Research at Purdue

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November 2, 2020

Testing drugs within a tumor may combat pancreatic cancer drug resistance, ‘time machine’ suggests

Many patients with pancreatic cancer have only about a 10% chance of survival within five years of their diagnosis because they tend to become resistant to chemotherapy, past studies have indicated. A “time machine” that Purdue University engineers designed to observe pancreatic

October 30, 2020

New 3D cell culture method points to personalized cancer therapies

Each cancer patient’s tumors have cells that look and act differently, making it difficult for scientists to determine treatments based on tumors grown from generic cell cultures in the lab. Now, thanks to a new 3D cell culture technique developed

October 28, 2020

Professor models novel coronavirus proteins with the help of ITaP supercomputers

Daisuke Kihara, a professor of biological sciences and computer science, has used Purdue’s supercomputers to develop computational models of the proteins in the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that may prove useful for the development of drugs to treat COVID-19. Experimental techniques

October 21, 2020

Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology

Purdue University innovators are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors for biomedical imaging. The Purdue researchers used some architectural features from spider webs to develop the technology. Spider webs typically provide excellent mechanical adaptability and damage-tolerance against various mechanical

October 20, 2020

Plant defense layer has unexpected effect on volatile compounds, study finds

A Purdue University biochemist and her colleagues have pioneered new methods for increasing production of volatile compounds important for plant defenses and for use in biofuels, pharmaceuticals and other products. While investigating how plants can more efficiently emit those compounds,

October 8, 2020

Here’s what employers need to know about ‘boomerang’ employees vs. new hires

A common piece of career advice is to not “burn bridges” when leaving one employer for another. After all, who knows what opportunities may present themselves in the future? For some, that may be even more true than for others.

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