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12/15/2025

✨ Your generosity strengthens research that leads to earlier detection, more effective therapies, and new ways to understand cancer. Thank you for advancing the science that shapes tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

Make your year-end gift at https://purdue.university/3WRGQPP *before December 31.*

12/09/2025

🔬 *Advancing Precision Medicine* 🗞️
Congrats to Purdue Institute for Cancer Research member Daisuke Kihara and his team at Intellicule on receiving a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The project aims to expand and advance structural modeling and analysis for drug discovery using cryo-EM by utilizing state-of-the-art deep-learning techniques, helping scientists design better, more targeted treatments for cancer and other diseases. https://purdue.link/intellicule-startup

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12/04/2025

As a computational biology expert and research associate professor at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, Nadia Lanman helps cancer researchers turn massive datasets into discoveries.

Computational biology expert Nadia Lanman helps cancer researchers find solutions in massive datasets generated through cancer research at Purdue University.

12/04/2025

Chemistry breakthroughs power the next generation of medicine. Christopher Uyeda, a PICR member and the Herbert C. Brown Chair in Chemistry in Purdue Science, is advancing the chemical reactions that help scientists build hard-to-make molecular fragments — the kind often used in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development.
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/2025/Q4/new-chemistry-helps-make-the-medicines-people-need/

12/01/2025

Many Purdue Institute for Cancer Research members were recognized among Purdue University's 2025 Seed for Success Acorn Award honorees. The prestigious annual awards highlight principal investigators and co-investigators whose proposals earned $1M+ in external research funding, underscoring their impact across the university's growing scientific portfolio, including advances in cancer research.

11/30/2025

11/28/2025

Advanced treatments need advanced delivery.

In a new study, researchers including PICR members You-Yeon Won and Bennett Elzey developed collagenase-functionalized nanoparticles that help break down the dense extracellular matrix inside solid tumors.

The design achieved roughly sevenfold greater spread within tumors, demonstrating a promising delivery strategy for next-generation RT-PDT systems.

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving, we are grateful for the collective commitment driving our mission. Progress in the fight against cancer is a shared endeavor, and we recognize the vital role all members of our cancer research community play in moving foundational discoveries closer to real-world solutions.

From our table to yours, happy Thanksgiving 🦃 🥧 We're wishing you all a safe and restful holiday.

11/21/2025

How do immune cells know where to go? Purdue scientists found the answer in bioelectricity. A study led by PICR investigators Qing Deng and GuangJun Zhang shows that voltage changes across a cell’s membrane help neutrophils sense direction and move with precision.

Supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, this work expands our understanding of immune behavior and may shape future cancer-focused strategies. https://purdue.link/6yjay2

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11/20/2025

Purdue is in the global top 10 of the Times Higher Education 2026 Interdisciplinary Science Rankings — No. 10 worldwide, No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 3 among U.S. publics.

This recognition reflects the strength of Purdue’s collaborative research ecosystem, which fuels breakthroughs across fields including cancer research at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.

11/16/2025

Purdue scientists are uncovering how cancer begins — and exploring innovative ways to bring about its end. See how fundamental discoveries move us From Start to Finishing Cancer™️.

https://purdue.link/cancer-research

Dedicated to advancing our understanding of cancer and its causes to improve lives, the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) is one of only seven National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated…

11/14/2025

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Congratulations to Kinam Park, cancer institute member and Showalter Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Pharmaceutics, on again being named in Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers!

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