June 20, 2017:

Summer is officially here and so is the hottest news in cancer research – at your fingertips in this month’s edition of Across the Consortium. Get up to date on the latest discoveries, game-changing breakthroughs, and big-time funding achievements. Don’t miss the inspirational moments that go down in history, from the dedication of the “Search” Tower to a discussion with family of Henrietta Lacks – source of the HeLa cell line.  All this and more as we take you Across the Consortium!

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May 22, 2017:

Across the Consortium is your chance to catch the latest news in Big Ten oncology as it happens each month. We handpick the breaking stories that keep you informed and inspired. This month’s edition highlights major breakthroughs in diagnostics, therapeutics, and discovery.  

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Apr. 21, 2017:

Innovative therapies with hard-hitting impact; that must have been the game plan developed in the last huddle of the Big Ten Cancer Centers!  This month’s Across the Consortium is your instant replay of the amazing achievements making headlines across the country, from dynamic new treatments to prototype diagnostics for early detection.  Be inspired as you catch all the action.

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March 19, 2017:

Each month, the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium highlights advances in research and treatment led by our member institutions. Get up to date on the latest discoveries and breakthroughs from Across the Consortium! 

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Feb. 19, 2017:

Just out of the starting blocks of 2017, the Big Ten Cancer Centers are already vaulting over more than $30 million of impressive grants, awards, and gifts, long jumping into new leadership positions and appointments, and crossing the finish line of multiple pace-setting studies.  In this month’s edition of Across the Consortium, we recap recent highlights of this winning relay team, the Big Ten CRC!

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Jan. 23, 2017:

The Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium‘s “Across the Consortium” is your all-access pass to the latest action in cancer research conducted by our member institutions. We begin a new year with recent highlights from each member institution. Here’s to a promising new year across the consortium!

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Dec. 21, 2016:

Fast away the old year passes, and the Big Ten Cancer Centers are bringing 2016 to a climactic close. Their amazing and world-changing work in the fight against cancer has not only made 2016 an unforgettable and truly historic year, but it also beckons the shining dawn of a promising new year full of hope for patients and researchers. Next year’s breakthroughs have been this year’s vision, and this year’s legacy becomes next year’s inspiration. Take a moment to reflect on recent breakthroughs which embody a year to remember, in 2016’s final Across the Consortium.

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Nov. 18, 2016:

In the season of gratitude, this month’s edition of Across the Consortium recounts more reasons to be grateful for the collegial partnership of the Big Ten Cancer Centers in the fight against cancer.  Get up to date on the stunning discoveries and monumental breakthroughs with far-reaching implications.  Be inspired by accounts of leadership.  Remember why we are stronger together.  All this and more as we take you Across the Consortium!

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Oct. 19, 2016:

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this month’s Across the Consortium illustrates why the Big Ten CRC member institutions are leading the way.  The team is heading off drug resistance at the pass, streamlining preventative measures, developing imaging technology, studying the role of diet, and pioneering treatment strategies where no targeted therapies presently exist.  Catch up with the consortium that’s transforming cancer research through collaboration.

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Sept. 20, 2016:

Every month, we huddle for another edition of Across the Consortium to recap the progress of our member institutions.  This month, we celebrate new advancements that challenge traditional precepts of imaging, point to new modes of suppressing tumor growth, and identify side effects of current treatments.  You will see members procuring serious funding to answer serious questions and meeting the urgent needs of patients head on with brand new clinical trials.  Circle up!

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