Indiana University, Bloomington
Kyung-Tai Min, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology
Understanding the Functions of Down Syndrome Critical Region 1 using Drosophila 
Goal: Understand specific genetic origins of the various elements of Down syndrome in order to develop drug treatment that can improve the symptoms and possibly help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. 
$80,000

Indiana University School of Medicine, Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indianapolis
Kathleen Elizabeth Bethin, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics
Genetic Analysis of Normal and Abnormal Labor 
Goal: Develop drug treatments that are more effective at preventing or delaying preterm labor than currently available medications, which generally delay birth for no more than a few days.         
$150,000

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
Xin Zhang, PhD, Assistant  Professor, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics
The Role of Glycoprotein Synthetic Gene NDST1 in Lens Development 
Goal: Develop improved treatments for congenital cataracts, which affect 20 million children worldwide, 1.4 million of whom are blind.        
 $150,000

Purdue University, West Lafayette
Henry C. Chang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
The Role of Ligand Endocytosis in Drosophila Notch Signaling 
Goal: Develop treatment for Alagille syndrome.        
$37,500

Total amount of research funded in the Indiana Chapter: $337,500