advisors

Director’s Advisory Board

They may not be working in the Center’s laboratories, but their assistance and guidance are invaluable. This Director’s Advisory Board helps guide the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research in securing funds – an important aspect of any research-based institution. They assist the Cancer Research Center’s director, Dr. Timothy Ratliff, and the executive committee set goals and identify opportunities for public, governmental and private fundraising.


Current Director's Advisory Board Members:

Ms. Beth Bangs, West Lafayette, IN
Ms. Terry Bowen, Indianapolis, IN - CHAIR
Ms. Mary Beth Gadus, Indianapolis, IN
Ms. Sandy Hageman, Remington, IN
Mr. David Hetrick, Zionsville, IN
Dr. Michael Hiles, Lafayette, IN
Ms. Jennie Jones, West Lafayette, IN
Ms. Joy Matson, Rossville, IN
Mr. Rick Miller, Plymouth, IN
Ms. Paulette Moody, West Lafayette, IN
Mr. Don Schoeff, Huntington, IN


Ambassador:

Ms. Linda Rohrman, Lafayette, IN


Former members:

Connie Blowers 2003-2006
Ed Chait 2003-2008
Becky Cutchin 2007-2009
Kitty Decker 2006-2010
Art Euler 2003-2006
Pam Faerber 2003-2007
Becky Haddad 2003-2008
Chuck Jordan 2003-2007
Peter Kay 2003-2006
Sally Kay 2003-2006
Claudia Kruggel 2005-2008
Dick Miller 2003-2006
John Penta 2003-2005/2007-2009
Beth Saiki-Olsen 2008-2010
Patti Truitt 2003-2006
Sam Walker 2003-2007
Nikki Williams 2003-2008
Ted Wolfe 2003-2007


External Advisory Committee

The Center’s External Advisory Committee is composed of outside authorities in cancer research. These ten scientists’ expertise drives research initiatives in cancer drug discovery and evaluation, target validation, DNA damage-response mechanisms, toxicology, antitumor agent development and engineering, among others. Their objective insights and guidance are integral to the continued progress of the Cancer Research Center.


External Advisory Committee members:


Cell Identity and Signaling
 

Janet Houghton, Ph.D. Lerner Research Institute / Cleveland Clinic
 
Cleveland, OH
Robert Lewis, Ph.D. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases /
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
H. Kim Lyerly, M.D., F.A.C.S. Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC
Michael Ostrowski, Ph.D. Ohio State University Columbus, OH
 
 

Chemical and Structural Biology
 

Mark Walter, Ph.D. (CHAIR) University of Alabama – Birmingham Birmingham, AL
 
 

Drug Delivery and Molecular Sensing
 

Jinming Gao, Ph.D. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center /
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX
Vladimir P. Torchilin, Ph.D. Northeastern University Boston, MA
 
 

Medicinal Chemistry
 

Kit Lam, M.D., Ph.D. University of California Davis Cancer Center Sacramento, CA
Susan Mooberry, Ph.D. UT Health Science Center San Antonio San Antonio, TX
Peter Wipf, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA