Biochemistry

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Engaged in multi-disciplinary, basic research in the biomedical and plant sciences. Our mission is to provide an environment that fosters creative and critical thinking and nurtures a passion for the life sciences.

 

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Student and professor in the laboratory.
Purdue team announces new therapeutic target for breast cancer

A Purdue University team led by Kyle Cottrell has discovered a new therapeutic target for triple-negative breast cancer. “Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly deadly form of breast cancer that currently lacks targeted...

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Kendall Cottingham
Kendall Cottingham - Graduate Ag Research Spotlight

Growing up in Bloomington, Kendall Cottingham was certain that she liked science and was a people...

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Christopher Uribe participates in undergraduate research
From curiosity to care

As a first-generation college student, Christopher Uribe was looking for an environment that...

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Student and professor in the laboratory.
Purdue team announces new therapeutic target for breast cancer

A Purdue University team led by Kyle Cottrell has discovered a new therapeutic target for...

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Blaine Wagner poses with laboratory equipment
Driven by curiosity: Blaine's journey in biochemistry

For Blaine Wagner, growing up in Greensburg, Indiana, meant being surrounded by agriculture. He...

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Weake Award
Weake received the Pfendler Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor Teaching Award

Vikki Weake received the Pfendler Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor teaching award by the CoA...

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Cottrell Showalter Award

Kyle Cottrell received a 2025 Showalter Early Career Award

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