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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.

Eileen Dolan, PhD, and colleague in lab
Training Grants

Comprehensive Cancer Center members serve as principal investigators for many cancer-related NIH T32 and T35 training grants.

Cancer Articles

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Could starving ovarian cancer cells of fat block its deadly spread?
woman in mask receiving mammogram at UChicago Medicine River East Solis Mammography location
Breaking down barriers to breast cancer screening for high-risk individuals
Natalie Ford outside her family home
Community member’s dedication to helping others leads to gift supporting cancer research
Funmi Olopade, MD, and Laura Esserman, MD, talking about the WISDOM study for breast cancer screening
WISDOM Study and Breast Cancer Prevention: Expert Q&A
Milbert Kennedy, male breast cancer survivor
Male breast cancer patient tackles the rare disease
Head shot of Susan Cohn, MD, pediatric hematologist/oncologist and neuroblastoma specialist
Susan Cohn, MD: An unwavering dedication to helping children with neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma specialist Susan Cohn, MD, speaks with a young patient and his parents
Neuroblastoma: What you need to know
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Curved mammogram paddles? Yes, plus other new state-of-the-art breast cancer screening tools.
Felicia R. Horton, breast cancer patient at Ingalls
Breast cancer patient excels at work during and after treatment