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BlackRx: What is Cancer episode

11/01/2022

Please click below to view The DuSable Museum of African American History' Black RX: What is Cancer episode. 

Barbara Kee appointed Chair of the Committee on Cancer Biology

10/05/2021

Barbara Kee, PhD, Professor of Pathology, has been appointed chair of the Committee on Cancer Biology, effective September 16, 2021.

Thesis Defense Next Week!!

01/22/2021

Jessica Fessler from the Gajewski Lab will be presenting her thesis, on Monday, January 25th at 1 pm. Be sure to attend to support Jessica and learn about how "The gut microbiome shapes the tumor microenvironment by tuning innate immunity." See you there!

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Adekunle Odunsi named director of UChicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

01/04/2021

Adekunle "Kunle" Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, an expert in immunotherapy and vaccine therapy for cancer will be replacing Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, as the director of the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, beginning on Mar 1, 2021. Read the rest of the article here

Congrats Juan Ibarra

11/16/2020

Congratulations to Juan Ibarra, a second year in the Elf Lab who has recently received the Goldblatt Endowment! This fund has been supporting young scientists in the CCB since 1997. Recipients of this prestigious honor have expanded our understanding of cancer biology and, in many cases, helped disseminate that discovery globally as they advance their careers in Chicago and beyond. For more information about this and other fellowships that are given to students in the CCB, go to our Student Publications Page under "Program."

CCB Student Page

09/25/2020

The new CCB Student page, developed by Student Rosy Liao, was just launched this week, containing information about student life such as social gatherings, student organizations, and CCB hosted educational experiences and more. 

UChicago's Response to COVID-19

09/01/2020

The University has created website resources that can be accessed by anyone who has questions about how the University is handling the COVID-19 pandemic:

For any or all information on the COVID-19 Crisis, this website provides all of the recent announcements released by Provost Ka Yee C. Lee and President Robert J. Zimmer. This website also provides a general overview of the pandemic and provides pertinent information about travel, public health safety, and how to protect yourself from the disease.

Returning to Research: Update on Reopening Labs

06/12/2020

The BSD is preparing to move into phase 2 of the research resumption plan, tentatively in mid-June. On June 3rd, Dr. Geoffrey Greene released a statement of BSD implementation guidelines.

BSD specific guidance on COVID-19

03/16/2020

The health, safety and well-being of our BSD community, on and off-campus, is our top priority. We will continue to update the community regularly to keep you informed. Information on BSD-specific resources can be found here. Also please continue to consult the University and University of Chicago Medicine guidance as appropriate.

Appointment of Stephen Kron to Chair the Committee on Cancer Biology

10/11/2019

We are pleased to announce that Stephen J. Kron, MD-PhD, Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, has been appointed as Chair of the Committee on Cancer Biology, effective October 8th, 2019.