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#WorldCancerResearchDay gives lifesaving science a moment in the spotlight.
At Purdue, it has our attention every day.
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The Call for Abstracts for the AACR Annual Meeting 2027 (April 2-7; Orlando, Florida) is now available. Abstract submission will open in late September, and the abstract deadline is November 10. Learn more:
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Tonight's Hammer Down Cancer volleyball jerseys are up for grabs!
🎗️ All proceeds benefit the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.
🔗 Jersey Auction and Donations: boile.rs/HDC-Volleyball
𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝟬𝟵/𝟮𝟬 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧
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Purdue Institute for Cancer Research retweeted
Tonight we Hammer Down Cancer. 🔨
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📍 Holloway Gymnasium
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👕 Jersey Auction/Donations: boile.rs/VB26HDC
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The first Hammer Down Cancer game of the fall is tomorrow. 🔨🎗️
Boilermakers will come together to support cancer research at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.
🏐 Sept. 17 — @PurdueVB
⚽ Oct. 8 — @PurdueSoccer
🏈 Oct. 10 — @BoilerFootball
Hammer Down Cancer supports the PICR — one of only eight NCI-designated Basic Laboratory Cancer Centers in the U.S. — helping fuel the interdisciplinary research that drives new ideas, technologies and potential treatments forward.
Join us this fall and #HammerDownCancer.
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Purdue Institute for Cancer Research retweeted
Who's behind Purdue's research support? This week's Research Starts Here series spotlights the Office of Research staff dedicated to helping faculty succeed in pursuit of the next giant leap. purdue.university/4xZGKqi
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A team of researchers led by Purdue Institute for Cancer Research member Matthew Olson identified a previously unknown regulator that helps control the behavior of immune cells in the intestine following transplantation.
Their findings, published in @J_Immunol, point to the regulator GATA3 as a potential target for reducing intestinal damage while preserving the donor immune response that helps fight cancer.
New research identifies a potential target that could help reduce intestinal damage following blood stem cell transplantation while preserving the donor immune cells that help fight cancer.
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💛 Tyler's birthday is more than a celebration of an extraordinary life. We take this time to honor the persistence and purpose he chose and the impact that continues because of his choices.
This day puts a question before us:
What do we do with the time we’re given?
That question became deeply personal for Tyler. His answer was to leave behind more than memories and love — though he certainly left those. He chose, under the most difficult of conditions, to advocate, to challenge, to inspire action and to make the fight against pediatric cancer impossible to ignore.
To show up and never give up.
His actions created a lasting commitment to work that could change lives long after his own.
For those who would like to honor Tyler today by supporting pediatric cancer research, a gift to the Tyler Trent Pediatric Cancer Research Center is one way to help carry that purpose forward. purdue.university/4ztaAV2
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A child diagnosed with cancer may depend on discoveries that begin long before the clinic — understanding the mechanisms that drive disease, identifying molecular vulnerabilities, revealing how tumors grow and respond, and building the foundational knowledge that future therapies are designed from.
Purdue researchers across PICR and the Tyler Trent Pediatric Cancer Research Center are bringing the university's deep strengths in biology, pharmacy, chemistry, engineering, veterinary medicine and more to the fight against pediatric cancer.
#ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth is a moment to recognize both the children and families who give this work its purpose, and the science required to create more and better possibilities for their care.
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Purdue researchers are studying canine cancer to better understand and treat cancer in both companion animals and humans.
🐾 Better health for our beloved pets
👣 Better health for all our loved ones
At the Evan and Sue Ann Werling Comparative Oncology Research Center, part of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinary researchers are studying cancers including bladder cancer, lymphoma and osteosarcoma, all of which have similar progressions in dogs and humans.
“Comparative oncology allows us to study cancer in pet animals that help the pets and help us to learn things that impact human cancer research ... It’s a rare case of win-win-win. The pet benefits, the next 100 animals benefit and that knowledge also helps humans with cancer.”
The work spans personalized treatment, early detection and innovative approaches, including use of tools like Doppler radar and AI to gain insight into why some patients respond to drugs while others don’t.
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Read more about how Purdue researchers, including Purdue Institute for Cancer Research investigators, are advancing comparative oncology and cancer research across species.
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It's almost time.
This fall, Hammer Down Cancer returns, once again bringing the force of the Boilermaker community behind cancer research at Purdue. #HammerDownCancer
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🚨 Pluvicto’s reach has expanded.
And with it, the impact of a Purdue invention becomes even greater.
The FDA has expanded approval of Pluvicto® to PSMA-positive metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, nearly doubling the eligible patient population. The therapy was invented through research led by Purdue researcher and cancer institute member Philip Low, whose scientific legacy continues to change the treatment landscape for prostate cancer patients.
FDA approves Pluvicto for mHSPC
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Majid Kazemian, PICR member and professor in @PurdueBiochem and Computer Science, has been named a 2026 University Faculty Scholar in recognition of his research on gene regulation in virus-associated cancers, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases.
Learn more about Kazemian's research ⬇️
What if the next breakthrough in biology and medicine is hidden in the data we already have?
Majid Kazemian is using the power of genomics, molecular immunology and AI to uncover how genes are regulated and what influences diseases like cancer, autoimmune disorders, and infections, with the goal of finding novel therapies to improve human health.
For these amazing contributions to the #PurdueOneHealth initiative, the @PurdueBiochem and @PurdueCS professor has been named a 2026 @LifeAtPurdue University Faculty Scholar! 🎉
Read more: ag.purdue.edu/news/2026/08/m…
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Purdue is a top 10 U.S. public university for the fourth year in a row, according to the @worlduniranking!
This achievement reflects our long-standing dedication to world-class research and educational excellence.
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Purdue Institute for Cancer Research retweeted
Cancer can evade the immune system and resist treatment through subtle genetic changes. Purdue researcher and PULSe faculty member Emily Dykhuizen is uncovering these mechanisms to help develop better immunotherapies.
More: purdue.edu/newsroom/2026/Q1/…
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⛳️ Join the National Football Foundation Joe Tiller Chapter for the Tyler Trent Golf Outing on Friday, Sept. 4, at Coyote Crossing Golf Club in West Lafayette.
🎗️ A portion of the proceeds will support the Tyler Trent Endowment at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research.
🎟️ Golfers who register by Aug. 28 will be entered into a drawing for a pair of football tickets to Purdue’s game against Indiana State.
Learn more and register: purdue.link/T2-golf-26
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Knowledge is power against cancer.
Ours has been building for decades.
At the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research, federally funded discovery turns deeper understanding of disease into new possibilities for prevention, detection and treatment, improving lives today and for generations to come.
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🚂 We're proud to congratulate the 30 trustees, administrators, researchers and alumni represented across all 10 categories of the 2026 Indiana 250, a list honoring the state’s most impactful and influential leaders. Check the complete list and #BoilerUp! purdue.university/4fhmJVa
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