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Spot the Difference: One Researcher Shares Message of Caution During National Cancer Prevention Month

Spot the Difference: One Researcher Shares Message of Caution During National Cancer Prevention Month

Feb 21, 2024 | Cancer Center News

You may have noticed an uptick in news stories and social media posts about cancer prevention over the last few weeks. February marks National Cancer Prevention Month – an opportunity to raise awareness about cancer risk factors and preventative measures. The campaign...
Clinical Trial Shows Promise for Dogs with Aggressive Malignant Melanoma

Clinical Trial Shows Promise for Dogs with Aggressive Malignant Melanoma

Dec 6, 2023 | Cancer Center News

  Veterinary comparative oncology researchers are exploring a new immunotherapy option for patients with aggressive malignant melanoma. The University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital team includes members of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL). In a...
Cancer Center at Illinois scientists improve BRAF inhibitor for better blood brain barrier penetration

Cancer Center at Illinois scientists improve BRAF inhibitor for better blood brain barrier penetration

Jul 28, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Timothy Fan and Paul Hergenrother. Urbana, Ill. – Cancers that begin in the brain, or start elsewhere in the body and spread to it, are notoriously difficult to treat. Illinois researchers in Cancer Center at Illinois labs are looking to improve those odds by...
CCIL scientist partners with Ankyra Therapeutics on canine clinical trials

CCIL scientist partners with Ankyra Therapeutics on canine clinical trials

Jun 2, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Photo credit: College of Veterinary Medicine A trial led by Dr. Tim Fan at Illinois will evaluate safety and effectiveness of cANK-101 in dogs with oral malignant melanoma. This canine drug was developed by Ankyra Therapeutics, a Boston-based biotech company, using...
Light in, sound out: small-molecule probe is safe biopsy alternative, monitors disease progression in real time

Light in, sound out: small-molecule probe is safe biopsy alternative, monitors disease progression in real time

Oct 13, 2021 | Cancer Center News

Photoacoustic images of mouse livers, comparing a mouse with Wilson’s disease (left) to a healthy mouse (right). A brighter spot indicates higher concentrations of copper (I) ions localized in that region. Urbana, Ill. – Biopsies are one of the most common...
CCIL Researcher Uses Light to Control Cancer-Associated Protein Pathways

CCIL Researcher Uses Light to Control Cancer-Associated Protein Pathways

Mar 25, 2021 | Cancer Center News

Urbana, Ill. – Light is most commonly employed in cancer research via imaging tools to diagnose, treat, and otherwise inform physicians and researchers. However, CCIL member Kai Zhang and his lab are exploring the use of light for optogenetics, an interdisciplinary...
Illinois Physicist Analyzes Non-Coding Genes To Determine Function in Skin, Breast, and Brain Cancers

Illinois Physicist Analyzes Non-Coding Genes To Determine Function in Skin, Breast, and Brain Cancers

Nov 19, 2020 | Cancer Center News

ILLINOIS — A desire to improve the status of cancer patient treatments led former theoretical physicist, Jun Song (PhD), to pivot his career towards cancer research. He spent several years learning about cancer biology and retraining to apply his background in...

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