Bioscience and Engineering at the Market

The goal of this program is to educate the community about how biomedical engineers and interdisciplinary scientists collaborate to advance science and medicine for humans and animals. The program takes advantage of the relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere of the West Lafayette Farmer's Market to showcase some of the cutting-edge research done at Purdue to the general public.

Through a series of appearances at the Market every other week throughout the summer, there are hands-on demonstrations of a broad range of topics and the basic science behind them including biomechanics, biomedical devices, drug delivery, diagnostic tools, food safety, medical imaging techniques, comparative anatomy and physiology, and fun with dinosaurs.

Some activities are geared toward treating disease, and some will present more basic anatomy, biology, and engineering concepts. The activities and content presented appeal to grade-school and middle-school age children interested science, but will also resonate with older kids and adults in how the basic concepts may be applied to real world health problems.

Additionally, the program demonstrates the connection between engineering and the health sciences at Purdue, which is particularly well illustrated by the collaborative history between researchers and clinicians in the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2017-bme-market

2017 Dates and Topics:
May 24: Design and function of polymer beads in food science, biomedical, and environmental applications (launch date)
June 14: Comparative anatomy and function in the vertebrate skeleton
June 28: Fluid dynamics and simple microfluidic devices
July 12: Microscopes and microanatomy in plant and animal tissues
July 26: Biomechanical lever systems: models and the real world

Music: Bright White by Podington Bear via freemusicarchive.org

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