Sep 28, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Erik Nelson, Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member and Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, and Illinois graduate student, Liqian Ma, recently discovered that a cholesterol metabolite hijacks immune cells to derail the body’s natural defense...
Sep 21, 2020 | Student Spotlight, TiMe Program
Congratulations to Carlos Renteria, a graduate student in the Cancer Center at Illinois’ Tissue Microenvironment (TiME) training program, who has been awarded a new traineeship with The University of Illinois’ Research Training Program in Environmental...
Sep 17, 2020 | Cancer Center News
CCIL members and Illinois researchers now have access to the NanoString nCounter SPRINT Profiler through the Tumor Engineering and Phenotyping Shared Resource (TEP). This NanoString Profiler provides panels that typically have 770 genes, yielding a complete picture of...
Sep 16, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Faculty and staff members from the Cancer Center at Illinois and Beckman Institute have been recognized by the U of I Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPaRC) for their contributions in support of research. Individuals from the Cancer Center and...
Sep 10, 2020 | Cancer Center News
A study led by Xi Chen, a postdoctoral fellow working with CCIL member Gabriel Popescu, Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, proposed a new, non-destructive tomography method that is able to perform under fewer limitations. The proposed technique, named...
Sep 8, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Congratulations to Pengfei Song, CCIL member and Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, on his nomination to the senior rank of the National Academy of Inventors. NAI Senior Members are recognized for their achievements in their field, positive...
Sep 2, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Timothy Fan, DVM and Professor of Veterinary Oncology, was recently honored with the Career Achievement Award in Canine Research by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Fan’s laboratory works closely with other scientists to evaluate novel drugs or drug...
Sep 1, 2020 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois extends its congratulations to our colleagues who have received a promotion, tenure, or emeritus status at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, effective at the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year. Promoted CCIL members...
