Apr 29, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) provided an opportunity for students to share their research during its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Beckman Institute. Students in CCIL programs or working in CCIL member labs presented posters on topics...
Apr 25, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honorary societies in the United States. Nancy M. Amato, Rashid Bashir, Alison Bell, Charles Gammie and Paul...
Apr 25, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The CCIL was featured on WCIA during Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. CCIL member Michael Spinella shared the results of his lab’s testicular cancer research, including the development of epigenetic drugs to help patients who don’t respond to...
Apr 24, 2024 | Cancer Center News
A new paper published by a team that includes several Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researchers demonstrates a link between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and growth of testicular germ cell tumors. PFAS chemicals, sometimes called forever...
Apr 24, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Testicular cancer is a rare form of one of the world’s most devastating diseases. Most cases respond well to conventional treatments, but a team affiliated with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) has spent years working on ways to help patients who don’t have that...
Apr 24, 2024 | Cancer Center News, CCIL Shared Resources
The Tumor Engineering and Phenotyping (TEP) facility, a Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) shared resource, is here to accelerate your discoveries with the addition of a new instrument for nanoparticle synthesis. The PreciGenome NanoGenerator™ Flex-M utilizes a...
Apr 17, 2024 | Cancer Center News
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year presents Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction to exceptional faculty and staff members, graduate teaching assistants and advisors campuswide. This year’s recipients are being honored at a...
Apr 16, 2024 | Cancer Center News
A world-renowned surgical oncologist has joined the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) to develop patient-centered solutions through collaborative research. Dr. Claudius Conrad specializes in liver, pancreas, and biliary tract cancers and has helped develop new surgical...
Apr 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News, TiMe Program
Nearly 60 people attended the 2024 Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) Day Symposium on April 3 at the Beckman Institute. The TiME Training Program was created by Rohit Bhargava and Rex Gaskins with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and is a university-wide training...
