Nov 24, 2025 | Cancer Center News
When delivering radiation therapy to a tumor, clinicians want to be as precise as possible, using imaging, such as CT scans, to ensure the radiation targets the right area. However, when a tumor is located within the chest cavity or within or near the lungs, it is...
Nov 22, 2025 | Cancer Center News
“We have developed a simpler, faster, and alternative assembly strategy for building DNA nanostructures that not only survive in harsh biological environments but also perform better. It’s like giving DNA nanostructures a protective suit for real-world biomedical...
Nov 20, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) members Mark Anastasio and Yang Liu are collaborating on research at the Beckman Institute’s Center for Label-free Imaging and Multiscale Biophonics, where they found that while an artificial intelligence method called virtual...
Nov 19, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Program Leader Viktor Gruev and CCIL member Shuming Nie are leading a multi-institutional partnership to improve minimally invasive imaging technology for lung cancer treatment. The implications of this new technology are significant...
Nov 13, 2025 | Cancer Center News
A naturally occurring protein that tends to be expressed at higher levels in breast cancer cells boosts the effectiveness of some anticancer agents, including doxorubicin, one of the most widely used chemotherapies, and a preclinical drug known as ErSO, researchers...
Nov 11, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Program Leader Erik Nelson’s lab made an important discovery about the relationship between cholesterol and breast cancer progression with crucial implications for breast cancer therapeutics. Breast cancer is the second leading cause...
Nov 5, 2025 | Cancer Center News
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists, including Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Cecilia Leal, will partner with investigators from several industrial and academic institutions on a five-year human health initiative backed by merit-based research...
Nov 5, 2025 | Cancer Center News
The Deborah M. House Fund for Cancer Research empowers University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students with invaluable, real-world experience in the fight against cancer. The fund recently supported Rana Abbed, a third-year Ph.D. student in bioengineering in the lab...