Reducing RAGE for better health

When you’re studying a subject as complex as cancer, the most effective approach is often a multifaceted one. Bioengineering professor Wawrzyniec Dobrucki is leading an academically diverse team of researchers on a mission to help prevent and manage prostate cancer through an innovative pairing of biomarker detection and diet, and they are optimistic about the broader impact […]

Dr. Pawel Wityk joined EMIL Research Group

Dr. Pawel Wityk, an assistant professor at Gdansk University of Technology in Gdansk, Poland, has joined the EMIL research group as a visiting researcher. Supported by an international research exchange grant from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), Dr. Wityk will spend the next two years investigating the efficacy and mechanisms of protein […]

Better together: Beckman imaging facilities share $3M Alzheimer’s research grant

Beckman researchers and collaborators received $3 million from the U.S. National Institute on Aging to develop diagnostic tools and imaging agents for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. This grant will promote interdisciplinary research and involve both Beckman’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory and Molecular Imaging Laboratory. https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/02/05/better-together-beckman-imaging-facilities-share-3m-alzheimer-s-research-grant

Beckman Institute welcomes new ultra-high-performance PET-CT scanner

The Molecular Imaging Laboratory within the Biomedical Imaging Center at the Beckman Institute has acquired a new PET-CT scanner, enabling interdisciplinary research projects through ultra-high spatiotemporal resolution imaging of biological tissues in real-time. https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/news/article/2024/01/29/beckman-institute-welcomes-new-ultra-high-performance-pet-ct-scanner

Wawrzyniec Dobrucki named as inaugural Neil and Carol Ruzic Faculty Scholar

The Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CI MED) has announced bioengineering professor Wawrzyniec Dobrucki as the inaugural Neil and Carol Ruzic Faculty Scholar. Dobrucki is a Health Innovation Professor at CI MED and is also the first named professor for the medical school. Established by Carol Ruzic and her son, David Ruzic, the Neil and Carol […]

Mantis Shrimp-inspired Camera Provides Second Opinion During Cancer Surgery

A new study led by electrical and computer engineering professor Viktor Gruev and his team, including Prof. Dobrucki, details how the new camera works with tumor-targeted drugs to see cancer in animal and human patients. The study is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. https://cancer.illinois.edu/mantis-shrimp-inspired-camera-provides-second-opinion-during-cancer-surgery/