May 27, 2020 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight
Sylvia CrowderPhD, Food Science and Human NutritionCancer Scholars for Translational and Applied Research (C★STAR ) 2017 Cohort How did you find yourself in cancer research?After I received my Bachelor’s in Dietetics from the University of Southern Indiana and...
May 25, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Jodi Flaws, Professor of Comparative Biosciences, recently published a paper in Toxicological Sciences reviewing the research linking dozens of environmental chemicals to changes in the gut microbiome and associated health challenges. “Chemicals such as...
May 20, 2020 | Cancer Center News
John Erdman, Professor Emeritus of Food Science and Human Nutrition, recently published a study in the Journal of Nutrition. The study found that dietary tomato treatments after castration did not reduce cancer incidence in a murine model. The American Cancer Society...
May 14, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Conventional ultrasound techniques are used to diagnose and monitor cancer patients around the world. However, clinical ultrasound is limited when attempting to distinguish between subtle vascular changes. Collaborations between researchers from Illinois and Mayo...
May 6, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Three Nick Holonyak Jr., Micro and Nanotechnology Lab (HMNTL) faculty members have received NSF Rapid Response Research (RAPID) program grants, all of which aim to shorten the amount of time it takes to process a COVID-19 test. Current tests can take as long as five...
May 5, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Phuong Le, Bioengineering PhD, and former CCIL TiMe student and member of Associate Professor Andrew Smith’s lab was recently awarded a Schmidt Science Fellowship. Awardees receive a $100,000 stipend towards a postdoctoral position in a world-renowned...
May 4, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Hyunjoon Kong, CCIL member and a Robert W. Schaefer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, recently published a study in ACS Nano. Kong and collaborator Marni Boppart, Professor of Kinesiology and Community Health, tested the use of nanostimulators mixed...
May 1, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Editor’s note: Health authorities believe COVID-19 spreads by the transmission of respiratory droplets, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends homemade cloth face coverings for use in public spaces. Starting today, Illinois joins many other...
