Purdue University has announced this year’s recipients of the prestigious Seed for Success Acorn Awards—and six faculty members from the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering are among the honorees.

Young Kim’s research at the Weldon School is driving global efforts to improve maternal health. His technology for early identification of preeclampsia risk will be evaluated in an international study, aiming to transform prenatal care worldwide.

A Purdue Biomedical Engineering team has unveiled a major advance in hydrogel design—creating a new class of photodegradable biomaterials that can be rapidly synthesized and precisely controlled with light. The work, led by PhD student Nathan Dimmitt, graduate researcher Jonathan Bryan and Professor Chien-Chi Lin, introduces a faster, cleaner way to produce norbornene-functionalized hydrogels and opens the door to new capabilities in tissue engineering, drug delivery and biofabrication.

A multidisciplinary Purdue University team will receive $8.8 million over three years from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for its Microsystem Induced Catalysis (MICA) program.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming medicine, but most AI tools introduced in research settings never make it to the clinic. A new article published in Nature Computational Science by researchers at Purdue University and international partners introduces a structured approach to improve the translation of AI into clinical practice.

The boundaries between science and art are often closer than they appear. The Art in Research program at Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering celebrates this intersection—where creativity, innovation and discovery meet visual expression.

Bradley Duerstock, professor of practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering, and Brandon Pitts, Elliott Sigal Rising Star associate professor of industrial engineering, who will serve as co-principal investigator, will focus on integrating an assistive robotic platform that combines innovative hardware and software technologies into transportation systems, enabling people with disabilities to participate more fully in activities of daily living.

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Eksioglu, a biomedical engineering major, tutors in chemistry, biology and calculus.

Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering continues to attract top graduate students dedicated to advancing healthcare through innovation. Faculty leaders Chi Hwan Lee PhD, Pavlos P Vlachos PhD and Aaron Lottes PhD are shaping the next generation of engineers improving lives around the world.