Biology News

2026-10-09

Purdue, Elanco, partners celebrate One Health Research Institute groundbreaking

Anchored by Purdue University and Elanco Animal Health Inc., the facility will drive animal, plant, human and environmental health innovation from discovery to delivery

2026-10-06

Professor Anne Carpenter helps lead new approach to finding treatments for genetic diseases

A new research project aims to take a different approach to drug discovery, looking at medicines that already exist and identifying new uses for them.

2026-10-01

Purdue roots shape Alan Wu’s career in clinical laboratory science

For Alan Wu, a career spanning more than four decades began at Purdue with research, mentorship and a willingness to ask what might come next.

2026-09-24

Lilly Hall adds modern workspace for graduate students

Graduate students in the colleges of Agriculture, Science, and Health and Human Sciences who work in Lilly Hall of Life Sciences are invited to use a newly remodeled workspace to support their research.

2026-09-17

Purdue Science offers tutoring assistance in Indianapolis through the SMART Center

Purdue University students in Indianapolis will now have an added option for free drop-in tutoring via the College of Science. The Science and Mathematics Academic Resource and Tutoring (SMART) Center is a College of Science student support service that is facilitated by tutors comprised of departmental graduate teaching assistants and trained undergraduate tutors.

Matthew Olson and Franklin Yeo working together in the lab

2026-09-15

Targeting immune response could make stem cell transplants safer

A treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer can sometimes turn that same defense against healthy tissue. New research from Purdue University has identified a potential way to separate those two effects, offering a possible path toward safer blood stem cell transplantation.