There are very few people in the world who can claim to turn missiles into medicine but John Zehner (BS ’91) is among them.Zehner, a nuclear pharmacist, is partner and CEO of SpectronRx, a contract manufacturing and development organization that specializes in radiopharmaceuticals. In 2027, when…
The FOE—Friends of Emily, for those not yet in the know—refer to Dr. Emily Hancock (PharmD ’92) as the EOF: Epicurean of Fun.It’s a title she happily embraces, but it’s also a title that’s far from telling the whole story of who she is. Emily, the widow of former Purdue University College of…
Purdue researchers develop fully off-the-shelf, stem cell-derived, natural killer cells against glioblastomaWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal…
Ryan Altman has been named the Steve and Lee Ann Taglienti Chair in Pharmacy.The termed professorship recognizes high-achieving faculty who have demonstrated excellence in both research and teaching, while also engaging in meaningful research collaborations.Altman, a professor of medicinal…