Dec 9, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 1 minuteKeywords: cancer research, glioblastoma, tumor model CCIL Program Leader and cancer survivor Brendan Harley recently shared his journey from patient to researcher with NPR, part of a series called “Life After Diagnosis.” Harley’s...
Dec 5, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minutesKeywords: brain cancer, glioblastoma, cancer research, Sontag Foundation Critical work targeting treatments for an aggressive and deadly type of cancer has earned a major award for Assistant Professor Hua Wang of the Department of Materials Science...
Dec 5, 2024 | Cancer Center News, TiMe Program
Read time: 1 minuteKeywords: student spotlight, TiME, honors and awards One of the strategic objectives of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) is to train and empower the next generation of cancer researchers. The CCIL does this through numerous student programs,...
Dec 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Read time: 2 minutesKeywords: cancer, cancer research Researchers at the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) have made significant progress in the fight against cancer this year. Our scientists’ work is changing the future of cancer detection, diagnostics, and...
Jun 3, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The CCIL was featured on WCIA during National Cancer Research Month. CCIL Associate Director for Translational Research and Development Timothy Fan discussed new developments in cancer research and the critical role research plays in finding new ways to help patients....
Apr 29, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) provided an opportunity for students to share their research during its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the Beckman Institute. Students in CCIL programs or working in CCIL member labs presented posters on topics...
Apr 17, 2024 | Cancer Center News
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign each year presents Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction to exceptional faculty and staff members, graduate teaching assistants and advisors campuswide. This year’s recipients are being honored at a...
Mar 28, 2024 | Cancer Center News
A new monthly segment on WCIA will feature the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and provide an opportunity for CCIL scientists to share research developments that will help cancer patients worldwide. Director Rohit Bhargava appeared in the first installment to talk...
Mar 27, 2024 | Cancer Center News
On her first day of fourth grade, Myra Kamdar marched directly to her new teacher, skipped introductions, and confidently proclaimed she was going to be a doctor one day. Reminiscing on this moment, which her teacher still won’t let her live down today, Myra can’t...
Sep 14, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Undergraduate student researcher Katerina Baxter, along with several other Illinois undergrads, presented the results of their summer research projects at the Beckman Institute. A dozen Illinois students, including several affiliated with the Cancer Center at Illinois...
Apr 19, 2023 | Cancer Center News
A generous gift from Debra Cohen will support student scholars and cancer researchers affiliated with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL). The “Ira R. and Debra J. Cohen Cancer Center at Illinois Scholarship Fund” and the “Ira R. and Debra J. Cohen Cancer...
Apr 14, 2022 | Cancer Center News
This kidney cancer tumor model imaged using ultrasound localization techniques captures directional flow mapping of the tumor and distinguishes between feeding and draining vasculature. More than 75 years after the Fry brothers arrived at Grainger Engineering, the...
