July 15, 2019
Hearing loss is so common in today's society, especially in older individuals, that many people question the use of doing anything to protect their hearing from noise and loud sounds. But it turns out the source of hearing loss may have a large impact on a person’s ability to understand speech and enjoy music. That’s the result of a new study from researchers at Purdue University and the University of Rochester that was published recently in The Journal of Neuroscience.
Now hear this: Study highlights the importance of avoiding noise-induced hearing loss
June 17, 2019
The laboratory of Dr. Seema Mattoo recently developed a new tomography-compatible electron microscopy technique called CryoAPEX. This technique, published in the Journal of Cell Science, has been highlighted in the Editor’s Choice column of Science magazine. Congratulations to the Mattoo lab!
Mattoo Lab’s Cryoapex Technology Highlighted by Science Magazine
June 17, 2019
On June 10, the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience kicked off its Life Sciences-Engineering Workshop Series. The three-part program aims to create working groups that could identify major problems in neuroscience with interdisciplinary teams that incorporate both life sciences and engineering. Selected teams will receive funding from PIIN (with the potential for significant multi-year investments) as part of the institute’s key initiatives. The first event drew more than 30 faculty members and research scientists as well as several staff members from Purdue Life Sciences.
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June 13, 2019
The true cause of Parkinson’s disease is still a mystery to researchers, although they do know that in many patients, a protein called alpha-synuclein (aSyn) tends to aggregate in brain cells. But a different protein could help stop that aggregation, according to a new study in the Journal of Molecular Biology. Research was led by Purdue Life Sciences faculty member Seema Mattoo, an assistant professor of biological sciences.
June 11, 2019
As part of its outreach and engagement mission, the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience has been teaming up with other groups on the West Lafayette campus on events targeted at K-12 students. Two of those events took place in April: NanoDays and Spring Fest.
June 7, 2019
Bridgette Tonnsen- Big Idea Challenge 2.0 winner, "From Cell Cultures to Community Cultures: Bringing Precision Health to Autism"
June 5, 2019
The Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience in June and July will hold a series of life sciences-engineering workshops designed to create interdisciplinary research teams focused on tackling major problems in neuroscience.
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May 30, 2019
Purdue has just announced a partnership with two Indian universities in the state of Andhra Pradesh -- Andhra University and Sri Venkateswara University -- to collaborate on capacity-building activities focusing on entrepreneurship and pharmaceutical sciences. The partnership is part of the government of India’s Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) program, intended to improve the quality of Indian state public institutions, recognizing that the development of the country’s entrepreneurial talent is critically important to job creation and overall economic prosperity.
May 8, 2019
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — What if the brain could detect its own disease? Researchers have been trying to create a material that “thinks” like the brain does, which would be more sensitive to early signs of neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s. Thinking is a long way off, but Purdue University and Argonne National Laboratory researchers have engineered a new material that can at least “listen.”
May 3, 2019
There will be more community programs, resources, collaborations and faculty members researching autism, thanks to an expanded program at Purdue University.
Collaboration expected to expand with new autism research center at Purdue
