Dec 3, 2025 | Cancer Center News
For more than a year, the Illinois campus has watched as the new Animal Cancer Care Clinic grew from the ground up at the south end of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Small Animal Clinic. Just as exciting and impactful, the clinical trials team within our...
Jun 23, 2025 | Cancer Center News
People are beginning to realize that dogs share a lot more with humans than just their homes and habits. Some spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs are genetically very similar to those in people and respond to treatment in similar ways. This means inventive new...
Jun 4, 2024 | Cancer Center News
On Thursday, May 9th, cancer centers across Big Ten universities held a notable gathering. Two members of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL): Timothy M. Fan and Viktor Gruev, led this month’s Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium (CRC) Grand Rounds. Viktor Gruev is a...
Jun 3, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The CCIL was featured on WCIA during National Cancer Research Month. CCIL Associate Director for Translational Research and Development Timothy Fan discussed new developments in cancer research and the critical role research plays in finding new ways to help patients....
May 16, 2024 | Cancer Center News, CCIL Shared Resources
The Cancer Center at Illinois’ (CCIL) Tumor Engineering and Phenotyping (TEP) Facility is the largest space dedicated to cancer research at Illinois The TEP is a campus shared resource supporting CCIL members and all other researchers at the university, as well...
Oct 11, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Left to right: Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, CCIL Associate Director for Translation & Development Tim Fan, Erik Nelson, CCIL Director Rohit Bhargava, Kim Selting, Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk, Cecilia Leal Members of the Cancer Center at Illinois’ inaugural Faculty...
Aug 29, 2023 | Cancer Center News
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) is reshaping its core leadership team. These changes reflect the institute’s continued evolution and build upon its history of research and education excellence. The new positions also underscore the CCIL’s strong...
Jul 27, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) program leader Tim Fan, professor of veterinary medical science, is collaborating with former Illinois faculty member Dane Wittrup on an innovative cancer immunotherapy research project with client-owned pet dogs that have soft-tissue...
Apr 7, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Representatives from the Cancer Center at Illinois, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and OSF HealthCare gather at the BEAT Cancer Research Initiative kickoff. On March 30, the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and OSF HealthCare System held a kickoff reception at...
Feb 10, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois researcher Wenyan Mei, professor of comparative biosciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, is a member of the first cohort of CCIL’s JumpStart Program. In an effort to catalyze more cancer research projects among Illinois...
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...
May 25, 2022 | Cancer Center News
Urbana, Ill. – Cannabis has long been used to alleviate pain, reduce anxiety, and treat inflammation, with the earliest records dating back to 2737 B.C. in China. Today, many cancer patients use cannabis to treat pain and chemotherapy-related symptoms such as nausea,...