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The Cancer Center External Advisory Committee will be on campus Friday, October 20 to conduct their first site review. All are welcome to participate in the open sessions and noon lunch (the executive session for EAC members occurs at the same time as the open lunch: view the full schedule).
The results of the review will be discussed at the Annual Meeting, scheduled for November 9 at the Beckman Institute (please save the date). |
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November Session | Faculty Seminar Series
The November session of the fall 2017 Faculty Seminar Series will take place Thursday, November 2, at 3 p.m. at the Beckman Institute, Room 3269. Please make a note of the location change. Three faculty members will be presenting brief individual talks, followed by a period for Q&As.
Elvira de Mejia
Food Science & Human Nutrition
"Phytochemical Composition and Nutraceutical Properties of Flavonoids from Fruits and Vegetables: Role in Pancreatic Cancer”
Auinash Kalsotra
Biochemistry
“Unexpected Roles for RNA Splicing in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Cancer”
Brendan Harley
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
"Engineering Tumor Microenvironments”
Find more information and RSVP at http://cancer.illinois.edu/seminar
Sponsored by the Cancer Center, Health Care Engineering Systems Center, and the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute |
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Carle Cancer Research Update Meetings
Join the discussion at the Carle Cancer Research Update Meeting. Lunch is not served, but you are welcome to bring your own lunch.
Topic: Nutrition Research Updates
Speaker: Anna E. Arthur
Assistant Professor of Nutrition, FSHN
Date: October 13, 2017, Noon-12:30 p.m. CST
Location: Carle Cancer Center/MBCI-2nd Floor
Houseworth Conference Room
*Following are the instructions on how to join the Live Meeting by phone*
Dial-in Number: 1(872) 395-5961
Conference ID: 20429662
Sponsored by the Carle Cancer Center |
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Gastroesophageal Malignancy Research
The DeGregorio Foundation seeks to promote and facilitate collaborative research on the pathogenesis, early diagnosis, and treatment of upper gastrointestinal malignancies. We support high quality, innovative, and transformative translational and bench research to improve the understanding of the biology of these diseases, identification of potential novel therapeutic targets, or in the development and evaluation of novel biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment. Pre-clinical research, basic mechanistic studies, genomic/epigenomic studies, as well as epidemiologic studies may also be supported.
Award: $250,000
Deadline: November 7, 2017
Details: RFP
Sponsored by The DeGregorio Foundation |
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Innovative Ovarian Cancer Research Pilot Studies
Founded in 1996, the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research provides funding for innovative research pilot studies, including grants to up-and-coming investigators, for early detection screening for ovarian cancer, and for the production of nationally and internationally attended research symposia on ovarian cancer.
To advance this mission, the center has issued a call for applications for its 2018 Scientific Scholar Awards. Through the program, the center will award grants of up $120,000 over two years to promising laboratory and clinical scientists interested in pursuing a career as an independent investigator in ovarian cancer research. Funds are for direct costs only; institutional overhead and indirect costs will not be included in the award.
Eligible applicants must have an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree, career goals focused on ovarian cancer, and, if a clinician, have completed their residency. Applicants should be at the post-doc/fellow, instructor, research assistant, or assistant professor level with no more than three to four years in any of these positions. Outstanding established scientists without a prior focus in ovarian cancer but looking to focus in the disease area are also encouraged to apply.
Deadline: December 1, 2017 @ 4:00 PM Central
Details: RFP
Sponsored by the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research |
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Young Investigator Grants
The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation (DTRF) funds research that uses cutting-edge science and creative clinical applications, as well as novel approaches that address potential leads based on prior research. As part of this mission, DTRF has issued a Request for Proposal to support early-stage research that explores new approaches to advance current scientific knowledge about desmoid tumors resulting in the development of new treatment options and bringing us closer to a cure.
Amount: Up to $30,000
Deadline: January 12, 2018
Details: RFP
Sponsored by the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation |
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Cholesterol byproduct hijacks immune cells, lets breast cancer spread
High cholesterol levels have been associated with breast cancer spreading to other sites in the body, but doctors and researchers don’t know the cause for the link. A new study by University of Illinois researchers found that the culprit is a byproduct of cholesterol metabolism that acts on specific immune cells so that they facilitate the cancer’s spread instead of stopping it.
“Breast cancer impacts roughly 1 in 8 women. We’ve developed fairly good strategies for the initial treatment of the disease, but many women will experience metastatic breast cancer, when the breast cancer has spread to other organs, and at that point we really don’t have effective therapies. We want to find what drives that process and whether we can target that with drugs,” said Erik Nelson, a professor of molecular and integrative physiology who led the study.
Read more from the Illinois News Bureau. |
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American Cancer Society Poster Competition for High School Students of Central Illinois
The American Cancer Society encourages high school students to participate in its annual Poster Competition. The topic for the inaugural poster competition is “Link Between Obesity and Cancer”. The broad theme of the poster must be focused on the effect of obesity on cancer. Helpful background information on this topic can be found here.
Please visit http://healtheng.illinois.edu/events/acs-poster2017/ to download all the information about the competition |
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Mark your calendars now for these upcoming events. More information to come!
- Cancer Center Annual Meeting: November 9, 2017; Beckman Institute (Room 2269)
- Faculty Seminar Series: Session #4: December 7, 2017, 2017; 3 - 4:30 p.m.
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Visit the Cancer Center Events Calendar for a complete list of upcoming
cancer-related activities and events. |
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