigators and top medical experts through postdoctoral opportunities and special events.

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Save the date: Inaugural MIRI Biennial

Join us on Nov. 6 from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Joseph E. Walther Hall for the Inaugural MIRI Biennial. The conference will showcase the latest advances in interventional MRI research and technology. The biennial is designed for radiologists, interventional physicians, biomedical engineers, imaging scientists, technology developers, trainees and industry partners interested in the future of MR-guided therapies. Registration closes Oct. 21.

Upcoming events

27 Oct

Oct 27 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Quarterly Medical Imaging Research Institute Meeting

Our quarterly MIRI meetings are a great opportunity to hear about our research progress across the institute as well as get better acquainted with one another.

Goodman Hall, 362 W. 15th St. Indianapolis, IN 46202

28 Oct

Oct 28 11:00am - 12:00pm

Frontiers in Medical Imaging Research Seminar Series - Radiopharmaceuticals: From Diagnostic to Theranostic by Michael Nickels, PhD

Medical Education and Research Building

06 Nov

Nov 06 7:00am - 4:30pm

Inaugural MIRI Biennial

The Medical Imaging Research Institute (MIRI) will host its inaugural biennial, sponsored by Cook Medical, with a focus on interventional magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI).

Joseph E. Walther Hall

Recent news

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IU's expanded comprehensive Research Imaging Core advances capabilities for novel diagnostics and medical intervention

IU School of Medicine researchers have access to more imaging technologies and diagnostic tools than ever before with the expansion of the Research Imaging Core under the Medical Imaging Research Institute.

October 05, 2026

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IU Health Theranostics Center of Excellence to advance imaging, therapies for Hoosiers with cancer in partnership with IU School of Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine and IU Health are launching the IU Health Theranostics Center of Excellence, a three-phase initiative combining advanced diagnostic imaging with targeted radioligand therapies to deliver personalized cancer treatments to patients across Indiana.

September 01, 2026

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Groundbreaking IU clinical trial demonstrates first potential treatment that could prevent millions of annual heart failures and deaths in severe heart attack patients

New clinical trial shows progress in stopping fatal complication that affects millions. 

August 31, 2026

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Inaugural MIRI Biennial focuses on interventional MRI research

The Medical Imaging Research Institute at IU School of Medicine will host its inaugural MIRI Biennial, with a focus on interventional MRI research, on Nov. 6. Orlando Simonetti, PhD, from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and David Woodrum, MD, PhD, from Mayo Clinic, will present keynote addresses.

August 24, 2026

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Cardiovascular imaging fellow studies biological changes in damaged heart muscle

Bhavana Sivakumar, a fellow with the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at IU School of Medicine, is researching the mechanisms behind the iron-containing molecule, heme, in contributing to tissue injury after a heart attack. She hopes to identify ways to reduce or prevent this damage and identify novel therapies that may mitigate heme-mediated injury. 

August 17, 2026