Pedro Irazoqui, associate head for research and professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, was appointed the Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering during the Purdue Board of Trustees meeting on Friday (Dec. 8).

Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today features Pedro Irazoqui's electroceutical device as a potential game-changer in the treatment of glaucoma.

Kathryn "Kitty" Cooper, intra and extramural programs assistant in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, has received the 2017 Eudoxia Girard Martin Memorial Staff Recognition Award. Cooper received the award Tuesday (Dec. 5) during the Clerical and Service Staff Recognition Luncheon.

Kathryn Cooper and Tammy Siemers were recognized as finalists for the 2017 College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence at the annual staff awards banquet held at the Shively Club on December 1st. Tammy Siemers was named the recipient of the Leah H. Jamieson Leadership Award.

A Purdue University-led team of researchers developing an anemia-detection application for mobile devices received funding from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute to evaluate the technology’s use in patients undergoing treatment for cancer.

Andrea Acuña and Tran Nguyen, both PhD graduate students in Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, were recipients of the Ronald W. Dollens Scholarship for 2017-2018. The scholarship is a joint award between the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the College of Pharmacy, and is awarded based on academic merit to deserving PhD students in these schools who are performing research in the areas of cardiovascular devices, implantable biomaterials design, drug-delivery systems, or biochemical sensors.

Neo.Life features Matthew Ward's novel drug-free approach to blocking pain as a promising alternative to opioids. Ward is a research assistant professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.

TJ Puls and Gurneet Sangha, both PhD candidates in the Purdue Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, were selected as recipients of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 Geddes-Laufman-Greatbatch Awards, respectively. The annual award is presented to the outstanding student or post-doctoral fellow in biomedical engineering. The awards were announced at the annual Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association Fall Potluck and Speaker Exchange on Nov. 14.

Purdue University researchers have found a method of identifying biological markers in small amounts of blood that they believe could be used to detect a myriad of diseases, infections and different medical conditions at early stages.

The Purdue chapter of the National Biomedical Engineering Honor Society Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB) has been recognized nationally with two awards for outstanding leadership and service. The chapter, based in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, received the Outstanding Chapter Officer and Outstanding Chapter Activity (3-way tie) awards for 2016-17.