Q: For what purposes will researchers be able to access the Fairbanks Institute’s research platform? Ans: The Fairbanks Institute’s research platform will only be available for research that advances the Fairbanks Institute’s mission of improving community and public health through the study of chronic diseases common to the Indiana population. Q: What types of organizations … Read more
The Fairbanks Institute’s novel research platform is based on the integration of biological samples collected from the population of Indianapolis and other Indiana communities with extensive clinical, demographic, and epidemiological information gathered both retrospectively and prospectively from the community. The Fairbanks Institute is conducting the Indiana Health Study to collect samples and information for the … Read more
The Fairbanks Institute Community Outreach and Engagement Committee serves as a resource for the Fairbanks Institute Board, management and the Science and Policy Committee by facilitating the flow of information to and from the community.
Cynthia Helphingstine Ph.D. President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Cynthia Helphingstine is President and Chief Operating Officer of the Fairbanks Institute for Healthy Communities. She is an entrepreneurial executive, specializing in life sciences start-ups. Dr. Helphingstine has a record of successfully bringing together diverse stakeholders to create companies and launch initiatives that impact healthcare research. … Read more
Craig Brater M.D., Chair Dean Indiana University School of Medicine, Chair Leonard J. Betley Chairman Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation Virginia Caine M.D. Director Marion County Department of Public Health David Johnson President and Chief Executive Officer BioCrossroads John Lechleiter Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer Eli Lilly and Company Mitch Roob … Read more
The Fairbanks Institute is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2006 with a $500,000 gift from the Guidant Foundation and a $10 million gift from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation in collaboration with BioCrossroads, the Indiana University School of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute, and other Indianapolis community health leaders. The Fairbanks Institute is sponsoring the Indiana Health … Read more
The mission of the Fairbanks Institute for Healthy Communities is to improve the community and public health by facilitating research breakthroughs that will lead to new and better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat chronic diseases.