Purdue Institute for Cancer Research

11/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who made Cancer Research Day 2025 a success! From the presenters to the faculty, from the organizers to friends of trainees who came out to show support — you made the day memorable and make the cancer research community so impactful.

We also want to give a special thank you to Helen Piwnica-Worms from MD Anderson Cancer Center for joining as the keynote speaker and for her fantastic presentation.

If you missed out on grabbing your 2025 Cancer Research Day *special edition* tee shirt, please stop by the in HANS to grab one!

11/03/2025

Today is One Health Day. The Purdue Institute for Cancer Research is a leader in connecting disciplines to drive real-world health impact, improving outcomes across species.

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.

Purdue Borch Dept of MCMP | Purdue Pharmacy Practice