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From lab to the operating room, researchers’ novel imaging system pushes endoscopy toward the ‘holy grail’ in cancer surgery

From lab to the operating room, researchers’ novel imaging system pushes endoscopy toward the ‘holy grail’ in cancer surgery

May 24, 2023 | Cancer Center News

Graduate Student Mebin George and CCIL Member Viktor Gruev with their novel endoscopic imaging system. Researchers from the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) traveled the rewarding journey from benchtop to the operating room, observing their novel technology in the...

Study: Light responsive nanoparticle shows remarkable control in delivering drug to target in living organism

Nov 15, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Urbana, Ill. – For decades, bright fluorescent cyanine dyes have been used in a variety of medical procedures, like identifying the sentinel lymph nodes where cancer cells might spread or identifying cancerous tumors in fluorescence-guided surgery. Though widely...
CLIMBing to new heights: CCIL scientists break barriers in imaging technology

CLIMBing to new heights: CCIL scientists break barriers in imaging technology

Oct 28, 2022 | Cancer Center News

(From left): Mark Anastasio, a professor of bioengineering; Stephen Boppart, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering; and Rohit Bhargava, a professor of bioengineering, will use funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging...
Interdisciplinary researchers receive $2M to develop next-generation 3D ultrasound imaging device

Interdisciplinary researchers receive $2M to develop next-generation 3D ultrasound imaging device

Oct 18, 2022 | Cancer Center News

(From left): Pengfei Song, a researcher at the Beckman Institute and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering; Matthew Lowerison, a Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow; and Zhijie Dong, a Ph.D. student in the Song Lab, are members of an...
$2.5M NIH grant awarded to CCIL scientist to advance ultrasound monitoring for breast cancer

$2.5M NIH grant awarded to CCIL scientist to advance ultrasound monitoring for breast cancer

Oct 12, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Images showing coronal, axial, and sagittal speed of sound images of the breast, taken with the QT Imaging scanner. Urbana, Ill. – A Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researcher has been awarded a multi-million-dollar federal grant to develop an advanced...
Development of virtual imaging and machine learning tools for advancing PACT breast cancer imaging awarded $2.3M

Development of virtual imaging and machine learning tools for advancing PACT breast cancer imaging awarded $2.3M

Oct 5, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Image of numerical breast phantoms. Urbana, Ill. – When new medical imaging systems are designed, they must undergo robust assessments and refinements to ensure that the images they produce contain as much diagnostically-relevant information as possible. Until now,...
Cancer Center at Illinois to accelerate groundbreaking surgical technology as part of $9M NCI grant led by Penn Medicine

Cancer Center at Illinois to accelerate groundbreaking surgical technology as part of $9M NCI grant led by Penn Medicine

Jul 8, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Illinois researchers with a prototype image-guided surgical system (standing third from left is Professor Viktor Gruev and fourth from left is Professor Shuming Nie).    Urbana, Ill. – An innovative camera technology, inspired by the mantis shrimp’s visual...
CCIL team develops plasmonic SERS nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes for improved stability and tumor targeting

CCIL team develops plasmonic SERS nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes for improved stability and tumor targeting

Jun 1, 2022 | Cancer Center News

From left to right: Ruiyang Xue, Shuming Nie, Jamie Jones, and Indrajit Srivastava. Urbana, Ill. – Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) gold nanoparticles are an ultrasensitive tool used by researchers for in-vitro medical diagnostics and for providing crucial...
Molecular probe links high-fat diet to nitric oxide levels, cancer development

Molecular probe links high-fat diet to nitric oxide levels, cancer development

May 20, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Jeff Chan (left), an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the study’s principal investigator, and Anuj Yadav (right), a senior research associate and the study’s lead coauthor. It has long been hypothesized...
CCIL Director receives the 2022 NY/NJ Society for Applied Spectroscopy Gold Medal Award

CCIL Director receives the 2022 NY/NJ Society for Applied Spectroscopy Gold Medal Award

Apr 18, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Rohit Bhargava, Cancer Center at Illinois Director, is a Founder Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He received a B. Tech. dual degree (Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science) from the Indian Institute of Technology, New...
New ultrasound research from CCIL faculty extends longstanding leadership in the field

New ultrasound research from CCIL faculty extends longstanding leadership in the field

Apr 14, 2022 | Cancer Center News

This kidney cancer tumor model imaged using ultrasound localization techniques captures directional flow mapping of the tumor and distinguishes between feeding and draining vasculature. More than 75 years after the Fry brothers arrived at Grainger Engineering, the...
Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists see inflammatory cells in fat

Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists see inflammatory cells in fat

Apr 8, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Andrew Smith (left) and Kelly Swanson (right).  To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, doctors and researchers need to see inside bodies. Medical imaging tools have come a long way since the humble x-ray, but most existing tools remain too coarse to quantify...
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