A Purdue University startup is developing tissue "building blocks," also referred to as Collymers, that self-assemble to form collagen fibrils resembling those found in the body tissues.

Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, an assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University has been selected among seventy of the nation's most innovative, young engineering educators to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's seventh Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium. This symposium is designed to facilitate the sharing of best practices in research and education to bring about improvements in each participant's respective institution.

A Purdue startup is commercializing an assistive wheelchair technology that could provide people with disabilities an efficient and easy-to-use method to more easily position and remove an iPad or other mobile device without being limited by a table or moving in and out of the chair. The company has recently developed its first prototype.

Alyssa Panitch, Leslie A. Geddes Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected to the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) 2015 Class of Fellows for her exceptional achievements in the field of biomedical engineering.

Purdue University will lead a $5.4 million interdisciplinary research project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a wireless implantable device for treating conditions resulting from the body's inflammatory response.

New research into the effects of repeated head impacts on high school football players has shown changes in brain chemistry and metabolism even in players who have not been diagnosed with concussions and suggest the brain may not fully heal during the offseason.

The founder of an analytical device startup based on Purdue University innovations says his company could improve point-of-care therapy diagnosis and compliance by reducing the time it takes to analyze samples by mass spectrometry.

Rucha Joshi, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, has been selected to join the first cohort of the Burton D. Morgan Fellowship Program, a student-driven initiative focused on thought leadership, mentorship, and community building. This program includes eleven undergraduate and graduate students from diverse majors across campus that demonstrate great merit and leadership aptitude.

Professor Tamara Kinzer-Ursem has been selected to receive research funding from the Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Trust Fund. The award will fund her research project entitled "Surface Optimization for Selective Protein Capture and High-Throughput Assay Development".

Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Toledo Bioengineering Department. The award recognizes alumni from the UT College of Engineering that have made significant contributions to their respective fields.