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Purdue researcher Shalini Low-Nam has received a five-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the molecular signals that control activation of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, a type of engineered immune cell used in…

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The Catherine Peachey Breast Cancer Research Grant continues to advance the work of Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) scientists and others who are pursuing solutions to breast cancer’s most difficult challenges, from metastasis and therapy resistance to early detection….

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The renewal extends Purdue’s nearly five-decade record of NCI designation and positions the institute to reach its 50th anniversary as a federally designated basic laboratory cancer center—an achievement shared by only a small number of institutions nationwide. West Lafayette, Ind….

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The National Cancer Institute award establishes Purdue’s first cancer-focused NIH training program and prepares doctoral students for the collaborative nature of modern cancer research. The Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) has received a five-year T32 training award from the…

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In a growing tradition at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR), faculty members, trainees and staff gathered at the Purdue Memorial Union on April 3 to recognize exceptional contributions to cancer research across the institute. The ceremony honored individuals…

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Over the course of nearly five decades, Phil Low built a scientific career of extraordinary range and impact. Among the ideas that would come to define his work was one that sounded almost too elegant to be true: that the…

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The Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) connects with the Austin, Texas community in two events that put Purdue’s scientific leadership on full display and open a genuine dialogue about where cancer research is headed next. Andrew Mesecar, the Robert…

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Andrea Kasinski, deputy director of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR), has been named the Walther Professor of Cancer Biology. This appointment recognizes Kasinski’s sustained impact in advancing microRNA (miRNA)-based cancer therapeutics through basic and translational discovery. Kasinski was…

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Story written by Tom Dienhart from Gold and Black (On3) Kathy Widner learned the importance of blood for cancer patients watching daughter Molly battle a rare liver cancer that ultimately took her life in 2014 just before she turned 18. Molly had plans…

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