Accelerate Your Discoveries
Managed by the Cancer Center at Illinois, the Tumor Engineering and Phenotyping (TEP) Shared Resource is the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s largest space dedicated to cancer research — serving investigators on campus and beyond.
TEP operates as both a one-stop resource for experimental advice, tools, and validation, and a maker lab for developing novel tumor models that deepen our understanding of tumor structure, function, and dynamics within the surrounding microenvironment. Looking ahead, TEP is positioned to grow into a nationally distinctive center for cancer research.
TEP provides access to specialized technologies, cancer models, services, and expertise that enhance researcher productivity, collaboration, and scientific rigor. To that end, TEP maintains state-of-the-art facilities for cell and tissue evaluation using standardized, rigorously controlled protocols across both in vitro and in vivo platforms.
Researchers benefit from rapid access to novel pre-clinical tissue cultures and tumor models suited for drug screening, toxicity testing, mechanobiology, and mechanistic studies — enabled by emerging fabrication techniques including 3D bioprinting. TEP also invests in the next generation of scientists, offering hands-on training in experimental methods alongside expert guidance in study design and data analysis to help every team maximize their scientific and economic return.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about TEP’s services, equipment, or operations, please email Hui Xu (huixu@illinois.edu).