Past News

Smart textiles embedded in horse slickers

February 4, 2022

A team of engineers and veterinarians at Purdue University in the US has embedded horse slickers with nanomaterials to gauge whether these fabrics can monitor the animal’s health.

Smart textiles embedded in horse slickers

THIS HORSE SLICKER MONITORS CHRONIC DISEASE

February 4, 2022

A first-of-its-kind horse slicker with a specially designed liner could be able to tell the horse’s human caregivers of increasing chronic diseases.

THIS HORSE SLICKER MONITORS CHRONIC DISEASE

Rapid test for BRD could alleviate antibiotic resistance

February 3, 2022

Researcher says quickly determining if an animal has bovine respiratory disease may prevent unnecessary antibiotic use.

Rapid test for BRD could alleviate antibiotic resistance

3 Purdue projects receive $143,000 from Office of Technology Commercialization's Trask Innovation Fund

February 2, 2022

Co-primary investigators Knapp and Mohammadi received $44,656 for "Detecting Transitional Cell Carcinoma and Leptospirosis in Urine." The innovation has been licensed from the Office of Technology Commercialization to Molecular Diagnostics, a startup company. The project focuses on creating a fast, noninvasive and low-cost cancer screening technique. The initial focus is detecting bladder cancer in dogs, but the eventual goal is detecting bladder cancer and other disease in people.

3 Purdue projects receive $143,000 from Office of Technology Commercialization's Trask Innovation Fund

Board of Trustees approves named and distinguished faculty

January 26, 2022

At their final meeting of 2021, the Board of Trustees ratified six new named and distinguished professors.

Board of Trustees approves named and distinguished faculty

Fat’s unexpected role in muscle stem cell fate

January 21, 2022

Satellite cells differentiate into muscle cells or self-renew depending on the level of lipid droplets in the cell. Shihuan Kuang, a Purdue University professor of animal sciences, showed for the first time that fat inside adult muscle stem cells regulates their fate.

Fat’s unexpected role in muscle stem cell fate

Purdue researchers take successful steps in potential cancer treatment

January 18, 2022

Medicinal chemistry researchers at Purdue University are further developing a potential immunotherapy treatment for cancer; this one focused on the particular mutation of an enzyme. "While recent progress in cancer immunotherapy has led to revolutionary success in multiple cancer types, most cancer patients do not benefit from immunotherapy," Zhong-Yin Zhang, head of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and director of the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, said in a release. "Thus, there is an urgent need for additional strategies."

Purdue researchers take successful steps in potential cancer treatment

Researchers are working to deal with future outbreaks

January 18, 2022

As science struggles to contain the latest strain of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, experts are keeping a wary eye on what might come next.

Researchers are working to deal with future outbreaks

Classes march on as COVID positivity remains high

January 14, 2022

The unprecedented rise in COVID-19 positivity surrounding campus has created uncertainty for students and professors alike and may lead more professors to move their classes online for the time being.

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Improved Pharma Announces Pharmaceutical R&D Efforts in 2021

January 14, 2022

“This past year has been very exciting for the Improved Pharma team,” exclaims Dr. Stephen Byrn, CSO of Improved Pharma. “We’re grateful to our collaborators for all they are doing to advance pharmaceutical development and are thrilled to be a part of these very important studies.”

Improved Pharma Announces Pharmaceutical R&D Efforts in 2021