Cancer Center at Illinois researchers receive $650,000 Convergence Accelerator Grant from NSF

Oana Danciu named Big Ten CRC steering committee chair

Oana Danciu, associate director for clinical research at the University of Illinois Cancer Center, was appointed by the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium as chair of its steering committee.

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Vol.50 No.24

Clinical Roundup

APC activation, CDK inactivation triggers “doubling” in cancer cell division

Working with human breast and lung cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.

May 03, 2024

Vol.50 No.18

Clinical Roundup

“Double life” of key immune protein reveals strategies for treating cancer and autoimmune diseases

Insights into the workings of PD-1 reveal how treatments that restrict its action can potentially be strengthened to improve their anticancer effect, a new study shows.

March 15, 2024

Vol.50 No.11

Clinical Roundup

Cancer Center at Illinois Chan Lab develops therapeutic to reduce side effects of cancer treatment

Cancer Center at Illinois member Jeff Chan, associate professor of chemistry, recently published research demonstrating the development of an activatable cancer therapeutic to help eliminate the side effects of traditional chemotherapies.

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Vol.50 No.11

In Brief

Twelve graduate students receive Fred Hutchinson 2024 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award

Twelve graduate students were named recipients of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 2024 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award, which recognizes exceptional achievement in graduate studies in the biological sciences.

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Vol.50 No.10

In Brief

St. Jude adds $13M project to Research Collaboratives program

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital invested nearly $13 million toward a research collaboration with scientists at Columbia University, Duke University, and Stanford University to expand the understanding of G-protein coupled receptors, which are vital proteins that impact human health and disease.

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Vol.50 No.03

Cancer Center at Illinois researchers receive $650,000 Convergence Accelerator Grant from NSF

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