February 1, 2023
OmniVis, which focuses on the speed, accuracy and economics of pathogen detection, has received $100,000 from the Purdue Ag-Celerator, an agriculture innovation fund. OmniVis makes iSpyDx hand-held devices that rapidly detect pathogens in food, agriculture and water samples. The devices perform to laboratory method standards but do not require special equipment or training.
Purdue Ag-Celerator fund invests $100,000 in pathogen detection company
January 28, 2023
Research shows married people eat better and are less likely to smoke and drink excessively. They also tend to live longer
January 27, 2023
Ardekani, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering, studies complex flows: from the transport processes related to biopharmaceuticals, to the behavior of microorganisms around an oil spill. "Newtonian fluids like water are simple to understand, because they have no microstructure," she said. "But complex fluids have macromolecules that stretch and relax, and that changes many properties of the fluid, leading to very exciting fluid dynamics."
January 26, 2023
Purdue University researchers are receiving $870,000 from the World Resources Institute to study global forest carbon accumulation rates. The research team, led by Purdue’s Jingjing Liang, is using the two-year grant to develop an artificial intelligence model that uses satellite and geospatial data points to map local forest growth rates throughout the world.
January 25, 2023
A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital looks at the impact body mass index (BMI) plays in vitamin D metabolization, finding that weight can make a significant difference in health outcomes. Published in JAMA Network Open, the clinical trial shows vitamin D is most effective on people who are at a healthy weight. "The analysis of the original VITAL data found that vitamin D supplementation correlated with positive effects on several health outcomes, but only among people with a BMI under 25," says co-author Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD, associate e
Benefits of Vitamin D May Depend on Your Body Weight, Says New Study
January 20, 2023
Cancer cells migrate through the body for multiple reasons; some are simply following the flow of a fluid, while others are actively following specific chemical trails. So how do you determine which cells are moving and why? Purdue University researchers have reverse-engineered a cellular signal processing system and used it like a logic gate – a simple computer – to better understand what causes specific cells to migrate.
Using cancer cells as logic gates to determine what makes them move
January 20, 2023
A study suggests that cynical and negative communication in marriage affects spouses' not only mental but also physical health by causing inflammation. A new look at the research published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology in 2005 proposes that avoidance in marriage could lead to not only emotional and mental complications but also chronic inflammation and lowered immune function.
Cynical Communication in Marriage Results in Literal, Figurative Wounds
January 19, 2023
As one of the actions to continue enhancing the intellectual vibrancy of the Purdue West Lafayette campus, President Mung Chiang has announced the Westwood Lecture Series, an opportunity for Purdue faculty to interact with colleagues on scholarly work from a wide range of fields, and the first three of the monthly speakers.
January 19, 2023
ancer cells migrate through the body for multiple reasons; some are simply following the flow of a fluid, while others are actively following specific chemical trails. So how do you determine which cells are moving and why? Purdue University researchers have reverse-engineered a cellular signal processing system and used it like a logic gate – a simple computer – to better understand what causes specific cells to migrate. For many years, professor of mechanical engineering Bumsoo Han and his research group have been studying cancer cells. He builds microfluidic structures to simulate their biological environment; he has even used these structures to build a “time machine” to reverse the growth of pancreatic cancer cells.
Using cancer cells as logic gates to determine what makes them move
January 18, 2023
For the third consecutive year, a Purdue University-affiliated company has been named to the Most Fundable Companies list from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School. This year, the business school named biotechnology company OmniVis to the prestigious list. Pepperdine says companies that qualify for the list are “worthy of serious investor consideration.” The company developed a hand-held device that enables users to rapidly detect pathogens in food, water and plant samples in less than 40 minutes.
