Brian A. Howey

BLOOMINGTON — We live in a nation where about 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetimes. Some 38 million Americans, or 11% of the population, have diabetes. Another 7 million suffer from Alzheimer’s.

With all due respect to Indiana University football coach Curt Cignetti and his undefeated Hoosiers, when I seek heroes, I look to the IU School of Medicine.

Indiana University’s Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center supports nearly 250 researchers studying all phases of the cancer spectrum. In 2018, the Simon Center managed 380 clinical trials, including 104 investigator-initiated trials, designed and implemented by IU researchers.

In 2023, the IU School of Medicine received more than $243 million from the National Institutes of Health, ranking 13th in the nation

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