# Rohit Bhargava

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## TL;DR

Engineer who founded and directs the Cancer Center at Illinois, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign centre that applies engineering and basic science to cancer.

## Summary

Rohit Bhargava is the Phillip and Ann Sharp Director of the Cancer Center at Illinois and holds the Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The centre's history page records that it began in 2011 as the Cancer Community, led by him and a group of more than 50 Illinois faculty, before becoming a formal centre. His leadership team includes Deputy Director Paul Hergenrother and associate directors for translational research (Timothy Fan), shared resources, education, engagement and administration.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; research-institute
- Role: Phillip and Ann Sharp Director, Cancer Center at Illinois
- Specialisms: Bioengineering; Chemical imaging; Cancer technology research

## Sources

- Source: Cancer Center at Illinois leadership page: https://cancer.illinois.edu/ccil-leadership/
- Source: Cancer Center at Illinois 'About' page (history): https://cancer.illinois.edu/about

## Connected records

- institutions: [Cancer Center at Illinois](https://onco.cc/institutions/cancer-center-at-illinois/)
- journals: [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences](https://onco.cc/journals/pnas/)

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