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Professor to discuss genetics
 By
Matt Lindner
Staff Writer
A distinguished professor of pharmacy will be coming
to Purdue today to deliver two lectures about how the human genome can
be utilized to produce better medications as part of the Varro E. Tyler
Lecture Series.
William Evans, a distinguished professor of clinical
pharmacy and pediatrics, will be speaking in Stewart Center, Room 306.
His first lecture, "Pharmacogenomics: Translating Functional Genomics
into Rational Therapeutics," will begin at 10 a.m. and will deal with
how advancements in genetics can be used to produce better drug treatments.
Evans' second lecture is titled "Pharmacy at the
Interface of Biomedical Research and Patient Care: Translating the Human
Genome into Better Drug Therapy." This lecture will focus on how current
studies in genetics may provide improvements in diagnosing and treating
diseases.
Pat Aveline, administrative assistant to the head
of pharmacy practice at Purdue, said there is a great deal of excitement
about this lecture series.
"With the Tyler Lecture Series, we try to bring
in people who have distinguished themselves in their fields," said Aveline.
"We feel as though Evans has distinguished himself in his field with
his expertise in leukemia and treating children with serious illnesses."
In addition to being a renowned researcher, Evans
has also patented the identification of two distinct mutant gene variations
of human thiopurine and the uses of the genes. Evans has also published
many studies dealing with clinical pharmacy and treating children with
leukemia.
Steven Abel, the head of the department of pharmaceutical
practice at Purdue, said Evans' work with cancer has been remarkable.
"Evans has done world-renowned work dealing primarily
with anti-cancer drugs in children," said Abel. "Right now he is doing
research on how genetic and biochemical differences affect a child's
responses to certain drugs."
Evans has delivered more than 200 lectures to universities
and research institutes around the world. He has spoken in such places
as Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and France about clinical pharmacy and his
research in pediatric leukemia.
Event organizers are expecting around 100 people
to attend Evans' lecture, which is free and open to the public. However,
because of Evans' travel schedule, only around 15 minutes will be allotted
for the audience to ask him questions.
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