August 30, 2024
A slew of recent announcements suggests that the self-driving cars of the future have arrived. Google sibling Waymo is rolling out paid autonomous taxi rides in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Elon Musk announced plans to unveil Tesla's robotaxi this October.
August 28, 2024
ean Chmielewski, the AW Kramer Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award was established in 1937 and is supported by an endowed fund established by Francis P. Garvan and the Olin Corporation Charitable Trust.
Professor Jean Chmielewski recognized with prestigious national award from the American Chemical Society
August 20, 2024
Researchers in Purdue University’s colleges of Agriculture and Science have received an additional $95,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to develop patent-pending drought-resistant soybean plants and novel arthritis treatments.
Purdue researchers receive additional $95K to develop arthritis treatments, drought-resistant soybeans
August 19, 2024
SUMMARYUnderstanding the dynamic adaptive plasticity of microorganisms has been advanced by studying their responses to extreme environments. Spaceflight research platforms provide a unique opportunity to study microbial characteristics in new extreme adaptational modes, including sustained exposure to reduced forces of gravity and associated low fluid shear force conditions. Under these conditions, unexpected microbial responses occur, including alterations in virulence, antibiotic and stress resistance, biofilm formation, metabolism, motility, and gene expression, which are not observed using conventional experimental approaches.
Microbiology of human spaceflight: microbial responses to mechanical forces that impact health and habitat sustainability
August 7, 2024
After seven years of research and development, the university says it could shorten construction times and increase the durability of concrete highways, bridges and other infrastructure.
Professor invents instant concrete strength-checker. Highway bosses like it.
August 5, 2024
From trauma medicine to revolutionized prosthetics and beyond, some of the most cutting-edge innovations in health and medicine have come from projects through the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs. The Health of the Forces initiative, developed by Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) and Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) with support from the Purdue University Office of Research, aims to add to these innovations by providing Purdue faculty with the support needed to initiate their own life-changing discoveries that will serve military members, veterans and their families.
College of Health and Human Sciences advances Health of the Forces initiative through pilot grants
August 2, 2024
eversible protein phosphorylation is an abundant post-translational modification dynamically regulated by opposing kinases and phosphatases. Protein phosphorylation has been extensively studied in cell division, where waves of cyclin-dependent kinase activity, peaking in mitosis, drive the sequential stages of the cell cycle.
Inducible degradation-coupled phosphoproteomics identifies PP2A Rts1 as a novel eisosome regulator
August 1, 2024
The process of cellular senescence, a state of permanent cell cycle arrest, is a key area of longevity research due to the part it plays in both aging and cancer prevention. As cells age or encounter oncogenic stimuli, they cease dividing, thereby preventing the proliferation of potentially tumorigenic cells.
July 31, 2024
Purdue University’s second Antimicrobial Resistance Conference generated increased attendance this year, reflecting heightened interest in the event’s interdisciplinary approach to the topic that the World Health Organization (WHO) identifies as one of the top global public health and development threats. The conference featured distinguished keynote speakers and Purdue scholars from a variety of disciplines who shared the latest research findings and insights regarding the challenges posed by antibiotic resistance.
Purdue Draws Expanded Audience to Second Antimicrobial Resistance Conference
July 30, 2024
The prevalence of obesity worldwide has led to an increase in the risk of metabolic diseases and socio-economical burdens. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been established as a promising therapeutic target to overcome obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and other metabolic syndromes.
