Timothy Ratliff

Title:

Distinguished Professor and Director Emeritus, Purdue Institute for Cancer Research

PhD Granting Institution:

Purdue University

Contact:

Email Address: tlratlif@purdue.edu
Office Phone: 765-413-6374

Primary Training Group:

Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Secondary Training Groups:

Cancer Biology

Research Areas:

My laboratory studies immunology, immunotherapy and inflammation, focusing on the prostate and multiple myeloma

Current Projects:

1. impact of inflammation on adult prostate stem cells and its contribution to benign prostate hyperplasia 2. In collaboration with Dr. Phillip Low, development of novel immunotherapy of prostate cancer and multiple myeloma 3. In collaboration with Dr. Yoon Yeo, development of novel nanoparticles as a new immunotherapy for cancer 4. In collaboration with Dr. David Thompson, development of novel nanoparticles for the identification and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

Importance of Interdisciplinary Research:

Very important as indicated by my collaborative efforts on projects listed above