Mar 28, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Colorectal cancer diagnoses are on the rise for people under 55. A recent American Cancer Society (ACS) report states that cases are increasing by 1% to 2% annually among people in that age group. Alarmingly, the ACS reports colorectal cancer is the leading cause of...
Nov 1, 2023 | Cancer Center News
(From left) Brendan Harley, Rex Gaskins, Andrew Steelman, and Payton Haak studied the role of the mitochondrial protein CHCHD2 in glioblastoma Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain tumor that affects adults and, unfortunately, still remains incurable. In a new...
Mar 30, 2023 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight, TiMe Program
Leonardo Molina at the 2023 TiME Day Symposium. Leonardo (Leo) Molina, a Tissue Microenvironment (TiME) Training Program member and graduate student in animal sciences, was recently awarded an NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual...
Apr 8, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Andrew Smith (left) and Kelly Swanson (right). To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, doctors and researchers need to see inside bodies. Medical imaging tools have come a long way since the humble x-ray, but most existing tools remain too coarse to quantify...
Oct 26, 2020 | Cancer Center News, TiMe Program
Hi! I’m Catherine, a dietitian and a postdoctoral cancer researcher in the department of Animal Sciences at Illinois. Last year, I was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month this year, I shared some of my experiences with the...
Nov 13, 2019 | Cancer Center News
Animal Sciences Department Head Rod Johnson, Keith W. and Sara M. Kelley Endowed Professor of Immunophysiology H. Rex Gaskins, Dean of the College of ACES Kim Kidwell, and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs William Bernhard. H. Rex Gaskins, CCIL’s Associate...
