UF Health Cancer Center leaders honored as ASCO Advocacy Champions
Thomas George, M.D., FACP, and Merry Jennifer Markham, M.D., FACP, FASCO, have been honored by the American Society for Clinical Oncology as Advocacy Champions for exemplifying cancer care advocacy in 2022.
Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., elected to Association of American Physicians
Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected to the Association of American Physicians, an honor recognizing outstanding credentials in basic or translational biomedical research. Founded in 1885 and dedicated to the advancement of scientific and practical medicine, the AAP includes among its honorees Nobel laureates and members of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.
Climbing a new path allows chemists to ascend cancer’s steepest research challenges
The cancer gene MYC drives unrestrained cancer cell growth, but has proved a difficult drug target. Nature-inspired compounds succeed by chopping up MYC’s RNA. A collaboration including The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology vastly expands the catalog of potential RNA-targeted medicines.
Discovery may improve treatment for some leukemia patients
In an interview with WPLG-TV, Jatinder Lamba, Ph.D., discussed her new study involving a genetic tool to predict leukemia patients’ risk for complications from chemotherapy drug toxicity.
Bently Doonan, M.D., discusses melanoma in interview with News4JAX
Bently Doonan, M.D., spoke with News4JAX about melanoma detection and prevention during a segment for Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
Poet laureate and citizen scientist combines art and health
E. Stanley Richardson, a celebrated artist and University of Florida Cancer Center citizen scientist, found a unique way to fight cancer through community-based poetry. The first Poet Laureate for Alachua County, Richardson recently directed a poetry festival in Gainesville that included recruitment for cancer screenings.
UF researchers develop new CRISPR-based tool for cancer diagnosis
A team of University of Florida researchers has developed a promising new CRISPR-powered method for noninvasive blood tests that could help clinicians diagnose cancer at earlier stages.
UF researcher receives NCI grant to study role of menthol cigarette smoking in lung cancer risk
Alex Yoon, Ph.D., has received a $98,637 two-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct a metabolomics study of menthol cigarette smoking and lung cancer risk, especially among African American men, who have the highest burden of lung cancer.
Research Snapshot: UF Scripps team develops method to study lung cancer models using natural products
A team of researchers at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology has developed a method for using natural products to screen lung cancer cells for possible new therapeutic targets.
UF researchers receive grant to study lung cancer therapeutic
A team of UF Health Cancer Center researchers led by Lizi Wu, Ph.D., has received a $587,097 grant from the Florida Department of Health Bankhead-Coley Research Program to study the development of a targeted therapy for an aggressive form of lung cancer.
UF study finds adherence to imaging guidelines ‘very poor’ after early NSCLC treatment
Dejana Braithwaite, Ph.D., discussed the findings of a new study on adherence to imaging guidelines, presented at the 2023 AACR Annual Meeting, in an interview with Physician’s Weekly.
Leveraging artificial intelligence to improve patient safety and care quality
Patrick Tighe, M.D., M.S., a member of the UF Health Cancer Center, is the associate dean for AI application and innovation at the UF College of Medicine and the project champion for the AI-QI initiative under the college’s strategic plan. In a Q&A, Tighe discussed these groundbreaking AI-QI programs and how they can help physicians enhance quality in health care.
CTSI hosts Learning Health Systems Research Day
Last month, the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute hosted its first LHS Research Day, an event dedicated to showcasing the latest in Learning Health Systems, research across the University of Florida and its Academic Health Center.
