Jun 1, 2026 | Cancer Center News
A cancer diagnosis changes everything. For Tai R. (Terry) Shin, his own experience and that of his late wife, You H. (Catherine) Shin, facing the disease, ignited a determination to do something about it. That determination is now the heart of a $6 million gift to...
Apr 16, 2026 | Cancer Center News
First designation of its kind in nearly 40 years recognizes the university’s transformative research in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention Today, the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) announced it has been designated as a Basic Cancer Center by the...
Feb 27, 2026 | Cancer Center News
Two faculty members from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have been named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors. Hyunjoon Kong, the Robert W. Schaefer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,...
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...
Sep 5, 2025 | Cancer Center News
In Memory of Dr. Lalit Bahl The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) community is deeply saddened by the passing of distinguished alumnus of The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Lalit Rai Bahl, who died on August 24, 2025,...
Jul 10, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Camera Sensors Made from Perovskite Materials Improve Color Fidelity, Imaging Brightness and Resolution A picture is worth a thousand words, but current cameras cannot tell the whole story. Most cameras, like those in smartphones or tablets, capture photos using...
Jul 3, 2025 | Cancer Center News
In recognition of the most recent transformative gift from Phillip (LAS ’69) and Ann Sharp, the directorship of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) will be officially renamed as the Phillip and Ann Sharp Director. The inaugural directorship will be held by Rohit...
Jun 4, 2025 | Cancer Center News
A new avenue for targeted drug delivery has been proposed by researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Their findings, published in Materials Today Bio, report the first successful application of metabolic...
Mar 24, 2025 | Cancer Center News
From medical imaging to solar panels, many technologies of the future rely on nanocrystals. Nanocrystals are tiny particles of material, often only a few nanometers (one billionth of a meter) across. Their microscopic size gives them unique properties, such as the way...
Mar 24, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Our microbiome is critical to our overall health. Scientists have only recently begun to understand the depths to which our overall wellbeing can be affected by the microorganisms in our gut. Beyond direct effects like digestion and metabolism, our microbiome can...
Feb 12, 2025 | Cancer Center News
With the help of a $33 million contract, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign engineers with the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory have created technology to help doctors look at cells in new ways without a microscope. The Margin Diagnostics (MarginDx) project...
Feb 10, 2025 | Cancer Center News
Researchers from the University of Illinois have identified a key process coordinating liver maturation and polyploidization, a state in which cells carry more than two sets of chromosomes. Their findings, published in Genes and Development, provide insight into...