Posted on April 2, 2013 by Amanda Jenkins
Congratulations to Annwesa Dasgupta and Cory Weaver, graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences, who were selected to receive the Committee for the Education of Teaching Assistants (CETA) Teaching Award. The CETA award is presented by the Committee for the [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2013 by Amanda Jenkins
Join us April 13 and 14, 2013 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Spring Fest is an annual event showcasing the lighter side of higher education. This free event is a great opportunity for students of all ages to learn about animals, art, astronomy, and much more in two full days of hands-on activities. It’s part [...]
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Posted on October 3, 2012 by Rebecca Fulk
Growing up in Georgia, Vanessa Hale was far from hallowed Boilermaker territory, but her grandfather, William Reynolds, made sure she knew what it meant to be a part of the Purdue family. The 1938 Engineering graduate sang the Purdue fight song to his young granddaughter. Now, some 70 years after her grandfather’s student days, Vanessa [...]
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Posted on March 26, 2012 by mcphail
LaJoyce Debro, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Jacksonville State University, Alabama, is the 2012 William A. Hinton Research Training Award laureate.
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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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Posted on December 20, 2011 by admin
Purdue scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells – and cause disease- by manipulating a natural cellular process.
Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin
Tyshia Gwin’s article “Combating Bioterrorism: Purification and Structural Analysis of the E3 Proteins of the Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus and the Chikungunya Virus” appeared in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research .
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Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin
From December 3rd to the 4th, prominent scientists representing at least 30 research laboratories introduced their research and expertise in the broad areas of structural biology as it relates to infectious disease at a symposium in Tsinghua University.
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Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin
Nearly 300 Purdue University faculty and staff gathered November 1, 2011, for the Excellence in Research Awards dinner, celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of Purdue’s research community.
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