Jul 21, 2026 | Cancer Center News
Liver metastases are one of the most common sites of cancer spread, and the survival rates are very low. However, Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researchers recently identified a new promising therapeutic target. CCIL Associate Director for Education Zeynep...
May 7, 2026 | Cancer Center News
Auinash Kalsotra, a member of the Cancer Center at Illinois, has been named the Phillip A. Sharp Professor in Biochemistry. Dr. Kalsotra is one of the world’s pre-eminent RNA researchers and has also been recognized as one of the University of Illinois’ leading...
May 7, 2026 | Cancer Center News
One day, on assignment researching non-canonical functions of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases — housekeeping enzymes essential for protein synthesis — Pallob Barai noticed an intriguing pattern. “A particular AARS enzyme, TARS1, was found to be correlated with poor patient...
Apr 29, 2026 | Cancer Center News
New research from the lab of Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member K.V. Prasanth, in collaboration with scientists across the University of Illinois and other institutions, has revealed that gene positioning near nuclear speckles — key nuclear domains that promote...
Apr 1, 2026 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight
Cancer Scholars Program student Patrick Selby, an outstanding sophomore, earned the John C. and Elizabeth J. Chato Award in Bioengineering. This award is for undergraduate students involved in activities related to bioengineering. Selby is double majoring in...
Mar 29, 2026 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researcher Sara Gerke was featured on WCIA discussing her research on “femtech,” a new wave of technology for women. This field of technology encompasses products including period trackers and apps that help cancer patients...
Mar 11, 2026 | Cancer Center News
A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules (pink), and sugar transporters (brown). Right half adds the membrane (green) and ribosomes (yellow/red). Graphic by Zane Thornburg, as part...
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...
Dec 5, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Scientists have long known that Black women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer and those who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods often have more aggressive forms of the disease and poorer survival rates. However, the underlying factors that link these...
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...
Oct 28, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Ten students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the unique opportunity to present at the 2025 International Cancer Education Conference (ICEC), a national forum that brings together researchers, educators, health professionals, students, and more....