The Cancer Center at Illinois and the Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) Training Program are pleased to announce their 2018-2019 graduate student cohort. Selected from an impressive pool of candidates from across campus, these exceptional scholars reflect the breadth of Illinois research interests, with expertise in fields ranging from nutritional sciences and biochemistry to bioengineering and chemistry. […]
Director’s Blog
CCIL NAMED 8TH CAMPUS-WIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) was recently named the 8th campus-wide research institute that reports to the OVCR, and we have been working hard over the summer to build a sustainable, focused center. We’ve been refining the CCIL vision, developing our organizational structure, sharpening our research focus, and expanding our available resources. We have […]
DIRECTOR’S NOTE SUMMER 2018
With the end of the spring semester, we have entered into the “construction semester” on the Urbana-Champaign campus! Work crews seem to appear without warning, and the new growth seems to be on every university street and sidewalk. It’s all part of a bigger plan to improve the community and strengthen the infrastructure that supports […]
RECRUITING OPEN FOR THE TISSUE MICROENVIRONMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
The NIH NIBIB T32 Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) training program is now open to recruit the Fall 2018-Summer 2020 cohort. The TiMe training program is open to students from all departments across campus whose goals are to advance biomedical science and healthcare. Eight students are selected to participate in systematic activities focused on professional development so […]
SECOND ANNUAL TIME DAY SYMPOSIUM
TiMe scholars hosted the second annual Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) Day Symposium April 13, 2018, at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. Over seventy attendees from 14 departments across the University of Illinois campus were present. Scholars gave rapid talks about their research and nine speakers (six faculty and three plenary) explored different aspects […]
DIRECTOR’S NOTE FALL 2017
Greetings! Since my last note, there have been some big changes. First, our Cancer Community at Illinois officially became the Cancer Center of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign! Kudos to all our faculty, staff and students who have worked so hard to realize what was merely a concept just a few years ago. In […]
INAUGURAL TIME DAY SYMPOSIUM
The first Tissue Microenvironment (TiMe) Day Symposium was held May 15, 2020. Scholars in the program planned the event and presented a rapid-fire talk of their work and competed in a poster competition highlighting their research. Speakers included David Beebe (University of Wisconsin Madison, Biomedical Engineering), Peter So (MIT, Mechanical Engineering and Biological Engineering), Bruce […]
DIRECTOR’S NOTE SPRING 2017
To the Cancer Community at Illinois – our faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students, student groups, external partners, and community members and other supporters, THANK YOU for a wonderful year. We should be very pleased as, together, we have accomplished much this academic year. I look forward to us working together in future community activities […]
DIRECTOR’S NOTE SPRING 2016
I am pleased to inform you that campus has re-affirmed its commitment to making our community successful after a review in 2015. In particular, I appreciate the support provided by the IHSI, my home department of Bioengineering, and the College of Engineering in helping us continue our work. It is a special pleasure for our […]