Cancer Center Master Calendar

"From Neuronal Detail to Tissue Scale: Imaging Neuronal with Confocal and Large Field Microscopy in Core Facilities" Sehong Kang, Graduate Research Assistant, Beckman Institute, Mechanical Science & Engineering

Jennifer Guerriero, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Breast Cancer Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center; Harvard Immunology, Harvard Medical School "Harnessing macrophages in advanced breast cancer to combat drug-resistance"

"Testing Puncture Mechanism using 3D printing materials" Jules Chabain, Graduate Student - Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

Enhanced Proton Therapy Using Real-Time Dose and Range Monitoring: Ion therapy offers superior dose conformality, increased biological effectiveness, and improved sparing of healthy tissues compared to traditional X-ray therapy. However, its widespread adoption faces challenges. This talk explores innovative solutions for range verification and adaptive treatment.

Rose Marks, PhD School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Genomic Ecology of Global Change Research Theme "What resurrection plants can tell us about the genomics of resilience"

Join the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute (IHSI) for a Zoom talk on Feb. 19 at noon with Sima Sharghi from Akron Children's Hospital. Hosted by the BERD team, the event explores health equity research, race and ethnicity in data analysis, and the Child Opportunity Index’s role in shaping policy. A Q&A follows. Register for Zoom details.

"Ask CNRG: Helpdesk" Angela Dickinson, CNRG Research Programmer John Kim, CNRG Research Programmer Tommie Sturgeon, CNRG Senior Research Programmer BJ Yu, CNRG IT Tech Specialist

The Cancer Research Advocacy Group at the Cancer Center at Illinois is introducing a new online seminar series designed to engage, educate, and empower cancer patients, survivors, advocates, and families. This series will provide practical resources, address survivorship challenges, and foster collaboration to improve outcomes and guide future efforts in patient education

Beth M. Stadtmueller, PhD Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Biomedical & Translational Sciences, Carle Illinois College of Medicine University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes Research Theme "Investigating and engineering the structures and functions of Secretory Antibodies"

"Optimization of In Vitro Reservoir Computing informed by Volume Electron Microscopy and Simulation" Andrew Dou, Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Science & Engineering