July 18, 2023
Purdue University researcher V. Jo Davisson and CEO Diana Caldwell are the founders of Amplified Sciences, a clinical-stage life sciences diagnostic company that focuses on accurately detecting and categorically assessing the risks of debilitating diseases. The National Cancer Institute has awarded Amplified Sciences a grant of approximately $400,000 to develop a test to determine if pancreatic cysts are benign or potentially malignant.
Amplified Sciences Secures $400K NCI Grant for Enhanced Pancreatic Cancer Detection
July 18, 2023
The annual ‘Things to Celebrate’ event took place at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana — a time to reconnect with undergraduate and graduate students, research assistants, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members. Biologist Dennis Minchella set up the gathering around 35 years ago for members of our ecology and evolutionary biology discipline, in the biological sciences department. Always held on the Friday afternoon of the last day of classes in the spring semester, this year’s event followed a two-year hiatus due to restrictions on indoor gatherings because of COVID-19. Custom dictates that all attendees add their successes from the past year to a dry-erase board. This year, the board slowly filled with accounts of wrapping up experiments, passing a qualifying or preliminary exam, submitting papers, receiving promotions or completing an internship. Everyone was encouraged to reflect on the past year, and we all shared in the hour of glee. As Minchella, who is still a faculty member in the department and still attends the gatherings, wrote in this year’s invitation, “Too often the stress of academia can become the focus for students and faculty.” For me, this hour was more than a session to chat with colleagues and eat ice cream.
How a simple celebratory gathering can offer a positive outlook
July 18, 2023
The horses in trainer Joe Davis' barn at Horseshoe Indianapolis don't just get standard hay in their nets each day. Throughout the afternoon, Davis or one of his employees opens the HayGain machine that sits at the end of his shed row and pulls out a warm, beautiful-smelling bale of freshly-steamed hay to fill their nets. “I think it helps with bleeding,” he said. “They get so much dust with regular hay, and when it comes out of that steamer, it just smells great. And when it's fresh out of there, they really love it. It cuts down on dust and bacteria. We've had really good luck with it.” Davis said he was inspired to change the way he fed the horses in his racing string after he assisted researchers at Purdue University on a study into equine airway issues. The study was one of two led by Dr. Laurent Couetil that was funded by the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.
Research In Action: Purdue Studies Convinced Trainer To Steam His Horses’ Hay
July 18, 2023
Trainer Joe Davis at Horseshoe, Indianapolis, feeds his equestrian horses freshly steamed hay every day. Every afternoon he or one of his employees takes out a bale of steamed hay from the HayGain machine situated at the end of the shed row and feeds the horses. According to him, there is much dust in regular hays and after steaming they are fresh and dust, and germ-free. Davis was influenced to change the feed after the research finding on equine airway issues in which he assisted. In the research, it was found that the major dust that horses inhale comes from eating regular hay. It contains a high percentage of neutrophil cells that cause inflammation in the lungs of the horse. According to Paulick Report, Dr. Laurent Couetil says, “A lot of people think that the bedding or track surface are the culprits for dust exposure, but we showed your feeding program can make a difference.”
July 14, 2023
After four weeks of intensive study at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, members of the 2023 Vet Up! College cohort gathered for a ceremony and reception celebrating their success. Hosted by the college’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the event was held in the Joy M. Matson Multi-purpose Room in the David and Bonnie Brunner Small Animal Hospital Friday, June 16. Designed as a six-week learning experience, the 2023 Vet Up! College program began Monday, May 22 in Lynn Hall and provided a variety of educational and informational sessions and hands-on labs.
2023 Vet Up! College Cohort Honored at Farewell Ceremony and Reception
July 6, 2023
Purdue University Researcher Luna Lu has developed technology that could replace methods the construction industry has been using for more than 100 years to test when concrete structures are ready to take on an external load. The invention, a sensor that allows concrete to “talk,” decreases construction time and how often concrete pavement needs repairs while also improving the road’s sustainability and cutting its carbon footprint. Embedded directly into a concrete pour, the sensor sends engineers more precise and consistent data about the concrete’s strength and need for repair than is possible with currently used tools and methods
June 6, 2023
Three large, interdisciplinary research projects have been chosen as the first to receive Purdue University SPARK funding. SPARK (Supporting Partnering for Advanced Research Teamwork) is a recently launched strategic initiative within the Office of Research to support and empower Purdue-led research to achieve national prominence through the establishment of cutting-edge research centers. The program provides up to $100,000 in salary supplements and other support for development activities, such as project strategy and proposal development needed to secure federally funded awards in excess of $7 million.
June 5, 2023
The McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis recently honored outstanding alumni and friends of the school for their service to the school, thought leadership, business acumen and impact at two awards ceremonies held on April 14 in Brauer Hall, and April 30 in Whitaker Hall.
June 2, 2023
Last April, Indiana lawmakers approved an increase in funding in the state’s two-year budget specifically for the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL) with Purdue University. “I cannot find the words to express my level of appreciation for all the groups and individuals who advocated for the ADDL at the State House this spring,” says Dr. Kenitra Hendrix, Director of the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. The new two-year state budget that passed during the 2023 Indiana General Assembly increases the laboratory’s annual appropriation to $5 million per fiscal year, which represents an increase of $1,288,439 per fiscal year.
May 26, 2023
The Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research is beginning a four-pronged attack against multiple myeloma to be carried out over two years with $4.3 million from the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation, and Distinguished Professor of Comparative Pathobiology Timothy Ratliff is leading the team of scientists doing the research. Dr. Ratliff is the former director of Purdue’s cancer research center. The research supported by the funding from the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation promises insights and potential novel treatments to lengthen and improve the quality of life for people with multiple myeloma.
PVM Professor Timothy Ratliff Leads Purdue Team of Scholars in New Cancer Research Effort
