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...
Sep 7, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Pictured left to right: CCIL members Zeynep Madak-Erdogan and Rebecca Smith Urbana, Ill. – Eight faculty from a range of disciplines across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus have joined Carle Illinois College of Medicine with Health Innovation...
Jul 21, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Illinois researchers on the study include, from front left, research scientist Chengjian Mao and graduate students Matthew Boudreau, Darjan Duraki and Ji Eun Kim. In the back row, from left, are molecular and integrative physiology professor Erik Nelson, chemistry...
Jun 1, 2021 | Cancer Center News
Project title: “Elucidating the Role of Minor Cannabinoids on Immune Cell Activation Involved in Lung Cancer Metastatic Progression” Research team includes: David Sarlah (Prinicipal Investigator), assistant professor of chemistry, and Timothy Fan,...
Jan 28, 2021 | Cancer Center News
When Kim Selting, Illinois associate professor of veterinary clinical medicine, was selected for the 2020-2021 cohort of the Public Voices Fellowship led by the OpEd Project in August 2020, she was unsure how to marry her personal opinion with evidence-based science....
Nov 16, 2020 | Cancer Center News
In November, organizations around the world recognize a number of cancer-related awareness topics. It’s a month dedicated to Lung Cancer Awareness, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness, and Cancer Caregiver Awareness — honoring the individuals who devote their lives to...
Sep 2, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Timothy Fan, DVM and Professor of Veterinary Oncology, was recently honored with the Career Achievement Award in Canine Research by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Fan’s laboratory works closely with other scientists to evaluate novel drugs or drug...
Apr 21, 2020 | Cancer Center News
Timothy M. Fan, Professor of Veterinary Oncology, has been appointed as program leader of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) research program in Cancer Discovery Platforms Across the Engineering-Biology Continuum. Fan will co-lead this research program with Brendan...
Jul 17, 2018 | Cancer Center News
Image of a mouse. New research from the University of Illinois finds products of omega-3 fatty acid metabolism show anti-cancer properties in mice. Omega-3 fatty acids are important for brain development. When the body metabolizes these fats, it creates a class of...
Nov 27, 2017 | Cancer Center News
Timothy Fan and Paul Hergenrother A drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct has been cleared for use in a clinical trial of patients with anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare malignant brain tumor, and glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive late-stage cancer of the...