Executive Committee

Our Executive Committee members have dedicated their careers to discovering a cure. They drive the center’s mission and research, meeting monthly to review research progress, set goals and track results. 

The Purdue University Center for Cancer Research director, Dr. Timothy Ratliff, chairs the committee. The committee includes our Oncological Sciences Center director, Marietta Harrison; the four scientific program leaders, Alex Wei, Richard Gibbs, Cynthia Stauffacher, and Elizabeth Taparowsky; ad hoc member Doug Cuttell; and program co-leaders, Joseph Irudayaraj, Debbie Knapp, Dave Thompson and Scott Briggs.