The Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science has undergone some BIG changes.
Effective July 1, 2024, the Gill Center became a part of IU Research as one of their
Centrally Administrative Centers, Institutes, Museums, and Service Centers.
With that change, came a rebranding of the Center to:
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In our reorganization and rebranding, our mission and our vision remain the same.
With leveraged philanthropy, the donor provides the seed, but the program goes on to become continuous and self-sustaining.
Jack Gill
It is our mission to determine the mechanisms underlying neurological health and dysfunction to enable breakthrough interventions that transform mental health and improve quality of life, while disseminating knowledge to educate the next generation of neuroscientists.
We continue our growth with the intent of our donors in the forefront of our minds. We provide the field of neuroscience with a unique, inter-disciplinary platform for innovation. Powered by the commitment of Linda and Jack Gill - we will bring together world-class scientists and state-of-the-art facilities in the atmosphere of unimpeded experimentation.
This interconnected and emboldened environment facilitates what Jack and Linda Gill refer to as “leveraged philanthropy”—a model for giving that grows strategically targeted investments into enormously influential programs. From their initial $5 million gift and matching funds from Indiana University, the Gill Institute faculty have been awarded nearly $40 million in external funding. The Institute includes more than 100 people, including 12 research scientists, 15 postdoctoral researchers, 15 technicians, 14 graduate students, and ~50 undergraduates who actively participate in research. The Institute maintains the awarded NIDA grant (DA056410) Center of Excellence: the Center for Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Addiction (C3A), led by Ken Mackie. Additionally, through its annual Gill Symposium and Awards Ceremony, the institute attracts the field’s top luminaries from around the world, who maintain collaborative and mentoring relationships with the Gill Institute's chairs and students.
Save the date for the 2026 Gill Symposium and Awards at the Indiana Memorial Union: September 16, 2026!
