A quick update about where to find us online 👋 As we streamline our social media presence, we will no longer be actively posting on this platform. Follow the Cancer Center at Illinois through the channels linked below: 🔗 linktr.ee/cancercenteril 🌐 cancer.illinois.edu/

🔬 In a breakthrough study, #ILLINOIS researchers have identified a promising therapeutic target for liver cancer. The team found that decreasing levels of the protein leucyl-tRNA Synthetase (LARS) impedes the growth of liver cancer cells. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/ChenLiver

#ILLINOIS researchers have developed a handheld device that could help shape the future of cancer detection. The VPodDuo can accurately detect genetic markers indicating the possible presence of cancer cells. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/VPodDuo

🔬 Immunofluorescence is a technique that helps scientists see cancer-related proteins in tissue samples using fluorescent antibodies. Now, #ILLINOIS researchers have developed a faster, more accessible version of the method. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/umIF

🔬 Researchers have identified a new potential target in the fight against liver cancer. A study found metastatic liver tumors rely on a protein, ACSS2, to use acetate, which can help them grow. This discovery could lead to new treatment strategies.🔗 go.illinois.edu/ACSS2Protein

🔬💻 How can artificial intelligence (AI) advance cancer research? A project supported by the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) is developing an AI model to predict how patients with different types of cancer may respond to immunotherapy. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/WangAI

🔬👨‍⚕️ Imagine receiving cancer test results in minutes during a routine doctor's visit. That's the promise of point-of-care (POC) technology, an emerging field with potential to transform cancer care. 🔗 Learn more from a new publication: go.illinois.edu/CunninghamLa…

Today is #GlioblastomaAwarenessDay 🩶 🧠 Our researchers are fighting back against glioblastoma - an aggressive brain cancer - in their labs. They are investigating new ways to treat the disease and creating models that help them better understand tumor progression.

🧬 In a new study, researchers have discovered a certain protein plays a key part in organizing the DNA of osteosarcoma cells - a discovery that could help scientists better understand DNA replication and its role in cancer development. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/PrasanthBone…

Don't forget the sunscreen this week! 😎🔅 Look for our sunscreen stations at the Champaign and Urbana park district pools 🌞 You can also find free sunscreen at Centennial Park's pickleball complex 👏 🔗 go.illinois.edu/SunSafety202…

👏 Congratulations to Cancer Center at Illinois researcher Auinash Kalsotra on his investiture as the Phillip A. Sharp Professor of Biochemistry! 🔗 go.illinois.edu/KalsotraInve…

☀️ Pool day? We've got you covered. You can find free sunscreen at Crystal Lake Park Family Aquatic Center and Sholem Aquatic Center thanks to a partnership between the Cancer Center at Illinois, Champaign Park District, and Urbana Park District. 🌞 🔗 go.illinois.edu/SunSafety202…

🧬 Researchers have discovered the influential role of structural chirality of a DNA nanostructure to dictate cancer cell response to targeted therapeutics. 🔗go.illinois.edu/XingWang

A cancer diagnosis changes everything. For Tai R. Shin, his own experience and that of his late wife, facing the disease, ignited a determination to do something about it. That determination is now the heart of a $6 million gift to advance cancer research. go.illinois.edu/ShinGift

NEW: With support from the Cancer Center at Illinois, researchers are using advanced imaging techniques to better understand cancer cells that survive chemotherapy. Their findings could help identify biomarkers that identify resistant tumors earlier. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/MultiscaleIm…

📷 Researchers have developed a new camera system that could help surgeons make faster, more informed decisions during cancer surgery by identifying whether lymph nodes contain metastatic cancer cells in real-time. 🔗go.illinois.edu/LymphNodes See less

A new study offers insight into how tumors grow and respond to treatment. The team found that higher levels of collagen and fibrin around tumors can make the tissue softer rather than stiffer. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/StructuralPr… See less

A historic milestone for the Cancer Center at Illinois: We are now an NCI-designated Basic Cancer Center — the first new designation of its kind in nearly 40 years and one of only eight in the country. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/NCI-Designat…

🟠🔵 NEW: Researchers have launched a collaborative research project to develop a technology that will target and tag red blood cells in the human body. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/RedBloodCell

A new study from #ILLINOIS researchers shows a receptor linked to chronic inflammation may help identify which cancers are more aggressive and harder to treat. 🔗 go.illinois.edu/RAGEReceptor