Education & Outreach

Education & Outreach

Cancer education and outreach

Expanding the Reach of Cancer Research

Strengthening the link between advances in cancer research and the community we serve is important. We work to address high rates of cancer in Chicagoans by implementing new cancer prevention and control studies and improving screening rates. We train the next generation of cancer researchers and clinicians by providing robust educational and professional development opportunities for learners at all levels.

Karen Kim, MD, at community meeting
Community Outreach

Finding new ways to detect cancer earlier and to prevent it altogether is a large part of our mission. Our experts are committed to reducing cancer’s burden in Chicago’s highly socioeconomically diverse, urban community.
student education
Student Education

We offer programs for high school, undergraduate and medical students interested in pursuing cancer research.
Oncology residents with Olwen Hahn, MD
Residency & Fellowship Programs

UChicago offers more than 100 graduate medical education programs, including several focused on cancer care and research.
Geoffrey Greene, PhD, presenting to group
Professional Development

Learn about continuing medical and nursing education, plus faculty career development opportunities offered by the Comprehensive Cancer Center and UChicago Medicine.
Eileen Dolan, PhD, and colleague in lab
Research Training Opportunities

We offer rich research opportunities for predoctoral and postdoctoral training among a wide range of disciplines.
male and female researchers in Knapp Center
Biological Sciences Division

UChicago's Biological Sciences Division brings together interdisciplinary, world-renowned educational, research and clinical programs in the biological sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine.

Cancer Articles

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
Mid adult woman in isolation at home during COVID-19
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
A 3d illustration of the human urinary system. Newly identified personalized immunotherapy combination treats an aggressive form of advanced prostate cancer
Newly identified personalized immunotherapy combination treats an aggressive form of advanced prostate cancer
UChicago Medicine launches study to improve cancer health equity in clinical trials
UChicago Medicine launches study to improve cancer health equity in clinical trials
UChicago Medicine smoking cessation expert Andrea King, PhD, and Lynn Andrews
After smoking for 54 years, Courage to Quit helps Chicago woman give up cigarettes for good
Rendering of new UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center hospital
UChicago Medicine updates plan for the city’s first freestanding cancer facility, following 10 months of community input
Cristian Carpio is a long-time participant in UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summer research programs: Creating life-changing experiences for high school and undergraduate students
Researchers have long suspected that interleukin-12 could be a powerful cancer treatment, but it caused dangerous side effects. Now, Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers have developed a version of the molecule that activates when it reaches a tumor, whereupon it eradicates cancer cells.
‘Masked’ cancer drug sneaks through body to deliver anti-tumor treatment with fewer side effects