Cancer Prevention and Control Overview

Overview

A recent report from the American Cancer Society estimates that 50% of cancer deaths could be prevented by modifiable lifestyle factors and appropriate use of available screening for early detection of cancers. The Cancer Prevention and Control Program of the OSC provides a unique environment to develop strategies for prevention of cancers by:

• Early detection technologies (biomarkers and imaging);
• Identification of risk factors;
• Behavior modification to reduce risk to both prevent and control cancers;
• Social and ethical communication in the context of cancer and risk identification;
• Application of knowledge in healthcare settings.

The OSC is in a unique position to address these issues with the expertise available for collaborative research efforts across Purdue University and the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center. These basic research efforts are supported by strong research and application in the fields of communication in healthcare settings, identification of risk, behavior modification and application of methodology in healthcare settings.

The goal of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program is to provide an environment that facilitates increased collaboration of these scholarly efforts to promote further interdisciplinary interactions and research. The program has bi-annual faculty retreats, seminar series, and monthly interactive meetings to discuss research in cancer prevention and to encourage collaborative efforts. Participation includes representation from seven of the ten colleges at Purdue, five of the 10 Discovery Park Centers, Student Health Services and the leaders of the Purdue Cancer Center.  One retreat per year is a joint faculty retreat with Indiana University Simon Cancer Center drawing on the expertise at the IU School of Medicine. The Oncological Science Center Cancer Prevention and Control Program has also supported seed projects directly resulting from collaborations born at faculty retreats to stimulate interdisciplinary research leading to extramural funding, including partnerships with the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center.

Through the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, the OSC was awarded a Cancer Education grant (NCI R25) to develop a Cancer Prevention Internship Program creating an interdisciplinary curriculum for undergraduates and graduates that will create a new pool of scientists who will effectively address research problems in cancer prevention.  The centerpiece of the curriculum is a seminar course which includes faculty instructors from seven departments across campus to discuss interdisciplinary approaches to cancer prevention.  The course and program also includes components to enhance professional development.  The program provides support for 20 pre-doctoral fellows (or 4/year) and 50 (10/year) senior level undergraduates, including a full time summer research experience.  For more information on this program, please click here.  

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Christopher R. Agnew, Associate Professor, Psychology

Carol Boushey, Associate Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Kimberly K. Buhman, Associate Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Jay Burgess, Associate Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Wilella Burgess, Managing Director, Discovery Learning Center

Ignacio G. Camarillo, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Susan Chen, Assistant Professor, Agriculture Economics

Ji-Xin Cheng, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Bruce A. Craig, Professor, Statistics

Mark S. Cushman, Professor, Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology

Edward J. Delp, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Deepika Dhawan, Research Scientist, Basic Medical Sciences

James C. Fleet, Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Lawrence T. Glickman, Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology

Robert E. Hannemann, Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Marietta Harrison, Professor, Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology

Patrick Hein, Proposal Coordinator, Office of the Vice President

Stephen B. Hooser, Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology

Chang-Deng Hu, Assistant Professor, Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology

Karen Hudmon, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice

Joseph M. K. Irudayaraj, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Elsa M. Janle, Associate Research Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Qing Jiang, Assistant Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Deborah W. Knapp, Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences

James F. Leary, Professor, Basic Medical Sciences

Sophie A. Lelievre, Associate Professor, Basic Medical Sciences

Jian Jian Li, Professor, Health Sciences

Chengde Mao, Associate Professor, Chemistry

Nancy S. Maylath, Director, Purdue Wellness Office at the Student Health Center

Meghan McDonough, Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology

Amy Mobley, Assistant Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Stacey Mobley, Assistant Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Sulma Mohammed, Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology

John Morgan, Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Angus S. Murphy, Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Julie S. Nagel, Managing Director, Oncologicial Sciences Center, Discovery Park

Jacqueline K. Nielsen, Visiting Assistant Professor, Nursing

David D. Nolte, Professor, Physics

Julie C. Novak, Professor, Nursing

Seza Orcun, Associate Research Scientist, e-Enterprise, Discovery Park

Mindy J. Paulet, Worklife Programs Administrator Director, Human Resources

Wendy Peer, Research Assistant Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

D. Marshall Porterfield, Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Nagendra Prasad, Assistant Professor, Basic Medical Sciences

M. Daniel Raftery, Professor, Chemistry

David J. Riese, Associate Professor, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

David Salt, Professor, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Sergey N. Savinov, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Darlene Sedlock, Associate Professor, Health and Kinesiology

Heather L. Servaty-Seib, Assistant Professor, Educational Studies

Cleveland Shields, Associate Professor, Child Development

Amber J. Simons, Worklife/Wellness Specialist, Human Resources

Alan Smith, Associate Professor, Health and Kinesiology

Jane Stewart, Research Associate, Basic Medical Sciences

Jon A. Story, Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Foods and Nutrition

Kristine Swank, Administrative Assistant, Oncological Sciences, Discovery Park

Dorothy Teegarden, Associate Professor, Foods and Nutrition

Ross V. Weatherman, Assistant Professor, Medical Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

Connie M. Weaver, Director, Botanicals Center for Age Related Diseases, Professor and Chair, Foods and Nutrition

Alexander J. Wei, Professor, Chemistry

Jonathan J. Wilker, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Christina Wilson, Assistant Chemist, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

Yuehwern Yih, Professor, Industrial Engineering

Alan Zillich, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice