MAY 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
Joint Hill Day
UF Health Cancer Center leaders join cancer community in advocating on Capitol Hill
Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., and Thomas George, M.D., FACP, participated in the AACI/AACR Joint Hill Day to advocate for cancer research funding on May 18. The annual day brings together cancer center directors, researchers, physician-scientists, cancer survivors and others to advocate for cancer research funding and promote responsible cancer care policy and biomedical research.
Around The Center
Clinical Corner
Mollie’s family finds hope at UF Health Proton Therapy Institute
More than four years after treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma, now 7-year-old Mollie and her family returned to the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute to follow up face-to-face with Daniel Indelicato, M.D.
Also, see new clinical trials.
Member Highlight
Angela Starkweather, Ph.D., ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Angela Starkweather, Ph.D., ACNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Chamings Professor and assistant dean for research development in the UF College of Nursing, is a nurse scientist and clinician. Her research focuses on identifying the factors that contribute to the transition of acute to chronic pain and associated symptoms, as well as the development and implementation of interventions to improve quality of life for people affected by cancer and other health conditions.
EDUCATION
Q&A with Cancer Policy Interns
Sadeem Qdaisat and Aantaki Raisa, who recently completed the UF Health Cancer Center’s Cancer Policy Internship, share their experience in the program. Applications are open until June 9 for the fall 2023 internship.
Events
UF Health Cancer Center at ASCO Annual Meeting
The UF Health Cancer Center will be presenting at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting held June 2-6 in Chicago.
