Nov 6, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The first step of the scientific method is also the most important: observation. Yet this can often be deceptively difficult. In no field is this truer than biology, where one must be able to observe the actions of any given cell in a vast population. Scientists...
Nov 6, 2024 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight
Read time: 3 minutesKeywords: cancer survivor, cancer researcher, bioengineering Catherine Applegate is a postdoctoral researcher at the Beckman Institute and a graduate of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Tissue Microenvironment (TiME) Training Program. She...
Oct 16, 2024 | Cancer Center News, Honors and Awards
Read time: 3 minutesKeywords: immunotherapy, cancer vaccine, CAR T cell therapy, tumor antigens, dendritic cells, mRNA, grant The American Cancer Society (ACS) awarded Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Hua Wang a Research Scholar Grant to investigate a novel...
Sep 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight
For bioengineering student Leah Ju, Illinois runs in the family. Her parents met at the university when they were students, and both Leah and her brother decided to follow in their footsteps. Having just returned for her senior year, Leah is one step closer to joining...
Aug 26, 2024 | Cancer Center News
A collaborative team of Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researchers is developing methods to improve magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) for mapping important metabolites in the tumor microenvironment in vivo. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI or MR...
Jul 29, 2024 | Cancer Center News
When you’re studying a subject as complex as cancer, the most effective approach is often a multifaceted one. Bioengineering professor Wawrzyniec Dobrucki is leading an academically diverse team of researchers on a mission to help prevent and manage prostate cancer...
Jun 18, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Joseph Irudayaraj, the CCIL’s Associate Director for Shared Resources and professor of bioengineering, published new research in Nature Communications, demonstrating the potential of a new therapeutic to accelerate and enhance...
May 14, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Hua Wang, professor of materials science and engineering, published new research in Materials Today Bio demonstrating the development of a novel technology to prevent post-surgical recurrence of breast cancer, especially...
Apr 25, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Five University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty members have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest honorary societies in the United States. Nancy M. Amato, Rashid Bashir, Alison Bell, Charles Gammie and Paul...
Apr 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News, TiMe Program
Nearly 60 people attended the 2024 Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) Day Symposium on April 3 at the Beckman Institute. The TiME Training Program was created by Rohit Bhargava and Rex Gaskins with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and is a university-wide training...
Mar 6, 2024 | Administration, Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight
If your social media algorithm points you toward STEM, bioengineering, or cancer research, there’s a chance you might come across The Mad Bioengineer on TikTok. You might even be one of his 33,000 followers. With contagious curiosity, infectious demeanor, and a...
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...
