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Undruggable lung cancer. Malek G. Massad, M.D. (Surgery) Ian Papautsky, Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering) Ines Pulido, Ph.D. (Surgery) Takeshi Shimamura, Ph.D. (Surgery) Khaled M. Abdelhady, M.D. (Surgery)

June 23, 2025

Two-in-one treatment targets ‘undruggable’ lung cancer

UIC researchers introduce a drug designed to block two key proteins that help cancer survive and spread, even after other treatments stop working.

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June 16, 2025

Colorectal cancer treated with cholesterol inhibitor in UIC study 

The drug targets a pathway implicated in many tumors in the disease.

Professor Zongmin Zhao and Chih-Jia "Bess' Chao

May 30, 2025

‘Immuno-relay’ chases down hard-to-treat cancers

UIC researchers’ new take on in vivo immunotherapy is promising for eradicating tumors.

A microscopy image of the three-dimensional blood vessel network in a healthy muscle.

May 29, 2025

Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to muscle wasting in cancer 

Muscle vasculature plays a key role in the debilitating condition, UIC study reveals

Douglas Thomas

April 8, 2025

Nitric oxide may contribute to cancer by turning off genes, study finds 

New epigenetic role of nitric oxide could influence health and disease

A graphic of multi-colored clusters with some containing black dots representing cells.

March 25, 2025

New software finds aging cells that contribute to disease and health risks 

UIC graduate student develops open-source tool to spot prematurely aged cells in tissues.

A close-up photo of an eye.

February 17, 2025

Why melanoma cells escape the eye and how to potentially stop them 

UIC researchers develop a new peptide to prevent metastatic ocular melanoma

A man and two women in lab coats stand on a white concrete spiral staircase, leaning on a silver railing.

January 28, 2025

How UIC scientists redesigned an effective cancer therapy to make it safer

Redesigned enzyme may prevent side effects in treating leukemia, be effective against other cancers

Medicine doctor writing electronic medical record of patient on laptop.

October 18, 2024

How AI can mine patient records to pinpoint social impacts on health

New secure infrastructure will enable insights to personalize care and design interventions

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April 19, 2024

Distinguished Researcher Award, Basic Life Sciences: John Nitiss, College of Pharmacy 

How can yeast and genetics reveal how anti-cancer drugs work?

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