Dec 20, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minKeywords: Seed grant, funding, glioblastoma, treatment, biochemistry Samy Meroueh, a Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member and professor of biochemistry, received a CCIL Seed Grant to bring to life the innovative project, “Targeting Macrophage Trem2...
Dec 17, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minKeywords: JumpStart, funding, cancer research Where others see barriers, the JumpStart Program at the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) sees new frontiers. By providing funding, mentorship, and access to a dynamic research community, JumpStart empowers...
Dec 17, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minKeywords: BEAT Cancer, funding, chemical imaging, AI, pathology “New technology should be used to do new things,” says Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Director Rohit Bhargava, the Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering. This sentiment has guided...
Dec 16, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minutesKeywords: cancer surgery, artificial intelligence A groundbreaking advancement in surgical oncology is revolutionizing the precision and safety of complex cancer surgeries. The work integrates cutting-edge visualization and artificial intelligence...
Dec 10, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minutesKeywords: testicular cancer, therapy, drug targets Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young males ages 15 to 35. The most conventional chemotherapy drug used to treat this is called cisplatin, but it is toxic and comes with many...
Dec 9, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 1 minuteKeywords: workforce, higher education, education, interdisciplinary CCIL Director Rohit Bhargava, along with the directors of the university’s nine other research institutes, co-authored an opinion piece for Crain’s Chicago Business on...
Dec 9, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 1 minuteKeywords: cancer research, glioblastoma, tumor model CCIL Program Leader and cancer survivor Brendan Harley recently shared his journey from patient to researcher with NPR, part of a series called “Life After Diagnosis.” Harley’s...
Dec 5, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minutesKeywords: brain cancer, glioblastoma, cancer research, Sontag Foundation Critical work targeting treatments for an aggressive and deadly type of cancer has earned a major award for Assistant Professor Hua Wang of the Department of Materials Science...
Dec 5, 2024 | Cancer Center News, TiMe Program
Read time: 1 minuteKeywords: student spotlight, TiME, honors and awards One of the strategic objectives of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) is to train and empower the next generation of cancer researchers. The CCIL does this through numerous student programs,...
Dec 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minutesKeywords: cancer, cancer research Researchers at the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) have made significant progress in the fight against cancer this year. Our scientists’ work is changing the future of cancer detection, diagnostics, and...
Dec 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) recently embarked on the first year of its Breakthrough and Advanced Treatment of (BEAT) Cancer Research Initiative—a collaboration with the OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute (OSF) in Peoria, IL. This project aims to facilitate an...
Dec 3, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Hee-Sun Han has developed an Intracellular Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis Toolkit (InSTAnT) that allows researchers to look at subcellular patterns. The research findings are published in Nature Communications. After intensive...
