Jan 24, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Four researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, including a CCIL researcher, were named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the...
Jan 22, 2025 | Cancer Center News
The Grainger College of Engineering is taking an in-depth look at how engineers are fighting cancer with a multi-part feature on new endeavors in cancer research. The feature highlights many members of the Cancer Center at Illinois, including Director Rohit Bhargava....
Jan 22, 2025 | Cancer Center News
In early January, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory warning about a link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk. The Illinois News Bureau featured CCIL Associate Director for Education Zeynep Madak-Erdogan in an “Expert...
Jan 15, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois Director and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering Rohit Bhargava has been elected to the 2024 Class of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Fellows. This prestigious honor recognizes BMES members with the most outstanding records of...
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 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...
Nov 6, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The first step of the scientific method is also the most important: observation. Yet this can often be deceptively difficult. In no field is this truer than biology, where one must be able to observe the actions of any given cell in a vast population. Scientists...
Oct 22, 2024 | Cancer Center News
As part of the Cancer Center at Illinois’ (CCIL) monthly segment at WCIA, CCIL Associate Director for Education Zeynep Madak-Erdogan was featured for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Madak-Erdogan discussed her research, which aims to improve quality of life for breast...
Oct 21, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer researchers don’t always find themselves on the receiving end of a diagnosis, but that was the case for one Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member, now a breast cancer survivor. Veterinary radiation oncologist Kim Selting works with pets who have cancer,...
Oct 21, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researchers are developing advancements that bring hope to breast cancer survivors worldwide. Our discoveries lay the foundation for monumental changes in how the disease is detected, diagnosed, and treated. This Breast Cancer...
