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Illinois Students Earn CCIL Scholarships to Support Cancer Research

Illinois Students Earn CCIL Scholarships to Support Cancer Research

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...
CCIL 2021 Seed Awards Support Collaborative Cancer Research

CCIL 2021 Seed Awards Support Collaborative Cancer Research

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...
CCIL Researcher Named Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Society Journal

CCIL Researcher Named Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine Society Journal

Jun 3, 2021 | Cancer Center News

The Endocrine Society has named Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Ill.,  as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Endocrine Society (JES).  Ashley Grossman M.D., F.R.C.P., of Barts and the London School of Medicine...
Jie Chen Receives Campus Award for Graduate Student Mentoring

Jie Chen Receives Campus Award for Graduate Student Mentoring

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...
Leading New Directions in Cancer Research: The Unanswered Black Box

Leading New Directions in Cancer Research: The Unanswered Black Box

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...
CCIL Scientist’s Advances in Brain Cancer Research Leads to $3M NCI Award

CCIL Scientist’s Advances in Brain Cancer Research Leads to $3M NCI Award

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...
CCIL Scientist’s Focus on Fundamentals Progresses Cancer Research Forward

CCIL Scientist’s Focus on Fundamentals Progresses Cancer Research Forward

Nov 23, 2020 | Cancer Center News

Urbana, Ill. — The basic principles of biology state that cells are one of the smallest building blocks of every living organism. Everything in your body is made of them. When we get sick or we’re diagnosed with a disease like lung cancer, though we can’t see them,...
Following Drg: Curiosity Drives Cancer Center at Illinois Scientist’s Protein Synthesis Research

Following Drg: Curiosity Drives Cancer Center at Illinois Scientist’s Protein Synthesis Research

Nov 10, 2020 | Cancer Center News

Current cancer treatments include drugs that target standard protein synthesis in cells, which can kill cancer cells, but also targets healthy cells. To address this issue, Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member and professor of biophysics and quantitative biology,...
Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell

Gene expression altered by direction of forces acting on cell

Oct 8, 2020 | Cancer Center News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull – strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few. The type and direction of the force on a cell alters gene expression by stretching different...
CCIL Member Research Optimizes Quantum Dot Probe Size for Single-Receptor Imaging

CCIL Member Research Optimizes Quantum Dot Probe Size for Single-Receptor Imaging

Aug 27, 2020 | Cancer Center News

A team of Illinois researchers including CCIL members Andrew Smith and Pablo Perez-Pinera have created the smallest quantum dots to date. The lab found that the smaller fluorescent nanoparticles produce better single-molecule imaging results. ACS Nano published their...
CCIL Member Study Finds Training Neural Circuits Early in Development Improves Response

CCIL Member Study Finds Training Neural Circuits Early in Development Improves Response

Aug 7, 2020 | Cancer Center News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When it comes to training neural circuits for tissue engineering or biomedical applications, a new study suggests a key parameter: Train them young. Techniques for training engineered neural circuits usually involve training them after the cells have...
Decoy Receptor Neutralizes Coronavirus in Cell Cultures

Decoy Receptor Neutralizes Coronavirus in Cell Cultures

Aug 4, 2020 | Cancer Center News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, scientists and health care providers are seeking ways to keep the coronavirus from infecting tissues once they’re exposed. A new study suggests luring the virus with a decoy – an engineered,...
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