Posted on April 22, 2013 by Amanda Jenkins
A Purdue University-led team has revealed the proton transfer pathway responsible for a majority of energy storage in photosynthesis. Through photosynthesis, plants, algae and bacteria convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into chemical energy stored in the membrane of special cells, a process similar to charging a battery, said William A. Cramer, the Henry Koffler [...]
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Posted on April 16, 2013 by Amanda Jenkins
Large sea slugs as well as their large neurons shown live under the microscope, Zebrafish embryos, and an instructional video were part of the Suter lab outreach activity during the 2013 Purdue Spring Fest, April 13-14. The lab uses advanced microscopy techniques to investigate biochemical and biomechanical signals that regulate directional neuronal growth during [...]
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Posted on March 22, 2013 by Amanda Jenkins
New research findings may help scientists design drugs to treat a virus infection that causes potentially fatal brain swellingand paralysis in children. The virus, called enterovirus 71, causes hand, foot and mouth disease and is common throughout the world. Although that disease usually is not fatal, the virus has been reported to cause fatal encephalitis [...]
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Posted on February 5, 2013 by Amanda Jenkins
Professor Esteban Fernandez-Juricic has been selected to receive a College of Science Research Award. He is among four faculty in the college who were recognized for their outstanding research accomplishments. This group of four represents the inaugural class of winners. As part of the recognition of this award, Esteban will present a public lecture, although [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2012 by Amanda Jenkins
Understanding Free Radicals: Isolating Active Thylakoid Membranes and Purifying the Cytochrome b6f Complex for Superoxide Generation Studies Abstract All life persists in an environment that is rich in molecular oxygen. The production of oxygen free radicals, or superoxide, is a necessary consequence of the biogenesis of energy in cells. Both mitochondrial and photosynthetic electron [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2012 by Amanda Jenkins
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University student’s research project related to zebrafish eye development could lead to a better understanding of vision problems that affect billions of people worldwide. Zeran Li, as an undergraduate student in biological sciences, led a research team that uncovered an enzyme’s role in the regulation of eye size in [...]
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Posted on August 3, 2012 by Amanda Jenkins
Annwesa Dasgupta and Caleb Trujillo recently received travel awards and invitations to present their doctoral research work at a biology education research conference, SABER (society for advancement of biology education research) in Minneapolis this July. Annwesa’s research has been focused on developing a valid and useful assessment to measure student’s knowledge of experimental research [...]
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Posted on July 25, 2012 by Amanda Jenkins
(This article originally appeared in Purdue Today, July 19 2012.) Ten miles from Purdue’s West Lafayette campus, there exists a verdant biological sciences laboratory containing more than 100 animal species and more than 400 varieties of plants. This laboratory isn’t crammed into an academic building or confined to a controlled space, though. It’s located in [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2012 by admin
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward designs for antiviral drugs to treat the disease.
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Posted on March 24, 2012 by admin
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have identified enzymes and biochemical compounds called lipids that are targeted and modified by the dengue virus during infection, suggesting a potential new approach to control the aggressive mosquito-borne pathogen.
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