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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 Student Ambassadors Share Motivation for Cancer Research and Advocacy

CCIL Student Ambassadors Share Motivation for Cancer Research and Advocacy

Oct 5, 2020 | Cancer Scholars Program, CCIL Ambassadors

As a large research institution, the University of Illinois offers its students the opportunity to work within faculty labs as well as spread awareness for the research happening blocks away from their dorms. The Cancer Center at Illinois Ambassador program enables...
CCIL Research Program Leader’s Personalized Cancer Diagnostics Project Leads to NIH Grant

CCIL Research Program Leader’s Personalized Cancer Diagnostics Project Leads to NIH Grant

Aug 31, 2020 | Cancer Center News

When assessing whether or not a tumor is benign or cancerous, a needle biopsy is the usual method of diagnosis. The tissue can then be analyzed to determine what mutations are present that are specific to the patient. Because this method is invasive, it’s generally...
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,...
Engineered Immune Cells Recognize, Attack Human and Mouse Solid-Tumor Cancer Cells

Engineered Immune Cells Recognize, Attack Human and Mouse Solid-Tumor Cancer Cells

Jun 30, 2020 | Cancer Center News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A method known as CAR-T therapy has been used successfully in patients with blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia. It modifies a patient’s own T-cells by adding a piece of an antibody that recognizes unique features on the surface of cancer...
CCIL Members Receive NSF Rapid Response Research Grants to Fight COVID

CCIL Members Receive NSF Rapid Response Research Grants to Fight COVID

May 6, 2020 | Cancer Center News

Three Nick Holonyak Jr., Micro and Nanotechnology Lab (HMNTL) faculty members have received NSF Rapid Response Research (RAPID) program grants, all of which aim to shorten the amount of time it takes to process a COVID-19 test. Current tests can take as long as five...
Elastic Microspheres Expand Understanding of Embryonic Development And Cancer Cells

Elastic Microspheres Expand Understanding of Embryonic Development And Cancer Cells

May 14, 2018 | Cancer Center News

Illinois mechanical sciences and engineering professor Ning Wang, left, graduate students Erfan Mohagheghian and Gaurav Chaudhary, and postdoctoral researchers Junwei Chen and Jian Sun are measuring mechanical forces within cells to help unlock some of the mysteries...

Article: Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor And Integrins Control Forcedependent Vinculin Recruitment to E-Cadherin Junctions

Feb 27, 2018 | Cancer Center News

ABSTRACTThis study reports novel findings that link E-cadherin (also known as CDH1)-mediated force-transduction signaling to vinculin targeting to intercellular junctions via epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and integrins. These results build on previous...
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