RESEARCH: Indiana University

From collaborating with NASA to search for life on Mars to developing a vaccine for rotavirus-norovirus in infants, IU has earned its reputation as a world-class research institution. Home to one of the fastest university-owned supercomputers in the world and supported by $941,979,768 in FY2025 from our partners, IU researchers are building collaborations and uncovering new solutions that improve lives in Indiana and around the globe. Indiana University researchers have driven innovation and creative initiatives for more than 200 years.

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4,354proposals submitted

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1,319Number of principal investigators

872Number of sponsors

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IU researcher investigating a key barrier to curing HIV

September 29, 2026
An NIH grant will fund research led by Adarsh Dharan, assistant professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, aimed at better understanding the critical moment when HIV enters the nucle... Read more about IU researcher investigating a key barrier to curing HIV
Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center secures $22.8 million grant renewal to advance precision medicine

September 25, 2026
One of the longest-running, federally funded Alzheimer’s disease research centers in the country, the Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the IU School of Medicine, has secured $22.8... Read more about Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center secures $22.8 million grant renewal to advance precision medicine
IU researcher receives NIH funding to study home-based palliative care

September 24, 2026
A new research project led by IU School of Nursing’s Lyndsay DeGroot aims to bring palliative care directly to patients with serious chronic illnesses through an in-home telehealth program.