{"id":16327,"date":"2025-07-29T08:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=16327"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:44:34","slug":"renowned-purdue-drug-discovery-scholar-philip-low-to-give-summer-commencement-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/Q3\/renowned-purdue-drug-discovery-scholar-philip-low-to-give-summer-commencement-address","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Purdue drug discovery scholar Philip Low to give summer commencement address"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. \u2014 Philip Low, Purdue\u2019s Presidential Scholar for Drug Discovery and the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the College of Science<\/a>, will deliver the address at Purdue\u2019s two summer commencement ceremonies<\/a> Aug. 9 at Elliott Hall of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Low (rhymes with \u201cnow\u201d) is a prolific innovator, holding 101 U.S.-issued patents through the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization. He has co-founded seven companies to bring his discoveries to market and recently formed and funded the Low Institute for Therapeutics<\/a> to accelerate the transfer of his laboratory\u2019s most promising discoveries into human use. He also serves as a faculty member in the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery<\/a> and the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to human health, Low has received numerous prestigious honors, including the Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research award from the American Association for Cancer Research, the George and Christine Sosnovsky Award for Cancer Research and the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest from the American Chemical Society, the Legacy Award from the American Lung Association, and a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health. For his vital work at Purdue, he was also awarded the Order of the Griffin, one of the university\u2019s highest honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low earned a BS in chemistry from Brigham Young University in 1971 and a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego, in 1975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commencement division dates and times<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The summer 2025 ceremonies will recognize the achievements of 1,725 graduates, including 612 undergraduates, 1,104 graduate students and nine students from Purdue Polytechnic Institute\u2019s statewide programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue President Mung Chiang will attend both ceremonies, and each ceremony will feature a student responder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division I: Saturday, Aug. 9, 9:30 a.m. \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n