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GIANT grant empowers CCIL to take STEM outreach to the YMCA’s Y on the Fly

GIANT grant empowers CCIL to take STEM outreach to the YMCA’s Y on the Fly

May 25, 2023 | Cancer Center News

Cancer Center at Illinois Student Organization outreach assistants Nina Soofi, Kevin Meier, and Brigitte Joyce at the Y on the Fly afterschool venue in Champaign, IL. The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) welcomed a new STEM outreach partnership with the Stephens...
From lab to the operating room, researchers’ novel imaging system pushes endoscopy toward the ‘holy grail’ in cancer surgery

From lab to the operating room, researchers’ novel imaging system pushes endoscopy toward the ‘holy grail’ in cancer surgery

May 24, 2023 | Cancer Center News

Graduate Student Mebin George and CCIL Member Viktor Gruev with their novel endoscopic imaging system. Researchers from the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) traveled the rewarding journey from benchtop to the operating room, observing their novel technology in the...
Rohit Bhargava’s lab plays integral role in developing plasma electrochemistry process to form organic chemical bonds

Rohit Bhargava’s lab plays integral role in developing plasma electrochemistry process to form organic chemical bonds

May 22, 2023 | Cancer Center News

Researchers, from left, Matthew Confer, Scott Dubowsky, and Jian Wang combined their expertise in chemistry and plasma engineering to demonstrate a metal-catalyst-free approach to form carbon-carbon bonds. An Illinois interdisciplinary research team develops...
‘Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate’ – Cancer Researchers Pair Two Novel Effects for a Superior Biomarker Detection Method

‘Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate’ – Cancer Researchers Pair Two Novel Effects for a Superior Biomarker Detection Method

May 18, 2023 | Cancer Center News

Brian Cunningham, left, is joined by research team members Priyash Barya, Skye Shepherd, and Yanyu Xiong Researchers from the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Program Leader Brian Cunningham’s lab in collaboration with researchers at Washington University have...
Two Researchers Named to the Inaugural Class of CCIL – Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows

Two Researchers Named to the Inaugural Class of CCIL – Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows

May 10, 2023 | Cancer Center News

CCIL – Beckman Institute Fellows Alejandro De la Cadena and Zane Thornburg. In fall 2023, the Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellows Program will welcome two Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) postdoctoral researchers to its inaugural class of CCIL – Beckman...
Undergraduate Researchers Named 2023 Mayo Clinic Summer Research Fellows

Undergraduate Researchers Named 2023 Mayo Clinic Summer Research Fellows

May 10, 2023 | Cancer Center News, Cancer Scholars Program, Student Spotlight

Katerina Baxter, Varshini Murugesh, and Jonathan Louis are undergraduate students affiliated with the Cancer Center at Illinois and recipients of the 2023 Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Two members of the CCIL’s Cancer Scholar...

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