Heide Ford, professor and CU Medicine Endowed Chair in the department of pharmacology at University of Colorado Anschutz, will be a speaker for the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research 2026-27 Seminar Series. The event is hosted by Katie Hebron. Identifying…
Nadia Lanman and Bennett Elzey, research associate professors at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, will be speakers for the Targets, Structures and Drugs (TSD) Scientific Program event series. Seminar Title: Developing Cross-Species Models to Study Metastasis in Invasive Urothelial…
Targeting Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Cancer The mammalian SWI/SNF, or BAF, chromatin remodeling complex has been implicated as a therapeutic target in cancer, although the most effective way to target this heterogeneous multisubunit complex is unclear. We are defining the…
The 11th Annual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Biomolecular Galaxy Symposium (HG2BG) is a two-day, in-person meeting designed to spark new ideas and build connections across the biomolecular sciences. Taking place Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5, 2026, the symposium…
RNA-seq Workshop The PICR Bioinformatics Workshop returns in summer 2026 for graduate students and faculty. This free program is designed to strengthen participants’ understanding of high-quality bioinformatics analysis and its role in advancing cancer research. The workshop will take place…
The Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) Journal Club is a weekly gathering driven by undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral trainees with the goal of deepening knowledge of oncology research, networking with peers and expanding analytical skills. Weekly presentations during the…
Xiaobing Shi, Professor, in the Epigenetics department at Van Andel Institute, will be a speaker for the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research 2025-26 Seminar Series. This event is hosted by Rong Huang. Seminar Details Epigenetic Regulation of Drug Resistance in…
Targeting Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Cancer The PICR Society of Research Fellows will host a seminar titled “Targeting Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Cancer” on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, from 11 a.m. to noon ET in the Drug Discovery Building Lobby…
Omar Qassem Omar Qassem, TSD Grad Student Spotlight Seminar, in the PULSe – Department of Biological Sciences department at Purdue University, will be a speaker for the PICR Seminar Series. This event is hosted by John Tesmer. Structural and biochemical…
Please join the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research on April 16, 2026, as we host Courtney Hodges from the Baylor School of Medicine as part of the PICR Seminar Series. Learn more about the speaker below. Seminar title: Targeting Chromatin…