Purdue Institute for Cancer Research

10/31/2025

To all of the researchers illuminating the unknown: have a safe and happy Halloween 🎃 Curiosity doesn't take a day off, but we'll make time for candy. 🍬

10/30/2025

When breast cancer spreads, survival rates fall sharply. PICR member Dorothy Teegarden and postdoctoral scholar Chaylen Andolino discovered how metastatic breast cancer cells store and burn fat to survive and spread, revealing new clues that could inform strategies to help prevent metastasis. 💗

Teegarden is a professor in the Department of Nutrition Science within Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences, director of the Women's Global Health Institute and associate director of Cancer Research Training and Education at the PICR.

10/28/2025

From uncovering immune mechanisms to developing next-generation cancer immunotherapies, Purdue Institute for Cancer Research investigators Qing Deng and Sandro Matosevic are among four new Showalter Faculty Scholars driving research that improves human health.
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/2025/Q4/showalter-trust-adds-4-faculty-honorees-funds-13-early-career-faculty

10/21/2025

Explore how the Purdue College of Pharmacy is pushing science forward, including cancer research. The latest Purdue Pharmacist spotlights breakthroughs, from uncovering how gut bacteria fuel colorectal cancer to advancing chemo-immunotherapy in canine trials that could accelerate treatments for people.

Check it out now 👇

It’s here! The Purdue Pharmacist magazine is now online—packed with stories of ingenuity, discovery, and the Boilermaker drive to make life better.

Inside you’ll meet:
🩺 The “Heroes of One Health” leading cross-campus collaborations that connect human, animal, and environmental health.
🧬 Graduate student Pei-Ru Jin, whose research explores how the gut microbiome influences colon cancer.
💊 Dr. Rick Borch, whose persistent pursuit of cancer treatments began after his mother’s lymphoma diagnosis.

See how Purdue Pharmacy is shaping health and science around the world at the 🔗 below.

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10/10/2025

Decades of research have changed what it means to face breast cancer. Discovery has improved early detection and diagnosis. Science has made treatments more precise and survival more likely.

At the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, our investigators are working to accelerate that progress, deepening our understanding of the disease and translating insights into tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

10/10/2025

What sets Purdue apart? Persistence, innovation and impact. 🚀💪

Purdue has been recognized once again in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings: No. 32 among U.S. research universities, No. 13 among public universities and the only Indiana university ranked in the global top 100.

Read more about the rankings: https://purdue.university/4obw0j1

10/08/2025

We're excited to have Dr. Alicea-Torres join us for tomorrow's seminar and to learn more about how cancer immunology research can go beyond the lab to create real impact in our communities!

¡Emocionado de participar mañana en la Serie de Seminarios del Purdue Institute for Cancer Research!

Compartiré mi presentación titulada “From Bench to Community: Advancing Cancer Immunology and Science”, donde abordaré cómo la investigación en inmunología del cáncer puede trascender el laboratorio e impactar directamente a nuestras comunidades.

Agradecido por la invitación y por la oportunidad de conectar con la comunidad investigadora de Purdue.



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Excited to be joining the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research Seminar Series tomorrow!

I’ll be presenting “From Bench to Community: Advancing Cancer Immunology and Science” — highlighting how cancer immunology research can go beyond the lab to create real impact in our communities.

Grateful for the invitation and the chance to connect with Purdue’s research community.

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10/04/2025

From Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) labs to lives across Indiana. Prostate cancer survivor Don Bryant — treated with a Purdue-invented therapy — joined PICR Director Andrew Mesecar at today’s Purdue Football game to celebrate the lifesaving power of cancer research.

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10/01/2025

📣 Heading to Ross-Ade this Saturday? Stop by Boilermaker Crossing (9 a.m.–noon) to visit the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research team! We’ll have goodies, popcorn, and info on how you can help Hammer Down Cancer. 💛🖤