Join Us in the Fight Against Cancer
Your gift to the Cancer Center at Illinois ensures a sustainable future for life-saving cancer research at the University of Illinois. You make the difference.
How We Use Philanthropic Giving
Infrastructure
Research Facilities
Provide equipment and lab space to undertake ground-breaking research, supported by world-class physical resources.
Centers of Excellence
Support a specific research initiative in an interdisciplinary manner. Endowing a center of excellence will support cancer changing research, faculty, students, and equipment.
Innovation
Director’s Innovation Fund
An unrestricted fund to be used at the Director’s discretion to support pioneering, high impact research and translation, new innovative programs, and events.
Directorship
Assist the Cancer Center at Illinois in retaining and supporting our current Director and invest in the recruitment of future leaders.
Instruction
Educational Programming
Train and recruit future cancer researchers. Support high school students through postdoctoral fellows working in cancer research labs.
Professorships
Support faculty excellence, recruitment, and retention.
Contribute to the Next Breakthrough
Cancer Center at Illinois scientists develop revolutionary and innovative technologies and therapies that transform cancer care, while also looking toward the future. Our scientists egage in education programs and mentoring for high school through postdoctoral students to train the next generation of cancer researchers.
Contact Us
Contact Senior Director of Advancement David Dibble (217-333-3789 or ddibble@illinois.edu) if you are interested in learning more about supporting cancer research.