IndianaCTSI HUB

Example 1: Jessica Huber, an associate professor of speech, language and hearing sciences at Purdue University, developed a prototype wearable device that helps patients with Parkinson’s disease patients speak with greater volume. After seeking assistance from the Purdue Project Development Team, Huber received $10,000 from the Indiana CTSI to collaborate on a smaller and more marketable device with biomedical engineers at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. In addition, Huber’s team is working with specialists from the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization to create a strategy for intellectual property development. Get the whole story.

Example 2: A faculty member in the department of foods and nutrition sought assistance from the Purdue Project Development Team in order to review an unsuccessful grant application. While meeting with the review team, senior faculty suggest the faculty member seek support from a different source, and advised her to re-frame her proposal to address a different clinical need. The faculty member submitted the revised proposal to the American Heart Association, and received a positive response with funding.

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Connie Weaver, PhD, chair of the Purdue Project Development Team and Distinguished Professor and head of the department of foods and nutrition and deputy director of the Indiana CTSI-Purdue, Purdue University (Expert in food science; nutrition)

Charles Buck, PhD, director of operations, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University (Molecular biology; cancer; technology resources)

Wayne Campbell, PhD, professor of foods and nutrition and director of the Clinical Research Center, Purdue University (Human nutrition; energy balance; exercise; aging)

Shane Fimbel, PhD, innovation strategy manager, Purdue Research Foundation

Robert Hanneman, PhD, visiting professor, Purdue University (Biomedical engineering)

Elsa Janle, PhD, associate research professor of foods and nutrition, Purdue University (Complementary and alternative medicine)

Jim Jones, PhD, engineering resources manager, Purdue University (Biomedical engineering)

Young Kim, PhD, assistant professor, Purdue University (Biomedical engineering)

Perry M. Kirkham, PhD, project coordinator for interdisciplinary life science research, Purdue University

Richard D. Mattes, PhD, MPH, RD, IRB chair and professor of foods and nutrition, Purdue University (Foods and nutrition; physiology of taste and ingestive behavior)

George McCabe, PhD, associate dean of academic affairs, Purdue University

Matthew J. McFarland, PhD, associate administrative/professional in the PRF/Office of Technology Commercialization, Interdisciplinary Life Science Research, Purdue University (Intellectual property; federal regulatory issues; technology commercialization)

Julie Nagel, PhD, managing director at the Oncological Sciences Center, Purdue University (Project management; toxicology)

Timothy Ratliff, PhD, Cancer Center director and professor of comparative pathobiology, Purdue University (Cancer therapies; immunotherapy; urologic cancers)

Tommy Sors, PhD, Project Manager at the Bindley Bioscience Center

Dorothy Teegarden, PhD, professor of foods and nutrition and head of the cancer prevention and control program, Purdue University (Nutrition; cancer prevention; osteoporosis; community health engagement)

John Turek, DVM, professor of basic medical sciences and director of the medical discovery resource unit, Purdue University (Preclinical sciences; Phase 0 clinical trials)

William Van Alstine, PhD, DVM, professor of veterinary pathology, Purdue University (Comparative pathobiology; diagnostic pathology; toxicopathology)

Steven M. Witz, PhD, MPH, director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, Purdue University (Health care administration; health services research; health systems engineering)