
Cancer Center Updates
Women in Medicine Month: Zeina Al-Mansour, M.D.
Zeina Al-Mansour, M.D., is an associate professor in the division of hematology and oncology who focuses on myeloid malignancies.

Eric Miller, M.B.A., C.R.A., selected NCURA…
NCURA traveling workshop faculty members serve as ambassadors of the research administration profession.

Alison Ivey, R.N., M.S., M.B.A., OCN, CCRP, and…
Alison Ivey will serve as associate director for administration and Erin Monari as administrative director of the Clinical Research Office.

Cancer Research News
UF researchers’ genetic detection discovery has…
Researchers led by Piyush Jain, Ph.D., have found a new use for “genetic scissors” to detect RNA.

In hepatocellular carcinoma with bone metastases…
Ilyas Sahin, M.D., was interviewed by Physician’s Weekly about his new study analyzing data on hepatocellular carcinoma with bone metastases.

A quest to drug RNA
Matthew Disney’s research using small molecules that target RNA is featured in a story in The Scientist.

Around the Center
Clinical Research Offfice
Clinical Research Office
The mission of the UF Health Cancer Center Clinical Research Office, or CRO, is to help deliver new and promising cancer treatments that improve the lives of our patients at the UF Health Cancer Center.

Research
Research Programs
The research priorities of the Cancer Center cut across and align with our three research programs: Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Cancer Therapeutics and Host Response and Mechanisms of Oncogenesis.

Patient Care
Treatment Options
One of the great benefits of receiving cancer care at an academic health center like UF Health is unique patient access to the most advanced medical research, treatments and technologies.

VIDEO FEATURE
Reducing the burden of cancer in North Central Florida
Learn how the UF Health Cancer Center has harnessed the strengths of the entire University of Florida to reach a milestone few others have: designation from the National Cancer Institute.

Cancer Center Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Sep 23
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UF CARES Presents Wellness Fiesta: A Health and Wellness Block Party
Jacksonville, FL
12:00pm to 4:00pm
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Sep 27
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Biostatistics & Bioinformatics 101: Common Statistical Tests II
Online via Zoom
2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Sep 29
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UF Health Cancer Center | Topics in Cancer Seminar Series
CGRC-451 or Zoom
10:00am to 11:00am
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Sep 30
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Cancer Chomp 2023
CGRC | 2033 Mowry Road, Gainesville FL 32610
8:00am to 11:00am
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Oct 04
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UF Health Cancer Center Oncology Grand Rounds
Communicore C1-004 or livestream
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Research
AI Day for Cancer Research
Oct. 24
Join us for the UF Health Cancer Center’s third annual AI Day for Cancer Research. The focus of this free mini-symposium is cancer imaging. The primary objective is to create a dynamic platform that encourages the exchange of knowledge and the development of collaborative synergies, particularly in the context of imaging data in cancer research. Lunch and coffee provided!
