Jean-Christophe (Chris) Rochet, professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, has been named the new director of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience. Rochet began his appointment on Jan. 15..
Climate scientists have known for decades that there’s more to climate change than higher temperatures.
Three Chinese fir trees on a nature reserve in southeastern China are the last of their kind. As their existence is threatened by human disturbance and climate change, researchers are hurrying to learn everything they can about the tree – which might inspire new and more effective ways to treat various cancers.
Three Purdue University researchers have received a total of $121,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to further develop their technologies and move them through the commercialization pipeline.
Brightlamp Inc. has launched an application that lets a smartphone user quickly record data that can be sent to a medical trainer or other medical professional who can objectively determine if that person has sustained any neurological disturbance, including concussion.
Basically, the user holds the camera up to an eye, taps the screen and a light flashes to initiate a response
from the pupil.
Crash assessments could be safer, faster and more accurate through a Purdue-developed drone technology.
Young children need key nutrients such as iron, calcium, vitamin C and more to grow and be healthy. Sometimes that is a challenge. But one Purdue researcher encourages parents and caregivers to try a variety of options.
Maggie O’Haire, associate professor of human-animal interaction in the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine, has been leading research that has revealed how service dogs might offer both physiological and behavioral benefits to veterans.
Purdue University researchers in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering are developing integrative language and vision software that may enable an autonomous robot to interact with people in different environments and accomplish navigational goals.
Mark Cushman, a distinguished professor of medicinal chemistry in Purdue’s College of Pharmacy, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.