The Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research was established as an NCI basic science cancer center in 1978.
As such, the Center’s mission focuses on basic discovery - discovery that is the foundation through which the Center fosters innovative cancer solutions. Notably, the Center not only supports basic discovery but also facilitates discovery application and, where possible, positions discoveries for transfer to the public domain.
Purdue University's strengths in engineering, veterinary medicine, nutrition science, chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy, structural biology, and biological sciences, form the core foundation upon which the Center facilitates discovery centered on understanding the biology of the cancer cell, developing innovative technology to probe cancer-related phenomena, creating diagnostic and imaging tools, and synthesizing unique therapeutic chemical entities that can be delivered to the cancer cell by novel technology. To facilitate the mission of discovery, the Center has established a trans-disciplinary environment that focuses Center core strengths on providing novel solutions to cancer problems.
As a matrix center, Center leadership draws on core capabilities through its 93 members from 18 academic departments and 6 colleges across Purdue University, to organize an infrastructure based on four Research Programs: Chemical and Structural Biology, Cell Identity and Signaling, Medicinal Chemistry, and Drug Delivery and Molecular Sensing.
Purdue University Center for Cancer Research
Director
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West Lafayette, IN 47907-2064
Managing Director
Associate Director of Inclusive Excellence
Associate Director for Education and Training