At Purdue, we take great pride in the excellence of our research community. One of the highlights of my role is recognizing the passion, creative problem solving and intellectual curiosity of Purdue’s world class research faculty and their contributions.
During 2025, new modules and key functionality advancements are being introduced. In March, the institutional biosafety committee (IBC) module went live in PERA, and this summer the already-launched agreements module will gain new functionality to support some research security and export control activities.
In this update, we are proud to share a wealth of examples of Purdue faculty members earning prestigious recognitions for their work. These are tangible evidence of the excellence in academics and research for which Purdue faculty are known nationally and worldwide.
Starting in April, the Office of Industry Partnerships will offer a series of workshops focused on building successful research collaborations with corporate sponsors. These workshops will help faculty identify the right corporate partners and explore building and growing effective partnerships.
Through the One Health initiative, Purdue researchers, in collaboration with industry partners, are taking advantage of similarities and dependencies among human, animal and plant sciences to address complex global health challenges. Purdue and Indiana businesses lead in innovation in plant and animal agriculture, human health and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Supported by a spirit of collaboration, our work impacts the health or our nation.
In January, Purdue announced a major new academic-industry collaboration focused on pharmaceuticals. Under this agreement, researchers from Eli Lilly and Company, Merck and Purdue will work together to revolutionize pharmaceutical manufacturing.
I’m reaching out to inform you of an update to genomic data management standards and practices from the National Institutes of Health, and about a new Purdue resource to support faculty whose work requires them to meet the new requirements.
Karan Hustedt-Warren has been promoted to Associate Director of Research Security & Export Controls in the Office of Research Security & Export Controls (RSEC).
I am writing to let you know that I have decided to retire on June 30. I have really enjoyed working as your Executive Vice President for Research over these last two years, during which we’ve worked together to obtain record research funding, improved our regulatory processes, and have rewarded and communicated the great science that you have all been a part of. These last few years in research have been a great culmination of my career and it has been wonderful to meet and work with so many of you.
Welcome to PARI 2024, The Year in Review. This collection of articles and highlights from this year underscores the impressive, vast array of research taking place at the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI). And the recognition in various news outlets throughout the year is a testament to our ever-growing scope and impact.