Jul 3, 2024 | Cancer Center News
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new method of precisely targeting troublesome cells for death using light could unlock new understanding of and treatments for cancer and inflammatory diseases, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers report. Inflammatory cell death,...
Feb 29, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Jeff Chan, associate professor of chemistry, recently published research demonstrating the development of an activatable cancer therapeutic to help eliminate the side effects of traditional chemotherapies. “There are many potent...
Feb 14, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), in concert with the academic units listed below, has recruited several senior cancer-focused researchers to build upon and expand the institute’s impressive foundation of expertise. These investigators will enhance the CCIL’s...
Jul 31, 2023 | Cancer Center News
The team included, from left, research scientist Chengjian Mao, graduate student Xinyi Dai, biochemistry professor David Shapiro, graduate student Junyao Zhu and molecular and integrative physiology professor Erik Nelson. Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —...
Nov 15, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Urbana, Ill. – For decades, bright fluorescent cyanine dyes have been used in a variety of medical procedures, like identifying the sentinel lymph nodes where cancer cells might spread or identifying cancerous tumors in fluorescence-guided surgery. Though widely...
Sep 1, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Top, from left to right: Martin Burke, Christopher Gaulke, and Catherine Murphy.Bottom, from left to right: Joaquín Rodríguez López, Emad Tajkhorshid, and Kai Zhang. The Cancer Center at Illinois is proud to announce the selection of nine interdisciplinary cancer...
Aug 24, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Stephen G. Sligar has spent the last 40 years at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign applying his expertise in membrane proteins and his nanodisc technology to better understand biological pathways and address diseases including cancer. Urbana, Ill. – Stephen...
Aug 18, 2022 | Cancer Center News
University of Illinois biochemistry professor Kai Zhang and collaborators developed a technique using light to regulate mitochondria, the energy-producing powerhouses inside cells. The technique could address mitochondrial diseases and cancer. Photo courtesy of the...
May 18, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Photo of Van Bortle Lab members. From left to right: Sihang Zhou, Ruiying Cheng, Rajendra K C, and Kevin Van Bortle. Urbana, Ill. – Kevin Van Bortle has been interested in chromatin and transcription dynamics since the start of his research career as a graduate...
Apr 30, 2022 | Cancer Center News
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has announced the selection of Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2022, including Illinois chemistry faculty member Jefferson Chan. The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers...
Nov 17, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Image of Hong Jin. Urbana, Ill. – Over the past year, the Hong Jin lab at the University of Illinois has been focusing on a potential oncogene, developmentally-regulated GTP-ase (Drg1), and its function in tumor progression. A recent, critical decision to examine...
Nov 3, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Image of Elisabeth Martin. Urbana, Ill. – High school students are often unsure of their career path and unable to obtain early hands-on experience in the fields they are interested in. This can be especially true for students with an early interest in oncology. The...
