March 25, 2025: 
The Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) and Inside Indiana Business (IIB) recently interviewed Brian Stemme, CEO of Hoosier Cancer Research Network, which serves as the consortium’s administrative headquarters, for separate pieces highlighting the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium.

The IBJ also interviewed Dr. Nabil Adra, a genitourinary medical oncologist at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and Big Ten CRC Steering Committee representative for Indiana University.

Both pieces tied into local events this month, as the city of Indianapolis hosted the Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

• The IBJ article can be found here: https://www.ibj.com/articles/big-ten-schools-team-up-when-it-comes-to-cancer-research
• See the Inside Indiana Business video here:

About the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium: The Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium was created in 2013 to transform the conduct of cancer research through collaborative clinical trials and observational studies that seek to improve the lives of cancer patients in the diverse communities we serve by leveraging the scientific and clinical expertise of Big Ten universities. The Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium creates a unique team research culture to drive science rapidly from ideas to treatment and prevention. Within this innovative environment, today’s research leaders collaborate with and mentor the research leaders of tomorrow. Since its founding, the Big Ten CRC has activated nearly 40 clinical trials across a wide range of cancer types, more than 1,000 participants have enrolled in Big Ten CRC studies, and more than 500 researchers have joined Big Ten CRC Clinical Trial Working Groups.

About the Big Ten Conference: The Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 18 Big Ten institutions provide direct financial support for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.

March 17, 2025: 

We are thrilled to reintroduce Across the Consortium, a monthly article showcasing the latest news and events from our member institutions. In this edition, we proudly add our newest member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, which serves as the cancer program for UW Medicine—the University of Washington’s health system—joining our consortium of now 16 institutions.

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