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The woman who made Beckman’s history
The history of the Beckman Institute is incomplete without the history of Mabel Beckman, who partnered with her husband in friendship, family, business, and philanthropy for 70 years.
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CCIL JumpStart Program member brings single-cell chemical measurement expertise to cancer research
We recently sat down with Jonathan Sweedler, bioengineering professor, research member with the Cancer Center at Illinois’ JumpStart Program and Professor in Chemistry and the Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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New biomaterial provides a promising step forward for T cell therapy and cancer patients
An Illinois research team led by Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) scientist Hua Wang, a professor of materials science and engineering, has developed a biomaterial for T cell immunotherapy that can stimulate and expand function T cells in the body.
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CCIL JumpStart Program member brings single-cell chemical measurement expertise to cancer research
We recently sat down with Jonathan Sweedler, bioengineering professor, research member with the Cancer Center at Illinois’ JumpStart Program and Professor in Chemistry and the Neuroscience Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Investiture of Professor Mark Cohen, Founder Professor in Bioengineering
On Friday February 24th, the Department of Bioengineering was honored to host the Investiture of Professor Mark Cohen, Founder Professor in Bioengineering.
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BIOE Department receives VinUni-Illinois Smart Health Center Award and the opportunity to host Vietnamese scholars
Student exchange programs can be an incredible way to exchange ideas and learn more about other cultures.
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Shannon Sirk wins NIH Trailblazer Award
Professor Shannon Sirk received the NIH NIBIB R21 Trailblazer Award for her ongoing work in engineering both microbes and antibodies for human therapies. T
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A new way to view images: Artificial Confocal Microscopy
A team of researchers assembled by the late Professor Gabi Popescu have developed a new optical system that uses artificial intelligence to better see through dense biological samples without the use of toxic labels.
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Researchers illuminate gaps in public transportation access, equity
Researchers illuminate gaps in public transportation access, equity
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BIOE 500 Seminar: Edgar Peña, Ph.D., Duke University on February 12
BIOE 500 Seminar: Edgar Peña, Ph.D., Duke University on February 12
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Soy Protein Lowers Cholesterol, Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds
Soy Protein Lowers Cholesterol, Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds
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BIOE 500 Seminar: Brian Kim, Ph.D., University of Central Florida on January 24
BIOE 500 Seminar: Brian Kim, Ph.D., University of Central Florida on January 24
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New Center Based at UIUC will Develop Distributed Computing Technology for 2030 and Beyond
Funded by a $31.5 million grant from the Joint University Microelectronics Program 2.0 (JUMP 2.0), the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) will lead the ACE Center for Evolvable Computing, a new center that will advance distributed computing technology, from cloud-based datacenters to edge nodes, so it operates with orders of magnitude more energy efficiency than today.
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First test of anti-cancer agent PAC-1 in human clinical trials shows promise
A phase I clinical trial of PAC-1, a drug that spurs programmed cell death in cancer cells, found only minor side effects in patients with end-stage cancers.
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CCIL expert researchers boost activity of potential therapeutic target in triple-negative breast cancer
The Less than 20% of diagnosed breast cancers are designated “triple-negative,” meaning that the affected tissues lack three types of receptors often found in other breast cancer types, but TNBCs are often aggressive with a higher risk of recurrence, metastasis and mortality.
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Sanford E. Perl nominated to University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Sanford E. Perl was nominated in the Senate to be a trustee on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees on Tuesday, May 15, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Donald Edwards nominated to University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Donald Edwards was nominated in the Senate to be trustee of University of Illinois Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Feb. 6, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Sanford E. Perl nominated to University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Sanford E. Perl was nominated in the Senate to be a trustee on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees on Tuesday, May 15, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Donald Edwards nominated to University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Donald Edwards was nominated in the Senate to be trustee of University of Illinois Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Feb. 6, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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Donald Edwards nominated to University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Donald Edwards was nominated in the Senate to be trustee of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees on Friday, May 31, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.