JOIN THE FIGHT TO DEFEAT CANCER
Your support changes the future of cancer. Every gift helps turn bold ideas into life-saving technologies, targeted treatments, and prevention strategies. You help scientists expose cancer’s weaknesses, detect it earlier, and develop therapies that save lives while preserving quality of life.
FROM START TO FINISHING CANCER
The battle for breakthroughs is stronger when you’re in the fight
Every day, scientists at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research push the frontiers of knowledge to confront one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Guided by our mission to advance fundamental discoveries and translate them into real-world impact, we unite experts across disciplines to unlock new ways of preventing, detecting, and treating cancer.
As part of Purdue’s land-grant tradition, our work is driven by a commitment to serve people everywhere—transforming ideas born in the laboratory into tomorrow’s life-changing therapies, technologies, and strategies that improve health and strengthen communities in Indiana and around the world.
Transform bold ideas into proven treatments
Innovations like Pluvicto®, a therapy for advanced prostate cancer, and Cytalux®, a fluorescent imaging agent that helps surgeons detect hidden tumors, began in Purdue labs. Each breakthrough represents a tangible step forward in helping patients live longer, healthier lives. With your support, the next breakthrough is already in motion.
Help scientists catch cancer before it spreads
Early detection saves lives. Your support drives innovations like liquid biopsies and advanced imaging technologies that reveal cancer at earlier and more treatable stages. Every gift moves these tools closer to real-world impact.
Spark hope for those facing the rarest and toughest diagnoses
Some cancers, such as pediatric sarcomas and glioblastoma, have received limited attention and resources for decades. PICR researchers are working to change that. Your gift supports bold science that could transform outcomes for patients with few existing options.
Strengthen a research engine built for impact
PICR brings together scientists from across disciplines—chemists, engineers, veterinary oncologists, biologists, data scientists and more. Your support helps sustain the shared technology, resources and environment that allow them to work together to solve cancer’s hardest problems.
a landscape of discovery
Today’s research fuels tomorrow’s cancer treatments
We specialize in research that saves lives by translating laboratory findings into new and innovative therapies as quickly as possible. Through private support like yours, we are able to move discoveries forward from the lab to the clinic.
If you are interested in making a donation to the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, please consider an unrestricted gift. These gifts provide PICR with the flexibility to meet our most urgent needs. Unrestricted gifts are rare, but deeply appreciated.
If you’d like to discuss supporting a research fund, or a personal cancer research goal, please contact our development office.
Brandt Patz, Senior Director of Development
Purdue For Life Foundation
Purdue Institute for Cancer Research
765-494-6230
bapatz@purdueforlife.org
TYLER TRENT CANCER RESEARCH ENDOWMENT
An endowment honoring Tyler Trent will fund cancer research at PICR, with donations matched dollar-for-dollar by the Walther Cancer Foundation.
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West Lafayette, IN 47907