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Verma with spectroscopy

Light-based tool continuously monitors vaccine quality during production

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need to rapidly develop, produce and distribute large quantities of new vaccines. A team of...

Tyler Hoskins collects zebrafish from wetlands near Purdue.

Working together to mitigate forever chemicals

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of chemicals used to make consumer products heat, water or stain resistant.

Steve Lindemann wearing lab coat in a lab

Researchers explore connections between human and animal health

Steve Lindemann, associate professor of food science and head of the Diet-Microbiome Interactions Laboratory, studies human health and disease...

Senay Simsek holding beakers

Food science researchers contribute to Purdue’s One Health Initiative

In Purdue’s Department of Food Science, researchers are taking on issues of food and health in new and innovative ways. Their work fits...

Kaur and Hill stand by robotic dog on a table

Tracking ticks and tackling disease: AI transforms medical entomology

A robot “dog” may soon make its way from a Purdue entomology lab to fetch real-time data on tick populations in the wild. It’s...

 Purdue research scientist Bilal Ahmed examines a microfluidic paper-based biosensor cartridge under light to display the visible results of an assay for genetically modified crop traits.

Novel biosensor detects genetically modified corn and soybean

The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma’s laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable, paper-based biosensor for...

GLP-1 Solution

A natural GLP-1 stimulant?

Drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro have made regular headlines in recent years for their ability to facilitate weight loss – often dramatic...

Yellow and brown mosquito pupae, resembling tiny wormlike creatures, floating in clear water puddles on a desk for examination.

Expert tips for minimizing threat of West Nile virus, other vector-borne disease

As mosquitoes and people across the country test positive for West Nile virus (WNV), Purdue University entomologists are sharing guidance to help...

Students walking and bicycling under the Purdue University arch this summer.

College of Agriculture introduces 14 new faculty members

College of Agriculture welcomes 14 new faculty members, kicking off the start of the 2025 fall semester.

Caitlin Proctor

ABE faculty member wins prestigious NSF CAREER award

Safe tap water, while ordinary in developed countries, is truly miraculous, the product of generations of ongoing hard work and innovation. As...

Zheng Zhang, postdoctoral researcher

New method probes cancer cell messengers that weaken immune system

Certain types of biochemical processes can impair the immune system’s ability to recognize and kill cancer cells. Purdue University’s...

Jinhong Chen, a postdoctoral scientist at Purdue, examines the reaction mixture for synthesizing a Cdc14 inhibitor.

Joint agriculture-pharmacy project seeks to develop novel antifungal treatment

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, viral and bacterial infections tend to draw headlines. However, fungal pathogens are a rising problem that...

a hemp plant and its seeds set on a table

Eat your hemp heart out — the benefits of hemp seeds on gut health

One hundred years ago, fish and shellfish were frequent visitors to dinner plates around the world. While not common knowledge at the time, the...

Visiting undergraduate students William Brandenburg and Caroline Cousins fish with Tyler Hoskins, research assistant professor of forestry and natural resources.

Monitoring “forever chemicals” in your favorite fishing holes

Tyler Hoskins and Andrew Todd of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources are studying the kinds of ponds many people like to fish in...

Jose Pietri selects a cockroach to examine in the lab.

Studying how salmonella hitches a ride on cockroaches

Jose Pietri, the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology in the Department of Entomology, is studying German cockroaches...

This research is a part of Purdue’s presidential One Health initiative, which involves research at the intersection of human, animal and plant health and well-being.