Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Cancer Center at Illinois

Shared Resources

Our members enjoy access to some of the world’s most renowned technological resources, including top-ranked research labs and centers in supercomputing, biotechnology, genomic biology, and veterinary medicine, among others.

Shared Resources Leadership

Joseph Irudayaraj

Joseph Irudayaraj

Associate Director for Shared Resources, Cancer Center at Illinois
Founder Professor, Department of Bioengineering

Joseph Irudayaraj is a Founder Professor in Bioengineering and a fellow of AAAS, BMES, AIMBE, and RCS. He is also an affiliate of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, a member of the Beckman Institute, and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.

Shared Resources

1. Carver Biotechnology Center (CBC)

Researcher working in the Carver shared resource.

CBC provides state-of-the art facilities for molecular biology research, including DNA and protein sequencing and oligonucleotide and peptide synthesis.

Leadership

  • Bruce Fouke, CBC Director, Professor of Geology and Microbiology Ralph E. Grim Professor of Earth Science & Environmental Change
  • Marcello Rubessa, CBC Associate Director, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences

2. Multimodal Biomedical Imaging (MBI)

Test tubes in the multimodal shared resource

MBI offers access to the suites of imaging instrumentation at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology and the Imaging Technology Group at the Beckman Institute.

Leadership

  • Glenn Fried, Director of Core Facilities, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
  • Cate Wallace, Miscroscopy Suite Manage, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

3. Tumor Engineering and Phenotyping (TEP)

Researchers in the Tumor Engineering and Phenotyping shared resource.

TEP supports and advances cancer research by enabling the systematic analyses of materials spanning the spectrum of cancer research, from cells to engineered models.

Leadership

  • Hua Wang, TEP Director and Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Hui Xu, TEP Manager

Request Equipment

Part of the CCIL’s mission is to ensure that our researchers have access to the latest technology and materials necessary to develop new approaches to diagnosing and treating cancer. Please fill out the equipment request form below to request equipment not currently in our facilities. Our senior leadership team will review your request and get back to you as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at cancercenter@illinois.edu.

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