Repetitive hits to the head can cause brain damage without actually leading to a concussion, past studies have suggested. Just a simple change to the starting stance of players on the offensive line in American football might reduce this burden, a study conducted by Purdue University and Stanford University researchers now shows.

Browse this gallery for a glimpse of how Purdue faculty, staff and students show their grit and determination again and again as they pursue innovation in the classroom, in the lab and in the community. Photos in the first row feature a Weldon School biomedical engineering team working on an implantable drug delivery system using nanowires that can be wirelessly controlled. Bottorff fellows Jessica Torres is also featured developing non-toxic surgical adhesives.

The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University has a rich history and robust focus on innovation and translation of research applied to medical devices implanted within the human body. The school’s faculty members have generated over 100 U.S. patents, with over half licensed to company partners. Biomedical engineering research at Purdue has generated $30 million in licensing royalties, and over 25 startup companies have been founded with more than 3 million patients directly helped.

As the urgent measures to slow down COVID-19 continue to affect lives and shut down operations across the nation and around the world, Purdue Engineering research has ramped up. In nearby labs, our two teams of engineers are hard at work quickly and collegially developing portable, user-friendly technologies that would tell people — in their own homes — whether they’ve contracted the novel coronavirus.

Learn more about the work of Jacqueline Linnes, Marta E. Gross Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, on an alternative COVID-19 test in this interview with Molly Wood (link below). Linnes discusses the importance of developing the device with manufacturing and distribution in mind.

Learn more about the research of Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, Marta E. Gross Associate Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, in the areas of biomolecular detection, protein-structure function and relationships, spatial and temporal dynamics of protein signaling networks in this “Celebrating our Associate Professors” video series.

As the novel coronavirus pandemic approaches 1 million cases worldwide, Purdue University researchers have launched more than 30 research projects and have applied for funding for nearly 20 additional projects.

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has
announced the induction of Paul M. Griffin, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Industrial
Engineering, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare, Purdue University, St. Vincent Health Director,
Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering to its College of Fellows.

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has
announced the induction of Thomas M. Talavage, Ph.D., Professor, Weldon School of Biomedical
Engineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University to its College of
Fellows.

The seventh annual Health and Disease: Science, Technology, Culture and Policy Research Poster Session showcased more than 100 graduate student presenters from colleges across campus. In the Healthcare Technology and Engineering section, Weldon School students Shruthi Suresh, Divya Tankasala, and Angel Enriquez swept the board, winning first, second, and third places, respectively.