Featured Experts

Cancer Center at Illinois scientists are leading the next major breakthroughs in cancer care. The Cancer Center at Illinois is built on interdisciplinary, collaborative research – bringing together cancer research experts that span over 15 different fields.

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Rohit Bhargava

Director, Cancer Center at Illinois

W. W. Grainger Chair, Bioengineering

Areas of Expertise

3D Technology, Biomedical Imaging Technology

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Stephen Boppart

Interim Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute

Director, GSK Center for Optical Molecular Imaging

Areas of Expertise

Biomedical Imaging Technology, Breast Cancer

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Brian Cunningham

Program Leader, Cancer Measurement Technology & Data Science (CMD)

Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Cancer Diagnostics, cervical cancer, Nanotechnology

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Timothy Fan

Associate Director for Translation & Development

Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Areas of Expertise

Brain Cancer, Veterinary Oncology

Brendan Harley

Brendan Harley

Program Leader, Cancer Discovery Platforms (CDP)

Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Brain Cancer, Tumor Microenvironment

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Paul Hergenrother

Deputy Director

Professor, Chemistry

Areas of Expertise

Brain Cancer, Breast Cancer, Chemistry - Drug Discovery

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Benita Katzenellenbogen

Professor, Physiology & Cell Biology

Areas of Expertise

Breast Cancer, Endocrinology

Zeynep Madak Erdogan

Zeynep Madak Erdogan

Associate Director for Education, Cancer Center at Illinois

Associate Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition

Areas of Expertise

Breast Cancer, Health Disparities, Nutritional Science