May 29, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) members Ying Diao, Viktor Gruev, and Erik Nelson were named “Researchers to Know” by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC). The ISTC honor is given to faculty nominated by university partners throughout the...
Nov 1, 2023 | Cancer Center News
(From left) Brendan Harley, Rex Gaskins, Andrew Steelman, and Payton Haak studied the role of the mitochondrial protein CHCHD2 in glioblastoma Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain tumor that affects adults and, unfortunately, still remains incurable. In a new...
Aug 24, 2023 | Cancer Center News
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) named CCIL member Sara Pedron Haba to its Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Council for a three-year term. The council comprises 13 women and advises the AACR on issues facing female researchers. “It is a great...
Apr 13, 2023 | Cancer Center News
CCIL members Ying Diao and Pengfei Song are featured in the Nature article, “Science while parenting” published on April 12,...
Jun 28, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Diwakar Shukla Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Diwakar Shukla is among 84 highly accomplished early-career engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 U.S.-based...
May 9, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Diwakar Shukla has been named among the most influential bioengineering researchers globally by a leading journal in the field: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, which the American Chemical...
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...
Dec 21, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Image of Hyunjoon (Joon) Kong. Urbana, Ill. – Hyunjoon (Joon) Kong, Cancer Center at Illinois researcher and a leader in research on multi-cellular engineered living cell systems, has been named the Robert W. Schaefer Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular...
Aug 16, 2021 | Cancer Center News
A microscopic image of the innovative biomaterial being developed from 3D-printed mesh combined with a collagen-based scaffold to regenerate large portions of the skull. Image credit: Marley Dewey, a former member of the Harley lab. Urbana, Ill. – A new research...
May 13, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Urbana, Ill. – Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Diwakar Shukla is among four early-career professors who have been recognized by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences as Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholars for their...
Apr 28, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Lisa Stubbs, left, with Robert W. Schaefer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Brendan Harley, and Research Assistant Professor Sara Pedron-Haba. Advanced settings. Urbana, Ill. – The Society For Biomaterials...
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...
