Research Creating a Network of Cancer-Fighting Researchers NCSA’s Health Innovation Program Office brings together the Mayo Clinic and UIUC researchers to foster the creation of a new, impactful methodology for treating pancreatic cancer. February 27, 2024
Science Features Simulating Tiny Invaders Researchers Use Delta to study the life cycle of Hepatitis B in hope of stopping this serious infection in its tracks. February 20, 2024
Research Driven by Impact NCSA, Mayo Clinic have collaborated for over a decade to leverage data for better health outcomes October 24, 2023
Announcements NCSA Welcomes 2023-24 Fellows A dozen NCSA Fellows are part of eight different projects funded by the NCSA Fellows program. October 12, 2023
Profiles Maria Jaromin Brings Together People, Tools and Resources to Make Research Pay Off Senior Research Coordinator brings tech and engineering expertise to Healthcare Innovation Program Office. May 17, 2023
Honors and Awards NCSA Awards 2023 Fiddler Innovation Fellowship Carle Illinois College of Medicine student Bara Saadah wins $10,000 award for anti-fatigue surgeon’s vest design. May 9, 2023
Funding NCSA Affiliates Receive Funding For AI-Powered Brain Mapping The project is one of three funded by Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology’s new research seed grants program. April 27, 2023
Funding CDA To Create Profitable Food Oases In Urban Ecosystems The project will use AI-powered robotics to automate operations for high tunnels at UIUC’s Sustainable Student Farm. April 12, 2023
In the News Inside NCSA’s Nightingale Cluster Designed for Sensitive Data NCSA developed Nightingale to help with the explosion of HPC-powered health research following the emergence of COVID-19. March 20, 2023
Thought Leadership NCSA Director Bill Gropp on the ‘State of Supercomputing at NCSA’ The Download: A Thought Leadership Series March 6, 2023
Research NCSA’s Data Analytics Team Takes On Cancer The Data Analytics team, led by Xiaoxia Liao, paves the way for more accurate breast cancer diagnosis. February 9, 2023
Honors and Awards NCSA Affiliate Halil Kilicoglu Awarded NIH Grant to Improve Randomized Clinical Trials We see the results of randomized clinical trials every day, but how these trials are designed is as essential as the outcome. November 29, 2022
Funding Cybershuttle Project to Create Seamless System to Share Data, Tools NCSA was awarded part of a five-year, $5 million NSF collaborative award to advance the Cybershuttle project. November 18, 2022
Research NCSA Project Expands Toolbox for Understanding Cancer Evolution NCSA Visual Analytics Group works with scientists to make tumor phylogeny data more intuitive and detailed, improving research and prognoses. November 2, 2022
In the News Advancing Medical Diagnosis with Machine Learning and Digital Cameras What if you could diagnose MS or Parkinson’s by taking a walk in front of a camera? NCSA affiliate Richard Sowers is part of a research team that’s done just that. October 25, 2022
Profiles Meet Alaina Kanfer, NCSA’s Great Connector Alaina Kanfer is back at NCSA working with the Healthcare Innovation Program Office and the Industry Program Office. We spoke at length with her about her time at NCSA with founder Larry Smarr, Marc Andreessen and why she recently returned to NCSA. October 5, 2022