AUGUST 2023 UF Health Cancer Center Member newsletter
FRONT PAGE
HEADLINES
News + Announcements
MONTHLY HAAs
Honors, Awards + Achievements
FUNDING UPDATE
Internal + Extramural Opportunities
PUBLICATIONS
Recent + Selected
SPOTLIGHT
RESEARCH
Mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer
UF researchers led by Olga Guryanova, Ph.D., have discovered how common, age-related changes in the blood system can make certain colon cancers grow faster. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, also suggests how these effects might be therapeutically targeted to reduce tumor growth and improve patient survival.
Around The Center
MEMBER RESOURCE
Understanding Citizen Scientists: A resource for UF Health Cancer Center researchers
UF Health Cancer Center Citizen Scientists collaborate with researchers to ensure community perspectives are incorporated throughout the research continuum, from topic identification to study design and dissemination of findings.
EDUCATION
New cohort of TICaRT teams selected
Researchers from four UF colleges were selected for the 2023-25 cohort of the UF Health Cancer Center’s Team-based Interdisciplinary Cancer Research Training (TICaRT) program.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Alberto Perez, Ph.D.
Alberto Perez, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the department of chemistry. His research focuses on understanding the involvement of BET proteins in cancer and disease.
EVENTS
AI Day for Cancer Research
Join us on Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the UF Health Cancer Center’s AI Day in Cancer Research. The hybrid mini-symposium will take place in CGRC-101 and online via Zoom.
