Patients with dementia and other neural diseases show physical symptoms such as stumbling and confusion, but identifying the problem isn't as simple as taking an X-ray. A group of researchers at Purdue University are designing data-driven tools that will help clinicians better understand the progression of neurodegenerative diseases by identifying and tracking changes in the brain.

Three PhD students advised by Zhongming Liu, assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, and a recent Purdue graduate formerly advised by Liu, gained recognition at international conferences in France and Singapore this month.

Mahera Husain and Madison Rogers, seniors at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, have been tapped for the prestigious Barbara Cook Chapter of Mortar Board at Purdue University.

Ti'Air Riggins, a PhD student in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, received the Purdue University Black Graduate Student Association Social Justice/Humanitarian Scholarship Award in May. The honoree of this award is a graduate or professional student who has demonstrated compassion, courage, and leadership in a volunteer role to promote tolerance at Purdue University.

HaptImage, a Purdue University graduate-student owned startup that develops an assistive educational technology, was awarded a Purdue Foundry tier-one Black Award. Partners Shruthi Suresh, a PhD student in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, and Ting Zhang, a PhD student in industrial engineering, developed the technology to help individuals with visual impairments instantly experience images through real-time haptic feedback and tactile responses.

Craig Goergen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Purdue University, was awarded the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering 2018 Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award at the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association Summer Kickoff in June.

Purdue University researchers have developed soft contact lenses that not only correct vision but also can monitor glucose and medical conditions and be used for ocular pain relief or drug delivery.

A life science startup, Bionode, has received a boost from Purdue Research Foundation’s Foundry Investment Fund (FIF), which invested $250,000 in the startup as a partial matching investment made in it by institutional and other investors.

John A. DeFord, a 17-year member of the Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Advisory Board and Purdue alumnus, has been appointed executive vice president and chief technology officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a leading global medical technology company, in June.

An experimental drug has shown promise as a potential therapy for spinal cord injuries in animal studies.