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May 16, 2023
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Improving Outcomes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer for Black Patients
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive and metastatic subtype of breast cancer that causes high mortality in Black Americans. Chinwe Ewenighi-Amankwah, PhD, supported by a postdoctoral fellowship grant…
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May 2, 2023
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Breast Cancer Research by Sun
New research published in the journal Gut Microbes suggests that gut-tumor-microbiome interactions represent a new target in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, according to study authors who include…
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April 26, 2023
Breast Cancer Community Lab Mixer
Members of the Chicagoland chapter of the Sisters Network Inc., the nation’s largest African American breast cancer survivorship organization, spent a day with University of Illinois Cancer Center members to…
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April 11, 2023
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Cancer Center Mentee Oliveira Presents at ASPO
Manoela Lima Oliveira, a PhD candidate in human nutrition mentored by University of Illinois Cancer Center member Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, PhD, MS, RD, delivered an oral presentation at the American Society…
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April 3, 2023
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New Publication for Sun
The journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology published new research on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from University of Illinois Cancer Center member Jun Sun, PhD, the study’s corresponding author…
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March 27, 2023
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Did You Know?
The Viral Vector Core at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is where cancer researchers and other scientists who use gene delivery in their experiments can request made-to-order viruses or…
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March 22, 2023
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Faculty Awards Honor Cancer Center Members
University of Illinois Cancer Center members are among the recipients of the 2022 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Researcher, Scholar and Inventor of the Year awards. The awards recognize and…
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March 15, 2023
Naba Publishes in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
University of Illinois Cancer Center member, Alexandra Naba, PhD, pioneered the application of proteomics to study the extracellular matrix (ECM), the ensemble of proteins that make up the scaffold organizing…
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