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CAR-T immune therapy attacks ovarian cancer in mice with a single dose
Liz Ahlberg Touchstone
CAR-T immune therapies could be effective against solid tumors if the right targets are identified, a new study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign rese
CABBI develops eco-friendly enzyme to create key chemical building blocks
Julie Wurth
Using energy from light to activate natural enzymes can help scientists create new-to-nature enzymatic reactions that support eco-friendly biomanufacturing — the production of f
Team identifies key driver of cancer cell death pathway that activates immune cells
Diana Yates
Scientists have identified a protein that plays a critical role in the action of several emerging cancer therapies.
Research collaboration turns up the heat in cancer immunotherapy
Jonathan King
The results of a recent canine cancer study by Tim Fan (ACPP/CGD), a professor of
Soil microbes help plants cope with drought, but not how scientists thought
Lauren Quinn
There’s a complex world beneath our feet, teeming with diverse and interdependent life.
Long receives honorary doctorate from University of Essex
Allie Arp
“I have been lucky enough to receive a few awards throughout my career, but none is more special to me than this.”
Three projects chosen for the IGB DEI Awards
Ananya Sen
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology have awarded three projects for their DEI initiatives.
Joseph Fernandez
Ananya Sen
Joseph Fernandez is a postdoctoral researcher at the Genomics and Eco-evolution of Multi-Scale Symbioses Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana
Team develops all-species coronavirus test
Diana Yates
In an advance that will help scientists track coronavirus variants in wild and domesticated animals, researchers report they can now detect exposure to the SARS-Co
New insights into the structural changes associated with osteoarthritis
Ananya Sen
Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease, affecting 22% of adults over 40 globally.
Are honey bees, wild bees still in trouble?
Diana Yates
Potential breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis enters clinical trial
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Clinical testing is underway for a potentially groundbreaking new treatment for cystic fibrosis.
