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The CCIL is a research institute located on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

11/10/2025

Researchers at have developed a way to track chemotherapy drugs inside of cancer cells.

This ground-breaking research focuses on a transformed version of a widely used chemotherapy drug, doxorubicin, which makes the previously undetectable drug, detectable.

🔗 https://go.illinois.edu/Richard

11/07/2025

New research from shows that measuring a key hormone could help predict fertility outcomes for women with cancer who choose fertility preservation.

🔗 https://go.illinois.edu/KlonoffCohen

11/04/2025

Congratulations to researcher Hua Wang, who has been awarded the BMES Rising Star Junior Faculty Award! Wang is recognized for his groundbreaking work developing technologies for cell engineering, molecular engineering and cellular and molecular therapies. 👏

🔗 https://go.illinois.edu/WangAward

10/31/2025

SCIENCE IN ACTION 🔬🧬

10 students from presented at the 2025 International Cancer Education Conference, a national forum that brings together researchers, educators, health professionals, and students. Congratulations to all who presented! 🎉

🔗 https://go.illinois.edu/ICEC

10/29/2025

Uncertainty is a major challenge in the fight against cancer, but what if doctors could predict if a treatment will work?

researchers are turning that idea into a possibility.

They've developed a model that uses a patient's blood to predict how likely they are to respond to immune checkpoint blockade drugs, a type of immunotherapy treatment.

🔗 https://go.illinois.edu/KunWang

10/27/2025

🔶SCIENCE SIMPLIFIED!

We're breaking down: Cancer Vaccines

CCIL researchers have developed a method to make cancer vaccines more effective. They created an injectable hydrogel that attracts immune cells to the injection site and shows them mRNA, which has instructions to help recognize and attack cancer cells.

🔗 Read more: https://go.illinois.edu/WangmRNA

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10/23/2025

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💕 with a deep dive into the incredible research being conducted at the Cancer Center at Illinois 🧡💙

10/21/2025

🎥 IN THE NEWS: Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💗

CCIL researcher Michael Oelze shared his ultrasound technology research with 3 News, highlighting the ways it holds potential to help patients.

🔗 https://go.illinois.edu/OelzeWCIA

10/17/2025

researchers are developing technology that will make sure tumor tissue and cells are completely removed during surgery.

🔗 The principal investigator is reflecting on what the team has accomplished in the first year of a five-year project: https://go.illinois.edu/Boppart

10/14/2025

ULTRASOUND IMAGING: An important tool used in cancer care to detect the disease, guide treatment, and track progress.

New federal grants totaling $2.6 million will support CCIL researcher Michael Oelze's efforts to solve problems with existing ultrasound technologies and increase accessibility to new breakthroughs in the field.

🔗 https://go.illinois.edu/Oelze

10/13/2025

THIS WEEKEND‼️

Register NOW for a webinar on navigating mental health during a cancer diagnosis. An oncology clinical counselor will share strategies for coping and finding empowerment.

October 18, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CT | Zoom

https://lnkd.in/gf58Z9FS

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The Cancer Center at Illinois unites world-class faculty who uncover fundamental knowledge, innovate new technologies, and enable cancer-free lives. Our interdisciplinary expertise in science and engineering, exceptional facilities, and novel educational experiences are changing the way we take on cancer.

What we do: -Inspire groundbreaking cancer research and technological advances using unique campus strengths in science and engineering. Mobilize faculty, staff, and students across campus to focus attention on cancer. -Catalyze large multidisciplinary projects—including program project grants, training programs, and centers.

-Innovate new educational programs for students, professionals, and the general public.

-Forge multidisciplinary ties on campus to enhance research and education.