News Articles for 2025
Purdue team uncovers how a rare cancer changes the identity of cells
2025-09-18
When cells in the body stop following the rules, cancer can take hold. A Purdue University research team led by Jason Hanna, professor of biological sciences, has discovered how a rare form of vascular cancer, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE), does exactly that—by forcing healthy blood vessel cells to change into a more aggressive type.
Subtle cues between cells & immune system contribute to spread of cancer
2025-09-17
In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new colonies within the body. Blocking the cells’ ability to follow the trail might halt metastasis but could also meddle with an intricate cellular signaling system critical to immune response. Purdue University scientists are deciphering this signaling system to better understand how it could be used to address multiple diseases, including cancer.
September Edition: Newly Issued Patents
2025-09-17
Congratulations to Purdue University researchers across all campuses and academic disciplines. They have recently received 16 patents on their intellectual property from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
In Print: ‘Protein Function Prediction: Methods and Protocols’
2025-09-17
Daisuke Kihara, professor of biological sciences and computer science, and his published book “Protein Function Prediction: Methods and Protocols.”
Blueprints for a molecular machine more powerful than CRISPR
2025-09-05
More than a decade ago, scientists harnessed a bacterial molecular machine that identifies and cuts specific sections of DNA, revolutionizing the ability to edit genes and accelerating research into treatments for all manner of diseases with a genetic link. But the technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 works by cutting DNA, not moving it.
4 faculty chosen for NSF CAREER recognition
2025-08-19
Four Purdue faculty members have been singled out for Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation.
Waves, Wires, and Vision: How Cells Pull Together to Build the Eye
2025-08-12
New research from Purdue University reveals how developing eye tissue transforms itself from a flat sheet into a precisely curved structure, offering insight into how mechanical forces shape organs — and what might go wrong when those forces fail.
Finding Hope in Hardship: Purdue Student Champions Rare Cancer Awareness Through Strides for Sarcoma
2025-07-29
When Gabriella Conjelko stepped onto Purdue’s campus as a Neurobiology and Physiology major, she never imagined she’d also be co-leading a nonprofit that’s making an impact across the country.
61 Boilermakers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
2025-07-25
Purdue Athletics produced 60 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for the sixth consecutive year.
A Vision for Science Without Borders: Subramanian Awarded EMSI’s Highest Distinction
2025-07-22
Ramaswamy Subramanian, professor of biological sciences and biomedical engineering at Purdue University, has been awarded the 2025 Professor N. N. Dasgupta Memorial Lecture Award by the Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI)—the organization’s highest honor.
Kasinski awarded V Foundation Translational Grant to advance first-in-class targeted RNA therapies
2025-07-16
Andrea Kasinski, Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) deputy director and professor of biological sciences in Purdue’s College of Science, has been awarded a competitive translational grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
Biological Sciences Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
2025-07-15
This August, Purdue University’s Department of Biological Sciences will welcome three new faculty members.
Purdue University continues as the most recognized public university in the nation, while climbing to the position as No. 6 overall in the world in the 2025-26 Global University Visibility (GUV) rankings.
2 Purdue researchers received $100,000 in latest round of Trask Innovation Fund awards.
Pluta Lab uncovers how the brain keeps track of movement and sensation in real time
2025-05-29
New research led by Dr. Scott Pluta, assistant professor of biological sciences at Purdue University, offers insight into how the brain processes sensory feedback and motor planning simultaneously—work that could ultimately inform new therapies for sensory processing disorders or inspire more responsive robotic systems.
Pathogens, prebiotics, and soda pop
2025-05-21
An accomplished biologist and esteemed professor at Purdue University, Stephen Lindemann (S’04) has built a career that has been shaped by gut instinct.
Purdue announces new head of the Department of Biological Sciences
2025-05-19
Purdue University College of Science has named Professor Peristera Paschou as the next head of the Department of Biological Sciences.
Straw cover increases garden soil microbial biodiversity
2025-05-14
Undergraduate research published studying soil microbial biodiversity.
Translational Research- with Ximena Bernal and Pablo Zavattieri
2025-05-07
Fundamental science can have a profound impact when discoveries and research are developed into tangible solutions that benefit the public. Ximena Bernal and Pablo Zavattieri, professors at Purdue University, discuss how their research into mosquitoes may translate into bio-inspired sensors that could help save lives.
New degrees will prepare students for high-impact careers while faculty hiring and research and training facilities help accelerate pharmaceutical advances.
Purdue University Teaching Academy announces 2025 inductees
2025-05-06
The Purdue University Teaching Academy has announced 14 inductees for 2025 in recognition of their outstanding and scholarly teaching in graduate, undergraduate or engagement programs.
Double Major, Triple Threat
2025-04-18
For Caroline Jordan, balancing rigorous academics and year-round athletics isn’t just a challenge—it’s a way of life.
Deng selected as University Faculty Scholar
2025-04-16
Dr. Qing Deng, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University, has been selected as a University Faculty Scholar.
Predicting emerging mammalian parasites
2025-04-15
Mites associated with mammals, including humans, are ubiquitous and megadiverse. Their relationships with hosts range from being extremely virulent parasites to relatively benign commensals.
NIH T32 training grants help prepare next generation of research leaders
2025-04-15
The T32 program is an NIH initiative designed to bolster biomedical and behavioral research training in the U.S.
One Health: Improving access to hearing assessments leads to more data and better treatments
2025-04-01
A team at Purdue University is developing computational methods for precise diagnoses that pinpoint the source of hearing loss in each individual, and accessible hearing tests to collect the required data from a more representative population.
Software startup Molecular Intelligence improves structuring molecules from cryo-EM image data
2025-03-12
Purdue University experts in the College of Science and Rosen Center for Advanced Computing have launched Molecular Intelligence, a software company whose solutions help researchers determine the 3D structures of biomolecules imaged with cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM).
Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks 4th nationally for U.S. patents received
2025-03-11
Purdue University researchers received 213 patents in 2024, ranking 7th among universities worldwide
Rethinking grades: How alternative grading strategies are changing the biology classroom
2025-03-05
Exams, assignments, and letter grades often determine future opportunities—but do traditional grading methods actually support learning?
For more than 75 years, Purdue University has played a vital role in fostering young scientific minds through the Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair (LRSEF).
One Health: Using cross-species genomic analyses to track population health
2025-02-21
Our genome determines some of our individual physical traits — like the color of our eyes — but what can it tell us about our health as a population?
How mosquitos hear may inspire new ways to detect natural disasters
2025-02-21
One of nature’s most disliked creatures may very well unlock a breakthrough in disaster response.
Tackling Alzheimer’s: Purdue scientists map genetic risks for women
2025-02-19
An interdisciplinary team of Purdue researchers has made significant strides in uncovering genetic and biological factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s—particularly in women.
One Health: Control of protein folding strikes at the root of disease
2025-02-11
The shared culprit in a slew of diseases — cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes — is molecules our cells have made incorrectly.
Purdue researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule
2025-02-11
The program they developed, named NuFold, will help bridge the gap of scarcity in the library of RNA structures by using computational modeling.
Four science students honored at Academic All-Big Ten
2025-01-31
Four Purdue University College of Science students were honored at the Fall Sports Academic All-Big Ten.
How Neurons Navigate Their Environment: Insights That Could Transform Medicine
2025-01-21
How do neurons, the building blocks of our nervous system, know where to go during growth and repair? Understanding this process is key to developing treatments for nerve injuries and neurological diseases.
This Year’s Nobel Prize In Medicine Hold Promise In Treating Numerous Diseases
2025-01-15
Scientists regard microRNAs as master regulators of the genome due to their ability to bind to and alter the expression of many protein-coding RNAs.
First look: Purdue’s new Academic Success Building in Indianapolis
2025-01-15
The 248,000-square-foot building, set to be completed in May 2027, will be the centerpiece of Purdue’s expansion in the capital city