Thank you to everyone who made Cancer Research Day 2025 a success! From the presenters to the faculty, from the organizers to friends of trainees who came out to show support — you made the day memorable and make the #Purdue cancer research community so impactful. We also want

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We’ve had a busy year (perhaps too busy to post consistently!), so here goes a recap:

Researchers from @PurdueNutrition uncover how metastatic breast cancer cells abnormally store and use fat to fuel their spread, potentially leading to specific treatments that would inhibit metastasis and increase positive patient outcomes.

🧠 Digital twins for cancer prediction Nadia Lanman and Deborah Knapp are building a “digital twin” model of bladder cancer that merges human and canine data to predict metastasis and treatment outcomes. https://t.co/fBbpJ8m0TW

🐶 Dogs, smoke & bladder cancer Deborah Knapp’s team found that cigarette smoke exposure increases bladder-cancer risk sixfold in Scottish terriers, offering insights that can also shed light on cancer risk in humans. https://t.co/cyUoeao9Dc

🔬Blueprints beyond CRISPR: Leifu Chang captured atomic-level structures of a Tn7-like transpososome that inserts DNA without cutting it — foundations for safer, more precise editing. @CellPressNews https://t.co/nLEuZXei15

🧬 Putting the brakes on cancer: Danzhou Yang’s team mapped how nucleolin locks a G-quadruplex in the MYC promoter, revealing a natural brake on runaway cell division and a path for drug design. @ScienceMagazine @PurdueScience https://t.co/bsSoweuMJW

Today is One Health Day. The Purdue Institute for Cancer Research is a leader in connecting disciplines to drive real-world health impact, improving outcomes across species. Check out a few recent stories about the discoveries of #Purdue cancer researchers demonstrating that

To all of the researchers illuminating the unknown: have a safe and happy Halloween 🎃 Curiosity doesn't take a day off, but we'll make time for candy. 🍬 #Halloween #HappyHalloween #Purdue

Learn more by reading the full story: https://t.co/8zgNSpozSx

When breast cancer spreads, survival rates fall sharply. PICR member Dorothy Teegarden and postdoctoral scholar Chaylen Andolino discovered how metastatic breast cancer cells store and burn fat to survive and spread, revealing new clues that could inform strategies to help

From uncovering immune mechanisms to developing next-generation cancer immunotherapies, Purdue Institute for Cancer Research investigators Qing Deng and Sandro Matosevic are among four new Showalter Faculty Scholars driving research that improves human health. @ImphPurdue

From @PUCancerInst to @PennStHershey, @BigTenCRC researchers are redefining what’s possible in cancer science. This month’s "Across the Consortium" spotlights new discoveries, including findings from Purdue’s John Tesmer on how subtle cellular “barcodes” influence cancer spread.

Explore how @purduepharmacy is pushing science forward, including cancer research. The latest Purdue Pharmacist spotlights breakthroughs, from uncovering how gut bacteria fuel colorectal cancer to advancing chemo-immunotherapy in canine trials that could accelerate treatments for

Purdue is Indiana’s top research university with more than $1 billion in research and development expenditures in fiscal year 2025. Learn more. ⬇️ https://t.co/Due9WYH6Qz

Decades of research have changed what it means to face breast cancer. Discovery has improved early detection and diagnosis. Science has made treatments more precise and survival more likely. At the @PUCancerInst, our investigators are working to accelerate that progress,

Purdue is Indiana’s top-ranked research university. 🏆 We’re the No. 32 research university in the U.S., No. 13 among publics, and the only Indiana university in the global top 100 in @timeshighered rankings. Read more. 👇 https://t.co/I0e87YGKd4

Strength, unity, and visibility 💚 Thank you to everyone who continues to help us Hammer Down Cancer