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Electra Paskett, a leader in the study of cancer health disparities, will be a speaker for Cervical Cancer Disparities in Appalachia event.

Electra Paskett, PhD – A Multi-Level Model to Address Cervical Cancer Disparities in Appalachia

College of Medicine Research Building (COMRB), Moss Auditorium, Room 1020 909 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL

Electra Paskett, PhDMarion N. Rowley Professor of Cancer ResearchThe Ohio State UniversityProfessor and Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Department of Medicine, College of MedicineProfessor, Division of Epidemiology, College of Public HealthAssociate Director, Population Sciences and Community OutreachProgram Leader, Cancer Control Program Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University (OSU)Director, Center for Cancer Health […]

Margaret Foti, a influential cancer researcher, will be speaking about AACR and the Next Wave of Innovation in Cancer Research and Patient Care.

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc) – AACR and the Next Wave of Innovation in Cancer Research and Patient Care

College of Medicine Research Building (COMRB), Moss Auditorium, Room 1020 909 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)Chief Executive Officer, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)Secretary-Treasurer, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Foundation View Lecture Here Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc), is the chief executive officer of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the first and largest cancer research organization in the world. Under her visionary leadership, membership […]

Dr. Gary Kruh Cancer Research Symposium 2020

Event Cancelled – Dr. Gary Kruh Cancer Research Symposium and Student Poster Competition 2020

Event CancellationPer University of Illinois System President, Tim Killeen, and University of Illinois at Chicago leadership recommendations, designed to protect the health and welfare of students, faculty, staff and campus guests amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the UI Cancer Center is cancelling the 2020 Dr. Gary Kruh Cancer Research Symposium and Student Poster Competition. For this […]

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Event Cancelled – Lewis Cantley, PhD – Distinguished Lecture Series

College of Medicine Research Building (COMRB), Moss Auditorium, Room 1020 909 S Wolcott Ave, Chicago, IL

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Lewis C. Cantley, PhDMeyer Director, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer CenterProfessor of Cancer Biology, Joan and Stanford I. Weill Department of MedicineLewis Cantley, Ph.D., has made significant advances in cancer research stemming from his discovery of the signaling pathway phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) in 1984. A graduate of […]

Tapas Das Gupta, MD VIRTUAL Cancer Research Symposium 2020 graphic with the UI Cancer Center logo over a collage of people using computers

Tapas Das Gupta, MD Virtual Cancer Research Symposium 2020

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter The Unequal Burden of Cancer: Have We Made Progress in the Two Decades Since the Institute of Medicine’s Report? The University of Illinois Cancer Center invites students, researchers and healthcare providers in cancer-related fields to join us for a day of informative virtual presentations. Register here Zoom […]

Lewis Cantley's photo with his name and the UI Cancer Center logo

Lewis Cantley, PhD – University of Illinois Cancer Center Distinguished Speaker Series

Lewis C. Cantley, PhD Meyer Director, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center Professor of Cancer Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine   Lewis Cantley, PhD, has made significant advances in cancer research stemming from his discovery of the signaling pathway phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) in 1984. A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College (B.S., Chemistry, 1971) and Cornell […]

Photo of B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS, the featured speaker at this distinguished lecture.

B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS – Distinguished Lecture Series

"Neurotensin—New Tricks for an Old Hormone” and “A Brief Commentary on Pursuing NCI Designation and Changing a Culture in Kentucky” B. Mark Evers, MD, FACS Director, Markey Cancer Center Professor and Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Surgery McDowell Foundation Endowed Chair Physician-in-Chief, Oncology Service Line University of Kentucky Register here Dr. Evers is an accomplished […]

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