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Gifts from Walther, Regenstrief Foundations Create Cancer Informatics Chair at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

March 14th 2023

Gifts totaling $3 million will create an endowed chair in cancer informatics at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

$8 million gift establishes research fund, endowed position for bile duct cancer at IU

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

March 10th 2023

IU School of Medicine alumnus Kip E. Virts, MD, has made an $8 million estate gift to support bile duct cancer research at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

IU School of Medicine Names First Walther Scholar in Psycho-Oncology

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

September 8th 2022

Indiana University School of Medicine has named Shelley Johns, PsyD, ABPP, the Walther Scholar in Psycho-Oncology.

Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Makes $12.5 Million Commitment to Indiana University School of Medicine

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

May 27th 2022

A gift commitment of $12.5 million to Indiana University School of Medicine from the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer will support new research to harness immunotherapy for breast cancer treatment.

Vaccine Protects Most Cancer Patients From COVID-19, But Risk Remains Higher for Patients With Blood Cancers

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

April 27th 2022

A researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center found the COVID-19 vaccine protected most cancer patients from getting COVID. However, patients with certain types of cancer have a higher and widely varied risk of breakthrough COVID infections after receiving the COVID vaccine.