For Cancer Researchers

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Resources to Help You Conduct Cancer Research

As a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, we dedicate significant resources toward developing research programs, faculty and facilities that will lead to better and innovative approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Biological Sciences Division
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Membership

Learn about the expectations for membership in the Comprehensive Cancer Center and the many benefits for our members.
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Core Facilities

The Biological Sciences Division provides shared technologies through Core Facilities, which provide specialized services in the support of research as well as serving as educational resources for the UChicago community.

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Cancer Research Programs

Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators are organized into four integrated scientific programs. Each program focuses on promising research paths.
Nishant Agrawal, MD, and patient
Clinical Research Support

An expert team of researchers, state-of-the-art equipment and considerable financial resources are required to unravel cancer’s vast complexity.
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Funding Opportunities

Learn about funding and award opportunities to fuel cancer research.
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Research Training Opportunities

We offer rich research opportunities for predoctoral and postdoctoral training among a wide range of disciplines.

Cancer Articles

UChicago Medicine pulmonologist D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, and his team pose with the Noah Galaxy Robot, a state-of-the-art tool for bronchoscopies.
UChicago Medicine introduces groundbreaking, next-generation robotic technology to combat early lung cancer
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UChicago Medicine clinical trial evaluates new prostate cancer screening technique for high-risk patients
Faculty, researchers and trainees from the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center joined the world cancer research community in Orlando to share their latest findings at the 2023 AACR annual meeting.
Groundbreaking research presented at 2023 AACR Annual Meeting by world cancer community
Barry Rapport with his dog and the Chicago skyline in the background. A UChicago Medicine clinical trial allowed him to avoid bleomycin, a lymphoma drug that can be harsh on the lungs. He
Clinical trial helps 25-year-old Chicago man battle lymphoma
Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, Director of the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, MD, Chief, Section of Hematology/Oncology at UChicago Medicine; and Robert W. Carlson, MD, NCCN
NCCN names UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center as 33rd member institution
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How to make your colonoscopy prep easier
A digital MRI scan showing lungs. A new study supports saving more lung tissue in lung cancer surgeries.
New study supports saving more lung tissue in lung cancer surgeries
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Patients with brain and spine cancer suffer more symptoms when unemployed
Akash Patnaik, MD, PhD, is an accomplished physician-scientist and national expert in prostate cancer research
UChicago Medicine-led team selected for the 2022 Michael & Lori Milken Family Foundation-PCF Challenge Award to develop novel immunotherapy approaches in advanced prostate cancer