Pre-doctoral trainees Lakshmi Kadkol, Kate Klein and Adriana Duraki receieved Cancer Center Spring Travel Awards! Each will receive $500 to present their #cancerresearch at conferences and connect with fellow scientists. Read more: https://bit.ly/3PEMwMt

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) researchers discovered a unique molecular signature in lung cells that could help detect #lungcancer at its earliest stages. The breakthrough may lead to earlier diagnosis, better treatment and even prevention. Read more: https://bit.ly/47H8hS0

Two pairs have received 2026 Pilot Project Program Awards from the University of Illinois Cancer Center: Bin He, PhD, and VK Gadi, MD, PhD; and Ece Mutlu, MD, MBA and Constance Jeffery, PhD. #CancerResearch Read more: https://bit.ly/4sJ6Fzr

Cancer Center staff and members of the Colleges Against Cancer chapter at UIC volunteered at the @americancancersoc.bsky.social Discovery Ball in Chicago, supporting registration, seating and the live auction. #CancerAwareness #CancerResearch Read more here: https://bit.ly/4bmfqtk

Our Cancer Center members are thought leaders in #cancerresearch and #oncology. Chicago Health: Caregiving Magazine featured Natalie Reizine, MD, and @forbes.com featured @shikhajainmd.bsky.social. Both care for patients at @uihealth.bsky.social.#cancerresearch#oncology Read more here: https://bit.ly/4ua7SRU

We are grateful for the generosity of all those who have given so far and become part of the first-ever Give a Spark. Thank you! If you haven’t made your gift yet, there’s still time before 5 p.m. CT today at go.uic.edu/GiveaSparkCancerCenter Thank you!

Cancer Center Deputy Director VK Gadi, MD, PhD, and Emily Darby, MD, are challenging you to Give a Spark to the Cancer Center! If we can reach 20 donors, they will make a special additional $2,000 donation. Make your gift today at go.uic.edu/GiveaSparkCancerCenter.

Community members, students and researchers gathered for a Community Lab Mixer hosted by the Cancer Center and Peer Plus Education and Training Advocates, connecting dialogue with direct access to research spaces to address cancer disparities. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sfO6mm

Give a Spark — our new spring day of giving — is here! Your gift can go twice as far, thanks to a generous $2,000 matching gift from Cancer Center Director Jan Kitajewski, PhD, and his wife, Barbara. Spark generosity, ignite hope. Make your gift now: https://bit.ly/4b2IlkF

When you Give a Spark, you leave your mark and help improve cancer outcomes for all. On March 4, our entire community will come together to take part in UIC’s new day of giving, Give a Spark. But you can make your gift now at go.uic.edu/GiveaSparkCancerCenter #GiveASpark #LeaveAMark

The Cancer Center named Jalees Rehman, MD, as the Associate Director for Translational Science, and Jeremy Johnson, PharmD, PhD, as a Translational Oncology (TO) Research Program co-leader. Johnson joins TO co-lead Aslam Ejaz, MD, MPH. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4s881TX

Tune into WVON 1690 AM’s “Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason” on Sunday, March 1 at 10 a.m. for #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth. Featuring Karine Tawagi of the Cancer Center and @uihealth.bsky.social.#ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth Listen live here: https://bit.ly/4rS0zx8

Can GLP-1 receptor agonists, used to treat diabetes and obesity, play a role in #ProstateCancer? A new study from University of Illinois Chicago researchers, published in @endocancer.bsky.social#ProstateCancer explores the link. Read more: https://bit.ly/4kRIonU

On March 4, let's come together for Give a Spark, UIC’s new day of giving, and support the vital work of the University of Illinois Cancer Center. You can make your gift now at: go.uic.edu/GiveaSparkCancerCenter #GiveASpark #LeaveAMark

When the UIC Flames men's basketball team beat the Illinois State Redbirds in a Coaches vs. Cancer game, Flames' coaches were decked out in colorful court shoes fancifully painted by pediatric cancer patients at our UI Health. Read more about why: https://bit.ly/4rSx8Ku

The PhRMA Foundation awarded a Predoctoral Fellowship in Drug Discovery to University of Illinois Cancer Center trainee Kate Alexander, an MD/PhD candidate in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Illinois Chicago. #CancerResearch Read more here: https://bit.ly/4amUIb4

Our pediatric patients painted shoes that UIC men's basketball coaches will wear Feb. 15 vs. Illinois State! Sunday’s 2 p.m. game at Credit Union 1 Arena supports #cancerresearch. Free tickets for @UIHealth and Cancer Center staff (bring ID).

Our Oncogeneralist Training Program is shaping the next generation of leaders in #CancerPrevention and survivorship. With @uihealth.bsky.social#CancerPreventionand Cook County Health, trainees gain hands-on experience across the cancer care continuum. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4cs0PNM

February is Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month, and you can still listen to WVON 1690 AM’s “Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason,” when his guest was @uihealth.bsky.social Surgical Oncologist Aslam Ejaz, MD, MPH. #GallbladderCancer #BileDuctCancer https://bit.ly/4a26aKo

You can still catch the Cancer Center’s January segment on WRLL 1450 AM, a Chicago Spanish-language radio station. It focused on #bloodcancers, and the guest was @uihealth.bsky.social#bloodcancersHematologist Carlos Galvez, MD. Watch the segment here: https://bit.ly/4kgMOV4

On January 20, our #CancerPrevention and Survivorship team attended the UIC Flames men’s basketball game to educate fans on how family history impacts cancer risk. Halftime guests were Pamela Ganschow, MD and Vivian Pan, MS, CGC on @watchmarquee.bsky.social.#CancerPrevention Read more here: bit.ly/3NKRNkX

We would again like to thank @theaacr.bsky.social 2025-2026 President Lillian L. Siu, MD, FRCPC, for her informational and engaging Distinguished Lecture at our Cancer Center last month.

Reliable breast health information you can count on is just a click away! New videos in English and Spanish provide you with information about cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. Watch in English: https://bit.ly/4rdeI7r Watch in Spanish: https://bit.ly/4qZGfcc

A collaborative study funded by the NCI and published in iScience characterized the extracellular matrix at two primary sites of ovarian cancer metastasis. Cancer Center member Alexandra Naba, PhD, is a corresponding author. #CancerResearch Read more here: https://bit.ly/4rnwUuI

Tune into WVON1690 AM's Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason on Sunday, at 10 a.m. for a discussion on #GallbladderCancerAwareness and #BileDuctCancerAwareness Month. Featured guest: @uihealth.bsky.social#GallbladderCancerAwareness#BileDuctCancerAwarenessurgical Oncologist Aslam Ejaz, MD, MPH. Listen live: https://bit.ly/4rS0zx8

Do you or someone you know in Illinois need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment & survivorship? Join a FREE statewide webinar TODAY:https://bit.ly/4qc16Il

Do you or someone you know in Illinois need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment & survivorship? Two FREE statewide webinars will be held, one in English & one in Spanish. TODAY! (Spanish):https://bit.ly/3NknGR5 TOMORROW! (English):https://bit.ly/4qc16Il

Do you or someone you know in Illinois need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment & survivorship? Two FREE statewide webinars will be held, one in English & one in Spanish. Jan. 28 (Spanish):https://bit.ly/3NknGR5 Jan. 29 (English):https://bit.ly/4qc16Il

Do you or someone you know in Illinois need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment & survivorship? Two FREE statewide webinars will be held, one in English & one in Spanish. Jan. 28 (Spanish):https://bit.ly/3NknGR5 Jan. 29 (English):https://bit.ly/4qc16Il

Tune into WRLL 1450 AM, on Wednesday, January 28, for the University of Illinois Cancer Center segment when they'll be talking about #bloodcancers and providing key information for the Latine Community. The show starts at 10 a.m. CT. Listen live here: https://bit.ly/4qCrJXA

Do you or someone you know in Illinois need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment & survivorship? Two FREE statewide webinars will be held, one in English & one in Spanish. Jan. 28 (Spanish):https://bit.ly/3NknGR5 Jan. 29 (English):https://bit.ly/4qc16Il

The University of Illinois Cancer Center will host its 2026 Winter CME Series in Chicago on three consecutive Wednesdays, January 14, 21 and 28. #CancerResearch Click this link for event details and to register: https://bit.ly/482OL0d

The University of Illinois Cancer Center proudly honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Our commitment to research excellence and to elevating the voices of our communities is how we meet our mission every day to improve cancer health outcomes for all.

In November, during #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, Neelu Puri, PhD, had the opportunity to reach a large audience when she was featured on local TV stations in Rockford, where she conducts research and helps to train the next generation of scientists. Watch the segment here: https://bit.ly/4qS5aOr

Thank you to EVERYONE _ community partners, scientists, community advisory board members, clinicians, nurses and others _ who attended the Illinois Cancer Health Research (I-CHER) Center's 4th Annual Research Symposium! It was such an impactful day sharing all the solutions-based research!

January is #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth. You can still listen to WVON1690’s "Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason," with Cancer Center member Hunter Holt, MD, MAS @UIHealth, discussing reproductive health and cervical cancer prevention. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3LM0rPl

Do you or someone you know in Illinois need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment & survivorship? Two FREE statewide webinars will be held, one in English & one in Spanish. Jan. 28 (Spanish):https://bit.ly/3NknGR5 Jan. 29 (English):https://bit.ly/4qc16Il

Do you or someone you know in Illinois need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment & survivorship? Two FREE statewide webinars will be held, one in English & one in Spanish. Jan. 28 (Spanish):https://bit.ly/3NknGR5 Jan. 29 (English):https://bit.ly/4qc16Il

Do you need reliable information about breast health, cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship? Please register for a FREE January 29 webinar, "Breast Health in the New Year ... Knowing and Thriving." Register Here: https://bit.ly/4qc16Il @idph.bsky.social

The University of Illinois Cancer Center will host its 2026 Winter CME Series in Chicago on three consecutive Wednesdays, January 14, 21 and 28. #CancerResearch Click this link for event details and to register: https://bit.ly/482OL0d

Join us January 16, from 8 a.m. to Noon, for the Illinois Cancer Health Research (I-CHER) Center's 4th Annual Research Symposium. The syposium will take place at Mile Square Health Center. The event is free, in person and includes lunch. #CancerResearch https://bit.ly/3KoGuh3

The University of Illinois Cancer Center will host its 2026 Winter CME Series in Chicago on three consecutive Wednesdays, January 14, 21 and 28. #CancerResearch Click this link for event details and to register: https://bit.ly/482OL0d

More than 70 people attended the University of Illinois Cancer Center’s Winter Partnership Social to celebrate collaboration with our #CommunityPartners and our shared mission to eliminate cancer health inequities. Read more: https://bit.ly/456vJH1

The University of Illinois Cancer Center will host its 2026 Winter CME Series in Chicago on three consecutive Wednesdays, January 14, 21 and 28. #CancerResearch Click this link for event details and to register: https://bit.ly/482OL0d

Vivian Pan, MS, CGC, Senior Genetic Counselor at the Cancer Center, was featured in a LinkedIn article and on the DNA Dialogues Podcast discussing the evolving role of #geneticcounseling in primary care. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pNPpaT

Join us January 16, from 8 a.m. to Noon, for the Illinois Cancer Health Research (I-CHER) Center's 4th Annual Research Symposium. The syposium will take place at Mile Square Health Center. The event is free, in person and includes lunch. #CancerResearch https://bit.ly/3KoGuh3

Join us Saturday, to learn about #prostatecancer! This event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at New Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 2700 West Wilcox Street Chicago, IL 60612. bit.ly/4iPRr82

Join us tomorrow, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Glasser Auditorium to explore ways to boost #clinicaltrial participation in underrepresented communities. Free event! Register: https://bit.ly/48xVS2p

Two major research meetings, #ASH25 and #SABCS25, feature work by authors affiliated with the University of Illinois Cancer Center, University of Illinois Chicago and @uihealth.bsky.social. Explore those research abstracts at this link: https://bit.ly/3Y1BsKF

Congratulations to Cancer Center members Jun Sun, PhD, and Salman Khetani, PhD, who are among six faculty members honored as part of the 2025–2026 University Scholars Program! #CancerResearch Read more: https://bit.ly/4pIdnUL