Jan 29, 2026 | Cancer Center News
In recent years, cancer researchers have made major breakthroughs by using the body’s immune system to fight cancer. One of the most promising approaches, known as immune checkpoint blockade, works by releasing molecular “brakes” on T cells. This allows them to better...
Jan 23, 2026 | Cancer Center News
Carle Illinois College of Medicine Associate Dean for Research and Innovation Claudius Conrad, a research member of the Cancer Center at Illinois, has been invested as the Phyllis M. Wise Professor of Medicine and Innovation. The honor recognizes Dr. Conrad’s...
Jan 21, 2026 | Cancer Center News
CCIL program leader Erik Nelson and Natalia Krawczynska were featured on WCIA discussing breast cancer research, explaining a link they found between cholesterol and cancer progression, and how metastasis could potentially be prevented. Watch the interview to learn...
Jan 15, 2026 | Cancer Center News
Two professors at The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are among the 169 U.S. distinguished academic and institutional inventors and 16 International Fellows named to the 2025 class. Rohit Bhargava, Professor of...
Jan 15, 2026 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), in collaboration with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2025 Cancer Digital Insights (CDI) Planning Grants—a new initiative designed to accelerate cancer...