Feb 5, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast and human epithelial, breast and breast cancer cells in Minecraft, a video game that allows players to explore, build and manipulate structures...
Feb 3, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Yang Liu, a member of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and professor of bioengineering, received a CCIL Seed Grant to support her research in addressing drug resistance in cancer treatments. CCIL seed grants provide funding that enables faculty teams to develop...
Jan 29, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Zeynep Madak-Erdogan is teaming up with National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) research scientist Aiman Soliman, the NCSA’s Health Innovation Program Office (HIPO), and the University of Illinois Chicago...
Jan 23, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Taher Saif, a member of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and professor of mechanical sciences and engineering, received CCIL seed grant funding to enhance the treatment for pancreatic cancer through his research. CCIL seed grants provide funding that enables...
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 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
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...
Nov 20, 2024 | Cancer Center News
For years, Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Bill King, professor and Ralph A. Andersen Endowed Chair in the Departments of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering, has believed that there...
Nov 18, 2024 | Cancer Center News, Honors and Awards
In a newly established collaboration between the OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute (OSF) in Peoria, IL and the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), five project proposals were selected to receive funding through the Breakthrough and Advanced Treatment of (BEAT) Cancer...
Nov 13, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minutesKeywords: membership More than a career, cancer research is a calling, and the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) is home to over 100 engineers and scientists who are answering this call. Becoming a CCIL member means joining a team dedicated to one...