Research

Professor Jefferson Chan and graduate student Melissa Lucero developed the finely-tuned molecular agent that can seek out elusive lung cancer cells for imaging and treatment — an approach that could...

Early detection of sepsis is a critical need in the healthcare industry, and the Illinois research team that includes chemistry professor Hee-Sun Han has received a $2 million grant from the National...

Project involves creating a rapid, ultra-sensitive, and inexpensive virus-sensing technology with star-shaped DNA nano-structures that can recognize and capture viral particles and emit a fluorescent...