Why the Purdue Center for Cancer Research?
I chose this organization for a couple of reasons. The first and foremost is that Purdue is the best school ever…. all jokes aside they do provide important research for cancer research. Purdue’s center actively tries to find new cures to a wide variety of cancers, and they collaborate with many other universities, hospitals, and drug companies. They also are designated members of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). They receive funding from the NCI to sponsor new research, but these grants do not always cove the costs of new discoveries. Some discoveries would not happen without external funding to sponsor unproven ideas and theories.
Bibliography
Kent, J. (2018, April 13). An Insider's Guide to Choosing a Cancer Charity. Retrieved January 25, 2020, from https://medium.com/s/story/choosing-a-cancer-charity-an-insiders-take-d39b3d0b860c
Purdue University. (n.d.). Research That Delivers. Retrieved January 25, 2020, from https://www.purdue.edu/cancer-research/about/mission.php
Purdue center for cancer research (pccr)
PCCR mission statement :
“At the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research (PCCR), our mission is basic discovery — discovery that is the foundation for innovative cancer solutions. PCCR leverages Purdue's strengths in engineering, veterinary medicine, nutrition science, chemistry, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy, structural biology and biological sciences to establish its foundational base.
These core strengths form the sustaining underpinning through which PCCR facilitates a focus on understanding the biology of the cancer cell, developing innovative technology that can be used to probe cancer-related phenomena, creating diagnostic and imaging tools, and synthesizing unique therapeutic chemical entities that can be delivered to the cancer cell by novel technology.
As a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, PCCR is making significant contributions to emerging technologies, such as cancer vaccines and combination chemotherapy. We specialize in translational research that saves lives by translating laboratory findings into new and innovative therapies as quickly as possible.
Our mission is discovery.
Our goal is to cure cancer.”
No Middleman
“Does this make your donation to cancer research pointless? No. Your money can make an important difference, but you have to invest strategically. My advice is to contribute directly to the source. Invest where the research is actually happening — the research universities and private research institutes themselves. Skip the “middle men” the ACS and Susan G. Komens of the world, and avoid your gift being cannibalized by their administrative costs or other programmatic priorities.” (Kent)
How is the money used?
“Here’s why even small gifts to academic cancer centers can have big payoffs. While funding from the NCI may be robust, it is also highly restrictive. When a scientist has a bold, new idea, she typically cannot pursue it if it is outside the scope of her federal research grant. Discretionary funds — the kinds of dollars individual donors like you provide — are a precious commodity for academic researchers. These funds can be leveraged in many helpful ways, like fueling proof-of-concept work (or preliminary data) that later attracts big dollars from the NCI.” (Kent)
the end goal
“Our goal is to cure cancer.” (Purdue University)