Genetics

Black tie event helps white coats decode genes’ colors

The Gastrointestinal Research Foundation ball raises money for a device that will help researchers unravel the genetic sequences of the hundreds of strains of bacteria that inhabit the digestive tract. [Read More]

$100 million gift establishes Duchossois Family Institute to develop ‘new science’ focused on optimizing health

The Duchossois Family Foundation

A Chicago-area family with a deep commitment to supporting science and medicine is giving $100 million to establish The Duchossois Family Institute at the University of Chicago Medicine, which seeks to accelerate research and interventions based on how the human immune system, microbiome and genetics interact to maintain health. [Read More]

Large data set brings precision to breast cancer diagnosis and care

Olufunmilayo Olopade

Finding genetic variations common in black women could improve outcomes and reduce recurrence of breast cancer, according to a new study. [Read More]

The immunotherapy revolution

Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment--but not for everyone. See how UChicago researchers are overcoming these barriers to help more patients. [Read More]

Scaling up cancer research

The University of Chicago is at the epicenter of the search for new cancer targets and therapies in the massive — and rapidly growing — data of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). [Read More]

Data-driven medicine

Parallel to the tech industry, scientists are using new ways of working with data to develop personalized therapies for cancer and sepsis, and prevent cardiac arrests and disease outbreaks. [Read More]

Tempus and University of Chicago collaborate on groundbreaking breast cancer project

UChicago Medicine and technology company Tempus are partnering to personalize breast cancer treatment by analyzing medical data. [Read More]

How cells communicate to move together as a group

Drosophila egg chambers

Research from the University of Chicago has identified a new signaling system that epithelial cells use to coordinate their individual movements and efficiently move tissues. [Read More]

Parallel cellular pathways activate the process that controls organ growth

Microscopic image of the fruit fly wing imaginal disc, with cell junctions and medial apical cortices illuminated by fluorescent protein tags

A new study from the University of Chicago suggests that while proteins that control organ growth accumulate around the edges of cells, they actually function at a different cellular site. [Read More]

At the interface of chemistry and cancer

February 10, 2017

An influx of chemists are contributing their expertise to cancer research at UChicago like never before. [Read More]

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