He may be an MD, not a PhD, but his research on the development of individualized digital biomarkers made possible by wearable sensors may change the face of healthcare.

Hugh Lee is one of four researches at Purdue to receive the Trask Innovation Fund. The fund awards up to $50,000 for short-term projects that enhance the commercial value of Purdue intellectual property.

VIP team designs Narcan delivery drone to bring aid to remote communities

Hyowon (Hugh) Lee, an associate professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, for receiving a patent on his intellectual property, “Drug Delivery Device and Method.”

Park’s specialization is on controlled release, long-acting injectables, PLGA formulations and hydrogels.

Working on research funded in part by Indiana CTSI, Jacqueline Linnes, the Marta E. Gross Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, is developing a low-cost, paper-based test for cervical cancer. (Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke)

Infants and children are not scaled down versions of adults. The simple mantra led to The Crossroads Pediatric Device Consortium.

A $2.5 million donation to Riley Children’s Foundation adds to the growing momentum of research collaboration between IU School of Medicine and Purdue.

Mohit Verma, PhD, an associate professor in Purdue’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, is pioneering a trend with national and global import. At The Verma Lab, he’s leading research to develop field-deployable biosensors for One Health: better health of plants, animals, humans, and the environment.

Recently, 30 teams of Biomedical Engineering students (a record 140 students) shared their projects in the Senior Design 2023 competition.

Projects spanned imaging, diagnostics, at-home care, pharmaceuticals, injury rehabilitation and detection, early detection, adaptive and assistive technologies and emergency care.