Feb 28, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Jonathan Sweedler, professor in chemistry and Cancer Center at Illinois researcher, is pictured here with graduate students, from the left, Blake Mirman and Seth Croslow. We recently sat down with Jonathan Sweedler, a research member with the Cancer Center at...
Feb 10, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois researcher Wenyan Mei, professor of comparative biosciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is a member of the first cohort of CCIL’s JumpStart Program. In an effort to catalyze more cancer research projects among Illinois...
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...
Feb 15, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Image of Brian Freeman. Urbana, Ill. – Cancer Center at Illinois scientist and professor of cell and developmental biology, Brian Freeman, has focused his research on the study of molecular chaperones (MCs) since the beginning of his career as a graduate student when...
Feb 10, 2022 | Cancer Center News
University of Illinois professor Deborah Leckband led a study that revealed how Velcro-like cellular proteins called cadherins sense tissue mechanics to regulate cell communication and biological tissue growth. Photo courtesy of Claire Benjamin. Urbana, Ill. – The...
Nov 3, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Urbana, Ill. – On Sept. 17, the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and the Microbial Systems Initiative (MSI) held the Cancer and Microbes Workshop as part of a new partnership formed between the CCIL and the MSI to promote collaboration at the interface of...
Jul 16, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Urbana, Ill. – Supriya G. Prasanth, professor and head of the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology in the School of Molecular & Cellular Biology, has been chosen as a University Scholar. The University Scholars Program, established in 1985, aims to...
Jul 12, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Urbana, Ill. – Four Illinois students received the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Graduate Cancer Scholarships to pursue cancer research projects under the mentorship of CCIL scientists. “A core mission of the Cancer Center at Illinois is to mobilize and...
Jun 17, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Top row, left to right: M. Taher Saif, Shannon Sirk, Kimberly Selting; Middle row: Rashid Bashir, Cecilia Leal, Jason Ridlon; Bottom row: Supriya Prasanth, Hua Li, Mohammed El-Kebir Nine interdisciplinary projects designed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign...
May 4, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Urbana, Ill. – Congratulations to Jie Chen, professor of cell and developmental biology, who was honored with the Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring. The award recognizes faculty members for their sustained excellence in graduate student...
Mar 3, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Hyunjoon Kong, Robert W. Schafer professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, approaches cancer research from a perspective that integrates cell engineering and biomaterials. The Kong research team has been working with Georgia Tech University and Massachusetts...
Feb 23, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Left – Individual cells invade away from a central tumor spheroid and into the surrounding vascularized microenvironment. Tumor cells are shown in red and vasculature is shown in green. Right – Individual tumor cells (red) interact closely with surrounding vasculature...
