Sep 24, 2024 | Cancer Center News
As part of the Cancer Center at Illinois’ (CCIL) monthly segment at WCIA, CCIL Program Leader Erik Nelson was featured for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Nelson discussed new developments in ovarian cancer research and shared what motivates him to work in this...
Mar 30, 2023 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight, TiMe Program
Leonardo Molina at the 2023 TiME Day Symposium. Leonardo (Leo) Molina, a Tissue Microenvironment (TiME) Training Program member and graduate student in animal sciences, was recently awarded an NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual...
Dec 10, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Ronald Filler, LAS’ 70. Urbana, Ill. – Ronald Filler’s (LAS ’70) philanthropic and mentoring spirit, known on campus as the “Filler Effect”, has touched down again at the Cancer Center at Illinois – providing an annual scholarship to an undergraduate student in...
May 12, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Rohit Bhargava, CCIL Director, and Georgina Cheng, gynecologic oncologist. Urbana, Ill. – Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) scientists conduct basic research, collaborating with physicians at partnered clinics and hospitals to bring their studies from bench to bedside....
Jun 18, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Three interdisciplinary projects designed by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty were selected for the Cancer Center at Illinois’ annual seed grant awards. The CCIL’s seed grant funding has supported transformative transdisciplinary research and...
Mar 26, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Sisi He, PhD Candidate in Molecular and Integrative Physiology, will be defending her thesis, “The Impact of Cholesterol and Its Metabolites on the Ovarian Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer Progression” April 6, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. Sisi is a student in...
Mar 5, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Announcement originally from School of Molecular and Cellular Biology. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has named Erik Nelson, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, the 2020-2021 Gunsalus Scholar. Nelson was recognized for his...
Nov 2, 2019 | Cancer Center News, Student Spotlight
Sisi He, PhD Candidate, Molecular and Integrative Physiology TiMe 2016 CohortC*STAR 2017 Cohort What first led to your interest in cancer research? I studied Chemistry and Biochemistry at UW-Madison for my Bachelor’s degree. Afterward, I came here to pursue doctoral...