Harnessing a pervasive type of cellular messenger shows early experimental promise as a routine way of sampling and monitoring the body’s response to prescription drug exposure.
Purdue University-led experiments have successfully isolated drug-metabolizing enzymes from extracellular vesicles, which are widely secreted throughout the body for cellular communication.
Purdue University School of Nursing professor Libby Richards says there has been a recent spike in respiratory illness and hospitalizations across the country. In this video, she explains the rise in illness and what we can do to prevent it.
Registration is open for faculty to attend the upcoming Westwood Lecture Series event on March 27. Fenggang Yang, professor of sociology and director of the Center on Religion and the Global East, will present “The Social Significance of Religion: From China to the Global East” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood, the Purdue president’s residence. Space is limited to the first 50 faculty who register online.
A unique School of Health Sciences course that debuted in the fall is granting Purdue students a personal window into the world of dementia as well as an opportunity to work directly with people struggling with its effects. The course guided 24 undergraduates on their journey to understand the neurodegenerative effects of such diseases on the brain and their devastating impact on connectedness and personhood.
Just about every day I’m impressed by the empathy and caring that comes from the John Martinson Honors College academic advisors. They’re truly an amazing bunch of folks. Their guidance on so many topics and important issues around campus is truly invaluable. — Phelan Tinsley (Honors College Advising)
