Purdue University Center for Cancer Research

At the Purdue Center for Cancer Research, we believe everyone should have a chance to see dreams come true. Since our establishment in 1978, our researchers have focused single mindedly on this belief, bringing together their nationally recognized strengths in engineering and chemical and biological sciences. Researchers are noted experts in their fields, drawing from 16 departments and 7 colleges at Purdue University. We are ranked among the world’s top cancer research centers. Through funding from the National Cancer Institute, other organizations, and private giving we provide a forum for 89 of Purdue’s best and brightest scientists to collaborate across campus and nationwide. Our mission is discovery. Our goal is to cure cancer.