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

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UChicago Medicine program helps lung cancer survivor stay smoke-free
Young Female Doctor Examine Mri Picture
Brain Cancer: What to watch out for and other FAQs
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Disrupting cancer cell-fat cell interactions prevents metastasis in ovarian cancers
Anne Kelley, BS, Kiranj Chaudagar, PhD, and Akash Patnaik, MD, PhD, MMSc
Personalized combination treatment turns on an immunometabolic switch to effectively control an aggressive form of prostate cancer
Breast cancer survivor Kathleen Humphries, front row, second from left, celebrates with her friends who helped her during her treatment.
A caregiver got breast cancer. Then a community of survivors and friends stepped up to help.
Gabrielle Silverman is now cancer-free, but her emotional journey inspired her to start a unique charity to help Comer Children
How my cancer journey led me to help patients facing food insecurity
A breast cancer survivor talks with a physician and a genetic counselor in a roundtable setting.
Roundtable Talk with UChicago Medicine: Genetics and Family History of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer survivors talk openly about why screenings are one of those things that women should never be “too busy” to skip.
Roundtable Talk with UChicago Medicine: The Importance of Screening for Breast Cancer
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UChicago researchers identify a novel function of RNA-binding protein RBFOX2 that drives leukemia