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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 […]

Distinguished Lecture Series University of Illinois Cancer Center Bench to Community.

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 […]

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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 […]

Mark Evers, MD – Distinguished Lecture Series

Mark Evers, MD, FACS Director, Markey Cancer Center Physician in Chief of Oncology Service Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Surgery University of Kentucky Topic to be announced Registration details to follow View the University of Illinois Cancer Center Distinguished Lecture Series schedule here.

Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD – Distinguished Lecture Series

Marcia R. Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, University of Puerto Rico Executive Director, University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center Topic to be announced Registration details to follow Dr. Marcia Cruz-Correa completed her B.S. in Biology and her medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). She completed a residency in […]

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