Purdue University’s Center for Cancer Research received a $10 million matching-funds gift from the Indianapolis-based Walther Cancer Foundation to advance its research in drug discovery, treatments and potential cures.
The gift is designed to inspire endowed gifts to Purdue’s center to sustain it throughout its existence. It is the latest gift from the Walther Cancer Foundation, which has given more than $16 million in grants to Purdue over the years, including $4.2 million in the last three years before its latest gift.
The gift will be available for a variety of needs, such as faculty recruitment and retainment, needed equipment, and research in such areas as drug discovery and development; breast, pancreatic, prostate and other forms of cancer; and the role obesity plays in the disease.
