The Department of Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
Discovery activities range from studies of molecular and cellular processes to studies of the whole animal, in areas of cell and tissue growth, differentiation, regeneration, and numerous aspects of cancer biology. BMS faculty currently have active research programs in the areas of cancer biology; musculoskeletal biomechanics and skeletal adaptation; neural development, mechanisms of injury and regeneration; tissue dynamic spectroscopy; cellular and molecular screening; and high throughput analysis of cell function. Our directory of faculty research interests describes in more detail the exciting research that is conducted in BMS.
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Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, Physiology and Pharmacology
Dr. Jessica Fortin joined the Basic Medical Sciences Department in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine as an assistant professor (tenure-track) in August 2021. She received a combined DVM-PhD degree from the Université de Montréal, a MSc with honors in medicinal chemistry, a baccalaureate in chemistry (BSc) and pharmacy (BPharm) from the Université Laval. Dr. Fortin completed a training in veterinary anatomic pathology in 2018 at the University of Missouri and launched the Fortin Drug Discovery Lab while being a fixed-term assistant professor at Michigan State University. Dr. Fortin is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anatomic Pathologists and the American Board of Toxicology. She has several years of experience in medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology academic research. Dr. Fortin has developed her passion for protein folding disorders during her DVM-PhD program at the Université de Montréal.
