Drug studied as possible treatment for spinal injuries
Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits Read more...
New effort probes how two groups of viruses cause disease
Purdue University is leading a team of researchers in a federally funded effort aimed ultimately at developing better vaccines and antiviral drugs Read more...
Findings show nanomedicine promising for treating spinal cord injuries
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that Read more...
Enzyme may be a key to Alzheimer's-related cell death
A Purdue University researcher has discovered that the amount of an enzyme present in neurons can affect the mechanism thought to cause cell death Read more...
Protein helps cells duplicate correctly, avoid becoming cancer
A Purdue researcher has discovered that the absence of certain proteins needed for proper cell duplication can lead to Read more...
Purdue to dedicate Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology
Purdue University structural biologists - a group that provides insights that lead to vaccines and other disease treatments - are getting a booster Read more...
Dow AgroSciences, Purdue, IEDC partner for life sciences venture at Purdue Research Park
A new development project in the life sciences arena was announced Wednesday (Sept. 30) as part of a new agricultural collaboration among Dow Read more...
Drug studied as possible treatment for spinal injuries
Researchers have shown how an experimental drug might restore the function of nerves damaged in spinal cord injuries by preventing short circuits caused when tiny "potassium channels" in the fibers are exposed. Click HERE To Read More.
November, 2009
Maize cell wall genes identified, giving boost to biofuel research
Purdue University scientists have helped identify and group the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best suited for biofuels production. Click HERE To Read More.
November, 2009
Team of researchers
New effort probes how two groups of viruses cause disease
Purdue University is leading a team of researchers in a federally funded effort aimed ultimately at developing better vaccines and antiviral drugs against two types of disease-causing viruses by learning critical details about their life cycles. Click HERE To Read More.
November, 2009
"Copolymer micelles"
Findings show nanomedicine promising for treating spinal cord injuries
Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be injected into the blood shortly after an accident. Click HERE To Read More.
November, 2009
Birds' selective fall hearing may hold lessons for humans, researchers say
It appears that some birds have found a simple solution when they are not looking for a mate in the fall - they just ignore love's call by muting their hearing. Click HERE To Read More.
Sandra Rossie found that an enzyme blocks a mechanism that can lead to neural cell death.
Enzyme may be a key to Alzheimer's-related cell death
A Purdue University researcher has discovered that the amount of an enzyme present in neurons can affect the mechanism thought to cause cell death in Alzheimer's disease patients and may have applications for other diseases such as stroke and heart attack Click HERE To Read More.
October, 2009
Xiaoqi Liu
Protein helps cells duplicate correctly, avoid becoming cancer
A Purdue researcher has discovered that the absence of certain proteins needed for proper cell duplication can lead to cancer. Click HERE To Read More.
October, 2009
Hockmeyer Hall
Purdue to dedicate Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology
Purdue University structural biologists - a group that provides insights that lead to vaccines and other disease treatments - are getting a booster shot for their research with brand new facilities. Click HERE To Read More.
October, 2009
New collaboration in the life sciences arena
Dow AgroSciences, Purdue, IEDC partner for life sciences venture at Purdue Research Park
A new development project in the life sciences arena was announced Wednesday (Sept. 30) as part of a new agricultural collaboration among Dow AgroSciences, Purdue Research Foundation, Purdue University and the state of Indian Click HERE To Read More.
September, 2009
Purdue's Emerging Innovations Fund invests in two startup companies
Officials of a fund created to help commercialize new technologies have invested $350,000 in two Indiana-based life sciences startup firms. Click HERE To Read More.
September, 2009
Research, jobs, affordability
As president of BioCrossroads, I am asked all the time how Indiana can compete to develop our life sciences and biotechnology strengths when other places bring to the competition such attractive assets as Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, the mountains and beaches of San Diego or the cobblestone streets of Boston. Certainly, Indiana has no mountains, oceans or Revolutionary War-era buildings. But we have been privileged with another legacy: our great public research institutions, Indiana University and Purdue University. Click HERE To Read More.
September, 2009
Mohammad Rameez Chatni, at left, and Marshall Porterfield developed the self-referencing optrode that can measure oxygen intake in real time.
New multi-use device can shed light on oxygen intake
A fiber-optic sensor created by a team of Purdue University researchers that is capable of measuring oxygen intake rates could have broad applications ranging from plant root development to assessing the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs. Click HERE To Read More.
Training Groups are topic-oriented research groups consisting of faculty from multiple departments.
Training groups are an administrative home for PULSe students, a student choice that impacts
curriculum and research training activities.
November, 2009