Computational Genomics Workshop

The Computational Genomics workshop co-sponsored by the Cancer Center, Coordinated Sciences Laboratory, and Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology on Friday, March 2, 2018 was a great success. Over 70 participants from departments across campus attended to hear...
Roy Dar Earns Campus Teaching Award

Roy Dar Earns Campus Teaching Award

Image of Assistant Professor Roy Dar.  Bioengineering Assistant Professor Roy Dar received the Illinois Student Senate Teaching Excellence Award at the end of the spring 2018 semester. This award, which is run entirely by students, is presented each year to about 5...

C★STAR Success Story

The research team of Anna Arthur (Assistant Professor – Food Science and Human Nutrition), Sylvia Crowder (C★STAR Research Assistant), and Kalika Sarma (Carle Cancer Center Oncologist) were published in the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &...
Driving T-Cell Immunotherapy To Solid Tumors

Driving T-Cell Immunotherapy To Solid Tumors

Image of T-Cell.  T cell receptor (TCR) gene therapy can target the immune system to solid tumors in ways CAR-T cells can’t match, but the field is still looking for a clear success. Last September, GlaxoSmithKline took over one of Adaptimmune Therapeutics’...