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Anticancer Discovery from Pets to People

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The Anticancer Discovery from Pets to People theme provides successful anticancer therapies in dogs and cats that translate to clinical trials in human subjects.

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A newly established partnership between the OSF Healthcare Cancer Institute in Peoria, IL and the Cancer Center at Illinois, called Breakthrough and Advanced Treatment of (BEAT) Cancer Initiative, facilitates collaboration to improve cancer diagnostics, treatment, and prevention. Dr. Timothy Fan, fourth from left, is shown here at the BEAT Cancer kickoff, hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Timothy Fan Awarded BEAT Cancer Grant to Mitigate Cancer Recurrence and Metastasis
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Joseph Irudayaraj (left) and graduate student Xiaoxue Han pictured here in the Cancer Center at Illinois labs located at Carle Health
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Wound healing technology may help patients heal more quickly after cancer surgery
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The study team included, back row, from left, graduate student Rebecca Ultrich; chemistry professor Paul Hergenrother; Chris Fields, of the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center, research scientist Po-Chao Wen, graduate student Matt Sinclair; and, front row, from left, senior scientist Hyang Yeon Lee; Jessica Holmes, of the Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center; and biochemistry professor Emad Tajkhorshid. (Study lead author Kristen Muñoz not pictured)
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New antibiotic kills pathogenic bacteria, spares healthy gut microbes
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Erik R. Nelson, Kelly Swanson and Brett R. Loman
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Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones
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Team discovers rules for breaking into Pseudomonas
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Team discovers rules for breaking into Pseudomonas
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David Shapiro and Paul Hergenrother
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Unprecedented Compound Takes a Step Toward Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
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