Oct 7, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The Department of Defense today announced awards totaling $43 million to 112 university researchers under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). The grants will support the purchase of major equipment at 64 institutions across 28 states in...
Sep 12, 2024 | Cancer Center News
For typical illnesses, the body’s immune system is a robust, pathogen-killing machine. It provides a general defense against harmful germs while also adapting and producing antibodies that target specific bacteria or viruses. After fighting off an infection like...
Aug 27, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 14 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2025 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field. Among those receiving honors are University of Illinois professors Lori Raetzman and Erik Nelson of...
Aug 23, 2024 | Cancer Center News
CCIL researcher Hua Wang holds a research team meeting in his laboratory in the Materials Science and Engineering building As part of our ongoing self-evaluation and strategic review processes, the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) is revising the names and themes of...
Jun 28, 2024 | Cancer Center News
A study led by Cancer Center at Illinois member Zeynep Madak-Erdogan shows as potential link to aggressive lung cancer tumors and neighborhood violence, perhaps shedding new light on the impact stress has on the body. Madak-Erdogan recently spoke with CBS News Chicago...
Jun 28, 2024 | Cancer Center News
New research led by a Carle Illinois College of Medicine student suggests sampling the genetic makeup of tumors in the liver could help identify the most effective cancer-fighting strategy. The studies focus on identifying genetic markers that could point the way to...
Jun 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News
On Thursday, May 9th, cancer centers across Big Ten universities held a notable gathering. Two members of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL): Timothy M. Fan and Viktor Gruev, led this month’s Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium (CRC) Grand Rounds. Viktor Gruev is a...
Oct 23, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Illinois bioengineering faculty members are playing key roles in a new joint center for mRNA delivery and cancer immunotherapy (CCIT). This new center is co-lead by Professor Shuming Nie at UIUC and by Professor Youqing Shen at Zhejiang University (ZJU). It involves a...
Oct 20, 2023 | Cancer Center News
A research team including bioengineering professors Frank Brooks and Hua Li, computer science professor David Forsyth and Bioengineering Department Head Mark Anastasio has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a project...
Oct 20, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Congratulations to Professor Catherine Christian-Hinman, who was selected to receive the 2023 University of Virginia School of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences. The award recognizes exceptional research and professional accomplishments,...
Oct 20, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Rimsha Bhatta, doctoral student in CCIL member Hua Wang’s lab, was featured in a recent Grainger Engineering article that explores the long hours and sleepless nights it takes to pursue meaningful research that will impact future generations. Read the story...
Aug 29, 2023 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) is reshaping its core leadership team. These changes reflect the institute’s continued evolution and build upon its history of research and education excellence. The new positions also underscore the CCIL’s strong...