Weldon BME graduate students Yunzhou (Sophia) Shi and Jun Zhao have been selected to receive Ronald W. Dollens graduate scholarships.

Victoria Poole, a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to receive a George Washington Carver Fellowship.

GlucaGo LLC, a life sciences company led by a trio from Purdue and Indiana universities, captured first place in the 2009 Global Idea to Product Competition, beating 14 other teams and claiming the $10,000 top prize for their emergency kit that automatically mixes and injects medication for diabetics.

What started out as an off-handed comment resulted in the adventure of a lifetime for J. Paul Robinson, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cytomics and Immunopharmacology at Purdue.

Jason Toler, a biomedical engineering graduate student working with Professor Ozan Akkus, has been selected to receive a 2009 Charles C. Chappelle Fellowship.

Leslie Geddes, a Purdue University distinguished professor of biomedical engineering and recipient of the National Medal of Technology, died on Sunday (Oct. 25). He was 88.
The Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, Geddes created innovations ranging from burn treatments to miniature defibrillators and ligament repair to tiny blood pressure monitors for premature infants.

In a first-of-its-kind study, Purdue BME researchers are teaming up with local high school football players to better understand how large impacts to the head can result in concussions.

The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation has rewarded the research efforts of Professor Pedro Irazoqui with a Coulter Phase II Early Career Award - the first at Purdue.

The June 29, 2009 issue of Chemical & Engineering News spotlights Professor Ji-Xin Cheng's research using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy to study the central nervous system.

Opening day at the Indiana State Fair is typically a buzz of activity with a myriad of the Band Day events scheduled. This year, Opening Day/Band Day was also Purdue Day, and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering was well-represented.