Nanotechnology harnesses power of light to deliver immunotherapy for cancer
Wenbin Lin and his lab are combining nanoscale metal frameworks with photosensitive molecules to deliver immunotherapy drugs to treat cancer. [Read More]
Cancer
Why the tiny zebrafish can teach us a lot about the human immune system
UChicago postdoc Sean McConnell's research uncovers several new immune system genes in the zebrafish, showing just how much we can learn from these tiny, long-lost evolutionary siblings. [Read More]
Shaving away cancer: A UChicago doctor studies the long-term health effects of childhood cancer survivors
Tara Henderson, MD, MPH, receives a St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant to study the long-term health effects seen in high-risk neuroblastoma survivors. [Read More]
New MR scanner opens door for imaging research
This weekend a massive hoisted a new MR scanner, including its 5-ton magnet, up six stories--a dramatic beginning for a new kind of imaging research. [Read More]
Steroid receptor crosstalk informs therapies for breast cancer treatment
Geoffrey Greene, PhD, and team show that when exposed to estrogens and progestins, certain receptor proteins interact with chromosomes and dramatically alter how estrogen receptors interact with the cell’s DNA. [Read More]
Collective wisdom: The 2016 ASCO annual meeting
The theme of collective wisdom and collaboration resonated through this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, the largest gathering of cancer specialists from around the globe. [Read More]
New device lessens pain for patients with spinal tumors
The University of Chicago Medicine was the first hospital in Illinois to use a new device to ease pain from metastatic bone tumors. [Read More]
Radiation and vaccination can magnify effects of immunotherapy
Ralph Weichselbaum and his team were able to improve immunotherapy treatments for cancer by combining them with radiation and special vaccines. [Read More]
Genomic Data Commons at UChicago heralds new era of data sharing for cancer research
Vice President Joe Biden was on hand today for the public launch of the Genomic Data Commons, a next-generation platform to enable unprecedented data sharing for cancer research. [Read More]
Novel immunotherapy approach shows promise in blood cancers
Emily Curran and Justin Kline show that injecting substances that mimic tumor-cell DNA into the bloodstream can stimulate a key protein to provoke a life-extending immune response to leukemia. [Read More]
