News Archive
Beatriz Castro honored for teaching excellence
Faculty promotions and tenure approved by trustees
Teaching Excellence Awards 2026
From curiosity to company building: Brian Feth returns to Purdue to receive Entrepreneurship Award
Small segments of RNA halt cancer in multiple ways
Purdue partnership strengthens agricultural biosecurity efforts in El Salvador
Ximena Bernal and Stephanie Gardner named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
From Purdue to Global Health: Katey Einterz Owen to Receive Distinguished Science Alumni Award
Back-to-back Nature papers reveal RNA-guided CRISPR system that activates gene expression
How a Cellular Switch Helps the Heart Keep Its Rhythm
Purdue Researchers Identify New Pathway for Treating Aggressive Vascular Cancer
Connecting Immune Signaling and Reproductive Health
Alumna Claire Wolfer-Jenkins awarded Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in U.K.
Two research projects selected for Biomolecular Design Seed Grant
PhD student Alex Xiao earns American Heart Association fellowship
From Peer Review to Middle School: Translating Science for Young Readers
How the Brain Recognizes What It’s Seen Before and Why It Matters for Autism Research
Major NCI Grant Secured to Advance Cancer Research
Study reveals how strengthening key brain cells may ease learning and communication challenges
Mercy Anawe honored with 2025 AWIS Spark Award
Intellicule receives NIH grant to develop biomolecular modeling software
Plant ‘first responder’ cells warn neighbors about bacterial pathogens
Ian Rimer - Alumni Spotlight
Breaking Through the Data Stack: Purdue Researchers Uncover a Clearer View of Behavior
Electric Signals Help Immune Cells Find Their Way
One Health-focused summit highlights Purdue’s leadership in advancing human, plant and animal health
When Defense Becomes a Signal: Purdue Research Reveals How Frogs Balance Attraction and Survival
Homecoming 2025
Showalter Trust adds 4 faculty honorees, funds 13 early career faculty
In Print: ‘Practical Bioinformatics: A Laboratory Manual’
Purdue Biological Sciences launches Genomics, Multiomics & AI Research Area
Purdue Biology 150th Anniversary Symposium
Bindley Bioscience Center celebrates 20 years of research achievements
Purdue team uncovers how a rare cancer changes the identity of cells
Subtle cues between cells & immune system contribute to spread of cancer
September Edition: Newly Issued Patents
In Print: ‘Protein Function Prediction: Methods and Protocols’
Blueprints for a molecular machine more powerful than CRISPR
4 faculty chosen for NSF CAREER recognition
Waves, Wires, and Vision: How Cells Pull Together to Build the Eye
Finding Hope in Hardship: Purdue Student Champions Rare Cancer Awareness Through Strides for Sarcoma
61 Boilermakers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
A Vision for Science Without Borders: Subramanian Awarded EMSI’s Highest Distinction
Kasinski awarded V Foundation Translational Grant to advance first-in-class targeted RNA therapies
Biological Sciences Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
Purdue named the most recognized public university in U.S., No. 6 overall in Global University Visibility rankings
Cancer treatments and Panama Canal efficiency: Purdue Innovates Incubator funds projects to advance university innovations
Pluta Lab uncovers how the brain keeps track of movement and sensation in real time
Pathogens, prebiotics, and soda pop
Purdue announces new head of the Department of Biological Sciences
Straw cover increases garden soil microbial biodiversity
Translational Research- with Ximena Bernal and Pablo Zavattieri
Purdue invests in One Health, from making medicines to advancing chemistry, along America’s Hard Tech Corridor
Purdue University Teaching Academy announces 2025 inductees
Double Major, Triple Threat
Deng selected as University Faculty Scholar
Predicting emerging mammalian parasites
NIH T32 training grants help prepare next generation of research leaders
One Health: Improving access to hearing assessments leads to more data and better treatments
Software startup Molecular Intelligence improves structuring molecules from cryo-EM image data
Excellence at scale: Purdue ranks 4th nationally for U.S. patents received
Rethinking grades: How alternative grading strategies are changing the biology classroom
Purdue University Supports the Next Generation of Scientists at the Lafayette Regional Science and Engineering Fair
One Health: Using cross-species genomic analyses to track population health
How mosquitos hear may inspire new ways to detect natural disasters
Tackling Alzheimer’s: Purdue scientists map genetic risks for women
Purdue researchers advance RNA medical discovery decades ahead of schedule
One Health: Control of protein folding strikes at the root of disease
Four science students honored at Academic All-Big Ten
How Neurons Navigate Their Environment: Insights That Could Transform Medicine
This Year’s Nobel Prize In Medicine Hold Promise In Treating Numerous Diseases
First look: Purdue’s new Academic Success Building in Indianapolis
Celebrating 2024: Top 20 Stories from the College of Science
Visual Experience Sparks Brain Oscillations: the Origin of Theta Rhythms
DiffModeler Set to Improve Protein Structure Modeling
Building Bridges in Science: How Purdue Shaped Dr. Belinda Seto’s Path to the NIH
From Lab Beginnings to Global Cancer Research: Dr. Esteban Orellana’s Scientific Journey
Associate Professor Matthew Olson Explores the Role of TOX Transcription Factor in Tumor Immune Response
The key to fighting viruses: Understanding their structure is vital to unlock a healthy future for humanity
Advancing the Future of Neurodegenerative and Aging-related Disease Treatment
Jon Snyder: Bridging Science and Industry, Empowering Future Generations
New Faculty Members Join Biological Sciences and Statistics
Purdue Professor Develops Cost-Effective PET Lamination for Microfluidics
A Passion for Progress: Jennifer Ruby's Journey from Purdue to Professional Success
Faculty Promotions in Biological Sciences for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Purdue researchers receive $175K from Purdue Innovates to strengthen market readiness of their work
Unlocking the Secrets of Cell Movement: Purdue Researchers Reveal Key Protein Mechanisms
Purdue Researchers Create Database to Predict Parasitic Mite Host Jumps
Purdue Researcher Receives Grant from Sleep Research Society Foundation
Stephanie Gardner: 2024 Charles B. Murphy Award winner
Decoding Climate Change: Tracking Cottonwood Trees' Seasonal Shifts
Stephanie Gardner Named PULSE Fellow
Biochemical Society announces 2025 award recipients
NIH Awards Grant to Purdue Researcher for Innovative Cancer Treatment Research
Professor Leifu Chang selected as University Faculty Scholar
Unveiling Cancer's Balancing Act: Exploring Protein Phosphatases and Therapeutic Strategies
Deciphering Neural Integration: An Exploration of Bilateral Perception
Purdue researchers test previously approved FDA drugs to treat Lowe syndrome
Advancements in Protein Structure Modeling through Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Peace, Love, and Parasites: The Enduring Legacy of Dennis Minchella
Announcing the 2023 Journal of Experimental Biology Outstanding Paper Prize shortlist and winner
Pioneering Science and Collaboration: Dr. Seema Mattoo's Trailblazing Journey
Bridging Teaching, Mentorship, and Research
Remembering Professor Morris (Morry) Levy: A Pillar of Diversity and Academic Excellence
Fostering Community: The Biological Sciences Graduate Student Association
Advancing Personalized Audiology Through Mechanistic Cross-Species Auditory Neuroscience
Purdue University and Chicago State University Collaborate in Innovative STEM Mentoring Program
ASPET Welcomes the 2023 FASPET Class
Celebrating Excellence in Scientific Achievement
Bridging Science and Outreach for a Brighter Future
Deciphering the Mysterious Signals of the Brain
Illuminating Hope: Beichen Wang's Vision for a Brighter Future
The Herpetology Revolution: Pioneering Women in Science
Unlocking the Secrets of Proteins: Dr. Daisuke Kihara's Pioneering Work at Purdue
AI takes the reins in deep-tissue imaging
First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumor growth
The Science of Teaching Science
Remembering Dr. Bill Pak, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Molecular mechanism for Tn7-like transposon recruitment by a type I-B CRISPR effector
Doing What it Takes to Develop New Scientists
Biological Sciences Graduate Student Awards
First-round SPARK funding recipient - Structural and Molecular Determinants of Bunyavirus Particle Formation and Infectivity led by Dr. Richard Kuhn
Congratulations Dr. Ximena Bernal for being selected as the recipient of the Dr. Gerald Krockover Outstanding Favorite Faculty
Distinguished Professor Richard Kuhn named 2023 winner of Morrill Award, Purdue’s highest honor
Congratulations Dr. Cat Searle on being selected to be a Fellow of the Purdue University Teaching Academy
2023 Faculty Promotions
Zhao-Qing Luo to receive 2022 McCoy Award for demystifying modes of microbial pathogens
David Sanders gives Keynote Address at Scientific Research Integrity Workshop
Welcome to the Department Assistant Professor Dylan Wainwright
Welcome to the Department Assistant Professor Jimmy Dooley
Prof. Gelvin attends NSF PI's meeting
Research Article Forensics Lead to Finds of Misconduct
Purdue University researchers aim to develop an advanced online tool to protect the US from invasive agricultural pests
Cryo-EM structures of prion protein filaments from Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker disease
Scientists must inform the public – but not by claiming false certainty
Largest worldwide Tourette syndrome genetics and neuroimaging study also promises insight into related disorders
Epigenetic regulator explains why some lung cancer patients become resistant to common therapeutics
Did OMICRON variant of SARS-COV-2 come from an animal?
Addressing Plagiarism
Academics’ unscientific assertions on Covid are exacerbating division
October 11-12, 2021: Professor Gelvin, Research Scientist Dr. Lan-Ying Lee, and Drs. Chia-Ling Chang, Nana Liu, and Faozi Bukari attended (remotely) the 3rd European Agrobacterium conference.
September 27, 2021: Professor Gelvin visited Penn State University
Professor Gelvin visited CTC Genomics Co., St. Louis, MO
A new potential treatment for night blindness
Sanders Participates in BARDA Mask Innovation Challenge
Common genetic variants link autism, ADHD, and Tourette syndrome
Adaptation to freshwater and hatchery environments in Atlantic salmon
Fellowship Opportunity in Tissue Bioengineering
Contrary to a long-held belief, zebrafish larvae can see with their rod photoreceptors
How to minimize the impacts of sensory pollution on animals
Graduate Student Ilinca Ciubotariu recipient of The Puskas Memorial Fellowship.
Pancreatic cancer 'time machine’ exposes plot twist in cell growth and invasion
The road not taken: host infection status influences parasite host-choice
Morris Levy recipient of Purdue's 2020 Dreamer Award
HIV chromatin is a preferred target for drugs that bind in the DNA minor groove
Luo Lab research published in the EMBO Journal
Biological Sciences remembers alum Bill Phillips
Experiment in energy efficiency with Ross Reserve caretaker's cabin
Newly discovered retinal structure may enhance vision for some birds
Biological Sciences faculty members honored as Showalter University Faculty Scholar and with early career Showalter Trust funding
Could Anthrax Help Fight Bladder Cancer?
Risky business: Frogs’ mating calls also attract predators
Dr. Abebe Fola, Postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Giovanna Carpi's lab, was recently awarded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Travel Award to attend the Malaria 2019 Keystone Symposium.
Purdue virus expert David Sanders comments on explosion at former Russian Bioweapons Lab.
Structure-based Control of the Rate Limitation of Photosynthetic Electron Transport
How do honeybees lead to a career in HPC?
Kadlubowski, Tesmer earn nationally prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Conservation and disease in tropical amphibians
Contemporary Approaches to Keeping Up With The Scientific Literature
A novel role for CDK2 as a new approach for treating neutrophilic inflammation
Collaborative effort by the Suter, Mattoo, and Huang labs provide new insights into filopodia formation
Discovery provides path to pathogen-targeted antibiotics
Aslihan Terzi and Logan Ganzen received PIIN travel grant
A natural product chemical probe inhibits cardiac hypertrophy mediated by nuclear GPCR kinase 5
Two Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research Awards for finding new retinal-degeneration drugs
New Avenue for Parkinson’s Disease Research
Mattoo lab graduate student, Ali Camara, selected for 2019 BIO I-Corps Bio-entrepreneurship Workshop
Dr. Leifu Chang's Group published in Cell Host & Microbe
Mattoo lab’s CryoAPEX technology highlighted by Science magazine!
Prof. Fernandez-Juricic - 2019 eLife Ambassadors Program for Open Science
Grad Student Shim receives AGSERS Award
An invasive species is most successful with high resources and infectious disease
These molecules could trap viruses inside a cell
New quantum material could warn of neurological disease
Mattoo lab develops a new cell biology tool called CryoAPEX
Zhao-Qing Luo elected as a Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
Professor Gelvin edits book on Agrobacteriuim Biology
Dr. Fekete Receives Research Award
Dr. Chris Sahley receives Chiscon Award
Making sense of large-scale behavioural data for eye-drug discovery
Nancy Pelaez, AAAS Section on Education (Q) Chair-Elect
Welcome Janice Evans, Head of Biological Sciences
Dr. Mattoo Awarded PRF International Travel Grant
Ali Camara, Mattoo lab, wins CTSI Traineeship
Alumna Sarah Marshall Awarded "Best Clincial Research Poster"
Smithsonian Channel Features Prof. Fernandez-Juricic's Research
2019 Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellance Travel Award Recipients
Professor Hollenbeck Passes the Mic for Biology 231
Dr. Paschou Named a 2019 University Faculty Scholar
Claudia Li, Neurobiology and Physiology Major Competes with Purdue Supercomputing Team
Sensorium 2018: our first live-streamed event
Pelaez elected Fellow of American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science
Anna Berkovitz, Dear Friend and Colleague Passes
2018 College of Science recipient of the Violet Haas Fellowship is Professor Catherine L. Searle
How a single protein interferes with the immune system
Virology's New Editor-in-Chief Dr. Richard Kuhn
Dr. Fekete Receives Research Award
Conference award winner at Midwest Photosynthesis Conference
Sensorium 2018: Annual Symposium of Sensory Biology
A CURE for learning about experimentation
Nancy Peleaz Candidate for AAAS Section on Education
Drs. Aguilar and Bartlett designated Showalter Faculty Scholars for 2018
Structures of spherical viruses aren’t as perfect as we thought
Insights magazine features Dr. Ximena Bernal
Gelvin Lab present at Agrobacterium meeting in Ghent, Belgium
Millions of birds die in collisions each year, but lights could change that
Biological Sciences graduate Keri Pilgrim Ricker - 2019 Oregon High School - Teacher of the Year
Aashish Jain and Professor Kihara have recently developed Phylo-PFP
Gelvin laboratory presents at IAPB meeting in Dublin, Ireland
Professor Sanders writes about War on Cancer Anniversary
Dr. Deng Wins SLB G. Jeanette Thorbecke Award
A community-building framework for collaborative research coordination across the education and biology research disciplines
Pelaez, Gardner and Anderson Presented Advancing Competencies in Experimentation - Biology (ACE-Bio) at SABER
Chubykin Led Research Team that Develop New Robotic System to Study Brain
Professor Fernandez-Juricic Elected Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society
Of mice and worms: are co-infections with unrelated parasite strains more damaging to definitive hosts?
2018 Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellance Travel Award Recipients
Dr. Andrea Kasinski - Rising Scientist at Purdue Center for Cancer Research
Lecturer for Los Alamos 75th Anniversary
“nox2/cybb Deficiency Affects Zebrafish Retinotectal Connectivity"
Dr. Dennis Minchella awarded the 2018 American Society of Parastologists' Distinguished Service Award
Kerry Rabenold Pavilion about to become a net-zero energy building
Purdue Students Attend AAAS Workshop in D.C.
Leung Awarded Outstanding Professor of Basic Science
New STEM Building Slated to Open Fall 2020
Ganzen attended the Neural Systems & Behavior course at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Parasites make the world go 'round
Ocean-migrating trout adapt to freshwater environment in 120 years
Hummingbirds use low acuity vision to dock into flowers
Suter Lab Graduate Students Win Research and Teaching Awards!
Female’s sensory physiology affects her preference for different types of males
Konieczny Lab has developed a new strategy to induce terminal differentiation of pancreatic cancer cells.
CryoVR training platform received a grant from the National Institutes of Health
Provost’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentor
A low-cost 3D cell culture system for imaging neurons
Minchella Faculty of the Month
2017-2018 J. Alfred & Martha Chiscon Undergraduate Teaching Award
Genki Terashi and Daisuke Kihara develop new software
Irwin Tessman Endowment for Biological Sciences
Repeat spawning come with tradeoffs for trout
Ultimate Achievement in Life Sciences Scholarship Honoring Dr. Joseph W. Vanable, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Seema Mattoo receives Purdue University’s "2018 Walk the Talk Award!"
Deng Lab develops acute endotoxemia model in zebrafish
Aguilar Lab - "Use of induced pluripotent stem cells from Lowe syndrome patients provide insight into disease mechanism"
William Mbongo receives Fulbright Scholarship
Kihara lab predicting assembly order of multimeric protein complexes
Deng Lab - Neutrophil-specific knockout demonstrates a role for mitochondria in regulating neutrophil motility in zebrafish
Chang Receives Murphy Award
Remembering Professor Henry Koffler, Former Biological Sciences Dept. Head
2018 College of Science Faculty and Staff Awards Program
Mattoo lab crystallizes a Pasteurella multocida toxin with a novel enzymatic fold
Tropical carnivores stay social in a temperate environment
Professor Fernandez-Juricic President-elect of Animal Behavior Society
Dynamic Remodeling Lipids Coincides with Dengue Virus Replication in the Midgut of Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes Mosquito gut may hold the key to preventing Dengue and Zika
The sensory substrate of multimodal animal communication: are females sensory ‘specialists’ or ‘generalists’?
What makes a multimodal signal attractive?
2018 Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellance Travel Award Winners
Happy Retirement Arleen Mullikin!
Genetic diversity can “rescue” amphibians from a deadly pathogen
Eichinger named 150th Anniversary Professor
Bird females see male signals differently
Professor Richard Kuhn Appointed to NSF Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences
Professor Stan Gelvin took Purdue Biological Sciences Worldwide
Dr. Kuhn honored as a named inaugural Director of PI4D
Carol B. Post named Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Kasinski receives grants to improve gene therapy for cancer
Collaborative discipline-based education research leads to $1.2 million NSF Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Claudio Aguilar named a 2018 University Faculty Scholar!
W.A. Cramer's Research Honored in Hyderabod, India
Dr. Chubykin receives grant to study fragile X syndrome
Proposed new STEM Biology-Chemistry Teaching Lab Building
Yuk Fai Leung gives talk on Data, Data Collection and Data Sharing
2017 Outstanding Alumni Awards
How many moonlighting proteins are there in a genome?
Wnt9a induces cell fate changes and rewiring of neurites into the chicken cochlea
Mattoo Lab receives special recognition
Gardner awarded NSF Biology Education Research Grant
The blind gap in avian binocular vision
Kerry N Rabenold Pavilion Dedication
Caleigh Roleck Named as Astronaut Scholar
Leung Lab receives 2 year research grant
Meet Ben Watson Phillips Undergrad Intern
Therapeutic delivery of microRNAs
Chubykin lab publishes an article in the Journal of Visualized Experiments
Meet Caleigh Roleck Undergrad Intern
Yuk Fai Leung attended the 2017 Developmental Biology Teaching Workshop
Congratulations Samarth Mathur and Yuan Ren
Meet Sarah Brokovich Undergrad Intern
New mechanism to destroy viruses could lead to future therapies
Gene Networks in Cochlear Patterning
Meet Elaine Colomb Undergrad Intern
Leung lab visited collaborating institutes in Asia
Meet Chufan Cai Undergrad Intern
Tourette Syndrome risk increases in people with genetic copy variations
Kelly Ronald gets the prestigious Allee Award
Meet Undergraduate Intern, Jillian Ness
Leung lab established a statistical approach to analyze zebrafish locomotor behaviour
Structural Modeling of Protein Complexes with Disordered Proteins
The Department of Biological Sciences Congratulates Richard Kuhn
Structure-Function relations in physiology education: Where’s the mechanism?
Leung lab research featured in an educational science video
Hawk-eyed songbirds
Leung lab published a review article on using zebrafish to screen drugs for retinal degeneration
2016-17 Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Awards
2016-17 Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Awards
Tom Walter awarded the 2017 J. Alfred and Martha O. Chiscon Undergraduate Teaching Award
Gleichsner Selected for Research and Teaching Honors
Purdue Science award winners at the 2017 Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium
Links between DNA methylation and nucleosome occupancy in the human genome Clayton K. Collings and John N. Anderson
Venkatraman awarded a 2017 Faculty for the Future Fellowship
Dr. Claudio Aguilar presented 2016 Sigma Xi Midcareer Research Award
LSC teacher inducted into National Hall of Fame
Ross Biological Reserve breaking ground for a new building
Spring 2017 Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Council Meeting
Gardner receives Murphy Exceptional Early Career Award
Human antibody for Zika virus promising for treatment, prevention
Professor succeeds in protein modeling competitions using Purdue’s community clusters
How reliable are protein structures determined by electron microscopy?
The College of Science annual Faculty and Staff Awards Luncheon
Spatial and temporal analysis of alphavirus replication and assembly in mammalian and mosquito cells
Congratulations Dr. Donna Fekete
Purdue Springfest 2017
Logan Ganzen awarded a Neuroscience Collaborative Research Fund from the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience
High-throughput discovery of ligand binding proteins in a proteome
Biology Major Shovik Bandyopadhyay awarded the prestigious Churchill Scholarship
Bio Ed Research Publication: Model the Use of Evolutionary Trees (MUET)
The Department of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce the winners of the Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel Award for the Spring 2017 competition
Logan Ganzen awarded a Survey Fund from the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery
A new strategy to disrupt the host cytoskeleton by the pathogen Legionella pneumophila
#IAM GOLDEN Student Feature: Danielle Rivers
The Third Midwest Membrane Trafficking and Signaling Symposium
Susan Karcher Legacy
New findings detail structure of immature Zika virus
Discovery made by the Luo Lab selected as a “Signaling Breakthrough” of 2016
MIST1, PTF1, and XBP1 Link Secretion and Stress as both Transcriptional Targets and Regulators
Collective animal behavior models revisited
Professor Gelvin wins JSPS Fellowship
Gelvin lab identifies epigenetic process impacting Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Arabidopsis
Dr. Michael Rossmann received the Sackler International prize in Biophysics for 2016
Suter Group presents research at ASCB Meeting in San Francisco
Professor Gelvin attends Paris GENIUS meeting
Sue Karcher Retirement Celebration
Purdue professors elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Devika Sirohi from Dr. Kuhn's Lab to Serve as a 2017 Trainee Councilor
Fish eyes: modeling genetic mutations behind ocular disease
Impact of Drought on Disease using a Human Parasite System
Gelvin laboratory attends the 37th Crown Gall Conference
Fall 2016 Building Momentum for Biological Sciences at Purdue – BSAAC
Dr. Ed Bartlett Named University Faculty Scholar
Dr. Ximena E Bernal’s Paper is Posted on the Cover of Biotropica
Professor Morris (Morry) Levy – Playground Named in His Honor
Jeff Dukes Named the Inaugural Belcher Chair for Environmental Sustainability
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2016
Alex Chubykin – Neurobiology Research
2016 Outstanding Alumni
US News Ranks Purdue #13 Nationally for Undergraduate Teaching
Dr. Catherine Searle paper published: “Population density, not host competence, drives patterns of disease in an invaded community”
Congratulations Dr. Michael Rossmann named 2016 Laureate of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics
The laboratory of W. A. Cramer, has completed studies on paradigm-changing studies in two major areas of membrane protein structure-function
Pelaez wrote the Cover Article for the September 2016 issue of The Physiologist, the newsletter of The American Physiological Society
Dr. Francis Collins visits the Department of Biological Sciences
NSF grant to fund College of Education STEM research project
United Way Campaign Kick Off
UNAL-Purdue develop successful bioinformatics workshops
Congresswoman Susan Brooks visits Purdue's Zika researchers
Lafayette recognized as one of the best small cities for college graduates
In Silico drug discovery method for computationally modelled target proteins
Bio alumna Amanda Elmore wins Olympic gold in women's rowing event!
Stan Gelvin presents keynote address at the MAPMBS annual meeting
Kuhn: Don't panic over Zika, but start taking it seriously
Delving into Host-Parasite Interactions
Sam Postlethwait, 98-year-old retired biology professor continues educating others, giving back to community
Professor Daniel Suter organizes and presents at the Heraeus Seminar on Neuronal Mechanics
Summer happenings in the Mattoo Lab
Professor Wen Jiang selected as a 2016 Showalter Faculty Scholar
Professor Cynthia Staffuacher to serve as Associate Head of Research and Graduate Education
Bit by a tick? Next steps and species to know
Chubykin lab grows by two feet
Professor Stephen Konieczny steps into new role as Interim Department Head
Dismantling Disease
Fall 2016 Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel Award
Professor Gelvin presents at IS-MPMI international conference
Ag Research Spotlight: Jeffrey Dukes
Rapid, low-temperature process adds weeks to milk’s shelf life
Principles for integrating sensory biology and animal behavior to protect and manage wildlife
Dr. William Cramer edits book to be published mid July
Dr. David Sanders assumes the office of Chair of the University Senate
Biological Sciences students represent the department at the 68th Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists
Konieczny and Taparowsky labs 30th reunion
An instructional design process for teaching about mechanisms - a report from our BEAST (Biology Education Area for Scholarship and Teaching)
Logan Ganzen awarded CTSI Predoctoral Investigator Award in Translational Research
Hollenbeck named vice provost for faculty affairs
Clark Gedney recognized by the Office of Engagement
Meet the class of 2016: McKeith Pearson, Hannah Craft and Goldie Razban
Development of the Neuron Assessment for Measuring Biology Students’ Use of Experimental Design Concepts and Representations
Collaboration between biologists and engineers leads to new software to measure the morphology of the centers of acute vision in vertebrates
2016 Department of Biological Sciences Awards & Recognition Program
Finding moonlighting proteins, in genomes, which perform two independent functions
Professor Jeffrey Dukes named AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute Public Engagement Fellow
Biology Students Winners at Purdue University Undergraduate Research Symposium
A hands-on, problem-solving toolkit to teach neuroscience and mental health concepts using mobile computing devices
College of Science Merit Awards
Dr. Wen Jiang Promoted to Full Professor
2016 Life Sciences Postdoc Mini-Symposium
A single enzyme with the power of three could offer shortcut to therapeutic target
Spring 2016 Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee Meeting
How to Identify and Interpret Evolutionary Tree Diagrams, a report from our BEAST (Biology Education Area for Scholarship and Teaching)
Rising CO2 levels reduce protein in crucial pollen source for bees
Purdue student receives national Goldwater Scholarship
Venkatraman has been awarded a 2016 Faculty for the Future Fellowship
Crowdfunding campaign to support Zika virus research
Support Zika Virus Research
Researchers reveal Zika virus structure, a critical advance in the development of treatments
Aakanksha Angra wins first place in the 2016 Sigma Xi Graduate Poster Competition
2016 Arthur C. Guyton Educator of the Year Award
Meet the BIOL13100 peer leaders!
Purdue professor part of National Academies Zika virus workshop
Spring 2016 Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel Award
Zika virus and mosquito experts
Name that song - Biology professor tailors playlist to day’s lecture
Purdue Undergraduate Students Used the Difference in Swimming Behaviour to Classify Different Strains of Zebrafish
Including plant acclimation to temperature change improves climate models
Dr. Wen Jiang named University Faculty Scholar from the College of Science for 2016
Bio senior mixed research, study abroad for full Science experience
Congratulations to Dr. Zhao-Qing Luo on his College of Science Research Award
Two Purdue faculty members win NIH grants for brain research
Assistant Professor Mark Christie receives Great Lakes Fisheries Commission Grant
Satarupa Bhaduri wins Midwest Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award
Purdue Profiles: Jeff Bolin
Dr. Christopher Staiger named Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences
Purdue makes major new investments in the life sciences - Life Sciences Pillars of Excellence
DP Announcement - Life Sciences Pillars of Excellence
Purdue Undergraduate Students Established a Statistical Framework for Studying Zebrafish Behavior
2015 Outstanding Alumni - Michelle Hood and Simon Rhodes
Amanda Elmore - Purdue Biology Graduate Continues Olympic Quest
Aakanksha Angra receives the Andrews-John Scott A. and the Ella A Travel Award to present work at the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research meeting.
Dr. Gribskov Presents at National University of Colombia
Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel for Fall 2015
Dr. Hollenbeck and Devireddy Publish in Journal of Neuroscience
Dr. Andrea Kasinski to be featured in upcoming Webinar
Alyssa Gleichsner receives award for her presentation at the Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists
Purdue researchers successfully target 'Achilles' heel' of MERS virus
Research reveals the mechanism of precise attack in infection
Team USA selected from USA Biology Olympiad at Purdue
Marcy Nevius graduates from the Accomplished Clerical Excellence program
Adding app to course helps students Pattern their study habits
Dr. Minchella helps send off 30 Biology graduates!
Alex Chubykin awarded Whitehall Foundation grant
Findings reveal clues to functioning of mysterious 'mimivirus'
Evolution in action: Mate competition weeds out GM fish from population
Biology Undergrads awarded Stamps and Beering Scholarships
College of Science hosts, succeeds in undergraduate poster symposium
Spring 2015 Senior Send Off
Departmental Awards Ceremony - April 28, 2015
Spring 2015 Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee Meeting
Purdue Day of Giving 04.29.15
Congratulations to Dr. Zhao-Qing Luo on his faculty promotion
2015 Umbarger Outstanding Graduate Student
Venkatraman has been awarded a 2015 Faculty for the Future Fellowship
Protein determines life or death fate of stressed cells
Disturbed ecosystems more sensitive to climate change?
Professor Kihara among best in protein modeling contests
Jefferson High School Students Visit The Department of Biological Sciences
Researchers identify a new trigger of cellular self-destruction
Song complexity determines high frequency hearing in birds
Spring 2015 Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel Award Winners
Dr. Stephanie Gardner receives College of Science Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Finding mooonlighting proteins from genomes
Thinking ahead: how a unicellular nitrogen fixing cyanobacterium manages its gene expression to accommodate the challenges it faces through out a 24-hour day
Surprises for Agrobacterium T-DNA integration into host genomes
Mini-Symposium on Integrating Structure, Function and Interactions of the Protein Universe
Professor David Sanders will be the 2015 Haines Biochemistry Lecturer at Wabash College
Biology senior Carly Marshall is Purdue's first finalist for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Purdue to collaborate with Argentine Republic
Purdue research suggests approach to treat virus causing respiratory illness, possible paralysis in children
Congratulations to Dr. Emery and Dr. Zhou on their PRF Travel Grants
Professor Dennis Minchella featured in The Purdue Review
Congratulations Fall 2014 Graduates - Senior Send Off
First Year Research Experience Poster Session
Website for life sciences at Purdue debuts
Professor Gelvin attends the GENIUS meeting in Paris, France
Thumbs Up: C. David Bridges
A Rubric for Diagnosing Knowledge of Experimental Design
A new microchip amplifier for patch-clamp electrophysiology of neurons
The Fall 2014 Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee Meeting
Purdue professor elected as fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fall 2014 Biological Sciences Departmental Retreat
Dr. Nancy Pelaez receives Barrows Teacher Award from McMaster University
How to know which computational protein structure model is correct?
Congratulations to Dr. Chris Staiger on his College of Science Research Award
35th Annual Crown Gall Conference at Purdue University
Song type affects hearing sensitivity in sparrows
Biology professor uses instructional tools to support in-class active learning
A new eye tracker for understanding how animals use their eyes
Professor Dukes selected to lead Purdue Climate Change Research Center
2014 Outstanding Alumni Event
Nicole Biddinger is among 5 students who are moving the world forward with their Purdue education.
Fat molecules influence form and function of key photosynthesis protein
Researchers uncover structure of enzyme that makes plant cellulose
Dr. Pelaez Receives Fulbright Award
Science on Tap talk to focus on deceptive characteristics of coronaviruses
How much a host moves can affect disease severity
Discovery Park dedication to celebrate opening of Drug Discovery, Bindley Multidisciplinary Cancer Research facilities
Bio soph gets minor planet named after her
Sanyal, Hale and Sirohi awarded Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel Scholarship
Something known to cut is doing the jointing job
A Fatty Sandwich in the Membrane
Prahatha Venkatraman received a scholarship to participate in the neurobiology course
Can you go both ways?
How important is a Very Important Protein?
Discovery Park center awarded $12 million DOE grant to advance research for converting plant biomass into liquid hydrocarbon fuels
Reactive Oxygen Species are Not All Bad for Plants Either
Team USA selected by Center for Excellence in Education at Purdue event to compete at International Biology Olympiad
Professor Jeff Dukes recently organized INTERFACE meeting in Beijing
Purdue researchers shut down a SARS cloaking system; findings could pave the way to vaccines for SARS virus, MERS
Biological Science Maintenance Crew Renovates Watson's Crick
High school students selected to participate in 12th USA Biology Olympiad finals at Purdue
Reactive Oxygen Species: Not only bad for neurons
Dr. Gribskov joins NIH/NIAID Systems Biology Program Steering Committee
Purdue MERS experts working on way to block dangerous virus
Commencement speaker for the College of Science knows how to be successful
Bio student creates a 'Capitol' research poster
Biology alum Ianthe 'Cookie' Bryant-Gawthrop's Purdue Profile
2014 Departmental Awards Program
Parasites change life history of snails
2014 Biological Sciences Distinguished Alumni - Dr. Ronald Breaker
The Department of Biological Sciences welcomes new Director of Development, Jimmy Parker
Drs. Morry and Maria Levy receive College of Engineering Faculty Awards of Excellence
Purdue trustees approve faculty promotions
The Spring 2014 Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee recently visited the department
Caleb Waddell is among 5 Students Who are looking to use a Purdue education to move the world forward
Dr. Eichinger named Murphy Award winner
Dr. Nancy Emery chosen as College of Science Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Teaching by an Assistant Professor
Gene swapping: Hosts and parasites share more than food
Dr. Christopher Staiger awarded the distinction of Fellow from the American Society of Plant Biologists
Caleb Trujillo is among 5 Students Who are looking to use a Purdue education to move the world forward
Gene identified by Purdue scientists may ease the genetic modification of plants
Dr. Andrew Mesecar a 2014 recipient of the Lafayette Lions Club Award for outstanding achievements in Cancer research
Our Department's 2013-14 College of Science Faculty/Staff Awardees Recognized Today
Love bites: midges and bats attack frogs while they are trying to attract a mate
Decoding Dengue and West Nile: U-M researchers take steps toward control of growing public health problems
My eyespots are up here: Expert says peacocks' legs, lower feathers and dance attract most attention during courtship
Findings point to potential treatment for virus causing childhood illnesses
Virus grows tube to insert DNA during infection then sheds it
Is leaving home the best choice for kangaroo rats?
Erramilli, Lai and LaRue awarded Yeunkyung Woo Achieve Excellence Travel Scholarships
New findings reveal protein structure in rubella virus
Mechanistic insights into Lowe syndrome may lead to new therapies
Drs. Peter Hollenbeck and David Eichinger inducted into the Book of Great Teachers
Prairie birds have retinas configured to look upwards
Dr. Jeffrey Lucas awarded the distinction of Fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dr. Esteban Fernandez-Juricic named University Faculty Scholar from the College of Science for 2014
New visualization technique has potential to advance structural biology
Purdue researchers apply new technique to manipulate virus, make it a possible cancer treatment
Onset of hearing correlated with rapid refinement of neuron inhibition
Our Department's Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee Meeting Today and Tomorrow
House Sparrows tweak auditory system seasonally
David Sanders is the Editor of a recently-published volume
Environmentally friendly building planned for Ross Biological Reserve
Purdue University Biological Sciences 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award Ceremony
Purdue University Teaching Academy inducts 13
Dean Roberts Visits Our Department
New Purdue lab focused on finding drugs to prevent vision loss
Our Department's Maintenance (aka, Building) Crew Remodels One of Our Teaching Labs
BioIT's New and Improved Services for Our Classes
Team USA wins top team, individual honors at International Biology Olympiad
Post wins highest award given by Purdue College of Pharmacy
Congratulations to Dr. Daisuke Kihara on being named the 2013 Showalter University Faculty Scholar
Team USA selected from USABO National Finalists at Purdue
Biology With A Side of Bike Polo
Purdue researchers seek treatment for new MERS coronavirus
Summer research project promotes collaboration between Statistics and Biological Sciences
Kelly Ronald awarded Yeunkyung Woo Fund travel grant
High school students selected to participate in 11th USA Biology Olympiad finals at Purdue
New visualization reveals virus particles have more individuality than thought
Purdue professor part of national study of science-education specialists
Dr. Fernandez-Juricic to give College of Science Research Award Lecture - April 29, 2013 - 3:00 pm - LWSN 1142
Purdue professor identifies proton pathway in photosynthesis
Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee Spring Meeting - April 19-20, 2013
Dr. David Sanders to present at 2013 Purdue Pugwash Conference
Suter Lab showcases research at Purdue Spring Fest
2013 Biological Sciences Distinguished Alumni - Dr. Hao Wu
Annwesa Dasgupta and Cory Weaver receive CETA Excellence in Teaching Award
College of Science impresses at Research Symposium
Findings to help in design of drugs against virus causing childhood illnesses
Congratulations Dr. Peter Hollenbeck - 2013 Murphy Award recipient
Spring Fest - April 13 and 14, 2013
2013 College of Science Faculty and Staff Awards
Hollenbeck delivers Colella Lecture on Neurodegeneration at University of Pittsburgh Med
Congratulations to Dr. Fernandez-Juricic on his College of Science Research Award
Bonilla and Collings awarded Yeunkyung Woo Fund travel grants
New science program benefits freshmen
Hotseat helps boost engagement in large-enrollment courses
Researchers home in on structure of 'Sputnik' virus
Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Committee meets November 2-3, 2012
Professor Bill Cramer may have published the widest known diversity of Annual Reviews
Venessa Hale - Biological Sciences Graduate Student - One of 5 University's - Legacy Maker
Purdue University Biological Sciences 2012 Outstanding Alumni
Jason Stofleth, former student in the laboratory of Dr. William A. Cramer
Biology instructor transforms his lecture course one new technology tool at a time
Purdue Profiles: Peter Hollenbeck
Researcher's fish-eye view could offer insights for human vision
Congratulations to Caleb Trujillo and Annwesa Dasgupta on their recent travel awards.
Congratulations to the 2012 Bindley Bioscience Center Research Fellows and Scholars
Ross Biological Reserve: A living laboratory
William A. Hinton Research Training Award
Studies reveal structure of EV71, a virus causing childhood illnesses
Research points to possible new route to fight dengue virus
Purdue scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells
Student's work published in Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
C-GRIID scientists launch an infectious disease symposium at Tsinghua University
Congratulations 2011 Excellence in Research Winners
Claudio Aguilar named new Assistant Head
Liyun Zhang - Charles D. Kelman, MD Scholar
National Academies Education Fellows in the Life Sciences for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Purdue biologists identify new strategy used by bacteria during infection
Energy expert revved up about biofuels
Technology tools beef up traditional instruction in 'Boot Camp for Biology Lab'
Kihara and Lee receive "Best Paper" award at GIW 2010
Congratulations to Liyun Zhang!
2010 Biological Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award
Dr. Samuel Postlethwait, Professor Emeritus receives Founders Award
Recent study sheds new light on the human neurodegenerative disease, Friedreich ataxia
Welcome New Faculty Member Andrew Mesecar
BBC World Today interviews Prof. David Sanders on the Ebola virus
Jeffrey Lucas made Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society
McCann selected as director of Discovery Park's Energy Center
Clark Gedney, Associate Fellow of the Teaching Academy
Alumni in the spotlight: Jan Ramer
Dennis Minchella named Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the College of Science
2010 Distinguished Science Alum
Dr. Perry M. Kirkham, PhD
Brent Auer, class of 1988 (BS)
Going the Distance!
Purdue receives $1.5 million for undergraduate life science education
Purdue student sees thyroid hormone's link to vision; wins Sigma Xi award
Students, Faculty and BSAAC Forging a New Future
Zhao-Qing Luo receives NIH 5 year Career Development Award
Arthur Rosen invited to international conference in Xi'an China
Reid J. Leonard, Ph.D., stops by to talk with class
BIOL 293, Planning Your Future in Biology
Richard Kuhn one of three finalists for provost position
“Second Careers” becoming Popular with Biology Alumni
New CAPSiE laboratory
Congratulations Zeran Li!
Dr. Mike Stern, newly elected chair of BSAAC
New Face of Biological Sciences at Purdue
Biological Sciences researcher wins NSF early-career award
Structural Biologists, Welcome Home
New Horizons in Purdue Structural Biology
Michael Rossmann
Richard Kuhn
Jue Chen
Jeff Bolin
Cynthia Stauffacher
William A. Cramer
Carol Post
David Sanders
Alan M. Friedman
Barbara Golden
Wen Jiang
Dinesh Yernool
Michael Gribskov
Daisuke Kihara
Dr. William H. Phillips, Biological Sciences 2009 Outstanding Alumni
Run! Peter Run!
Jeff Bolin joins Office of the Vice President for Research