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...
Apr 9, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Brian Cunningham, recently named a Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow, is applying his knowledge in cancer diagnostics (detecting nucleic molecules in blood to diagnose the stage or type of cancer) to develop point-of-care detection systems using the capabilities of...
Mar 12, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are using a new application of an existing imaging technique that may help detect tumors in humans. The technique, super-resolution ultrasound localization microscopy, was used to visualize the distribution...
Jan 30, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Elisabeth Martin, Bioengineering sophomore from Dunlap, Ill., recently received a $2,000 research support grant from the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The award, one of only 25 given to U of I undergraduates...
Jan 8, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Stephen Boppart, Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering, is using the Biophotonics Imaging Lab at the Beckman Institute to develop a system to better visualize breast cancer cells and extracellular vesicles. “We can acquire information about the structure and metabolism...
Mar 28, 2018 | Cancer Center News
Image of Andrew Smith. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers recently received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new assay technology that could determine the effectiveness of cancer drug treatments and aid...
Feb 26, 2018 | Cancer Center News
Image of Dr. Oguzhan Alagoz and Dr. Kesh Kesavadas. The Tissue Microenvironment class was privileged to spend an hour and a half talking with Dr. Oguzhan Alagoz from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Alagoz came in from Wisconsin to speak to the ISE Graduate...
Jan 24, 2018 | Cancer Center News
Image of Brian Cunningham Bioengineering Professor Brian Cunningham is one of 13 Illinois faculty members named as Center for Advanced Study (CAS) associates for 2018-2019. CAS associates are granted one semester of teaching release time to pursue an individual...
