Education providing education and training to students and investigators at various stages of their cancer research careers
The mission of the UF Health Cancer Center’s Cancer Training and Education Program (CTEP), led by Dr. Dietmar Siemann, is to serve as the university-wide center for cancer education and workforce enhancement. The CTEP provides education and training opportunities across the education continuum, from pre-collegiate to faculty, and includes programs that emphasize training of underrepresented minorities.
RESEARCH SHOWCASE 2024
Jan. 31 | Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
Research Showcase 2024
The UF Health Cancer Center invites you to its annual Research Showcase at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Jan. 31, 2024. This annual event includes a keynote presentation by Christopher Mason, Ph.D., a judged poster session with prizes for the top trainee posters and three-minute thesis presentations by the Cancer Center Predoctoral Award recipients.
LEADERSHIP
Dietmar W. Siemann, Ph.D. is the UF Health Cancer Center’s associate director for education and training and the John P. Cofrin Professor for Research in the department of radiation oncology.
Dr. Siemann’s research spans over 30 years of continuous funding from the National Cancer Institute. His research interests include the tumor microenvironment’s influence on treatment resistance of cancer to conventional anticancer therapies, and its critical role in malignant progression and dissemination of tumor cells; molecular targeting of critical signaling pathways; and the impact of aerobic exercise on tumor progression and cancer management.
Dr. Siemann is co-leader of the UF College of Medicine Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences Cancer Biology Concentration. He has served on the UF Graduate Council and UF Senate and was the recipient of the UF Health Cancer Center Mentoring Award and the College of Medicine Exemplary Teachers Award. Dr. Siemann has mentored 39 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Pre-collegiate
pre-collegiate
Cancer Research Conference for Science Teachers
PRE-COLLEGIATE
Florida 4-H University — Cancer Discovery Workshop
Undergraduate
undergraduate
University Scholars Program
Graduate
graduate
Cancer Biology Concentration
GRADUATE
Certificate in Cancer
GRADUATE
Cancer Policy Internship
GRADUATE
Predoctoral Awards
Postdoctoral
postdoctoral
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cancer Research
TiCaRt T32 Program
Team-based Interdisciplinary Cancer Research Training Program
Education News & Updates
Cancer Policy Internship provides UF students…
The Cancer Policy Internship has provided 13 UF graduate students with the opportunity to intern with the UF Federal Relations team.
Cancer Researchers on the Rise: Rachel Newsome
Rachel Newsome’s research focuses on host-microbe interactions regarding inflammation, cancer and cancer therapeutics.
UF Health Cancer Center selects 2023-25 cohort of…
This year’s trainees come from four UF colleges and will tackle a wide range of cancer research projects.
Video FEATURE
Cancer Researchers on the Rise
Rachel Newsome
Rachel Newsome, a predoctoral fellow in cancer biology in the lab of Christian Jobin, Ph.D., is the first investigator featured in the UF Health Cancer Center’s Cancer Researchers on the Rise video series, which highlights young, promising cancer researchers at the University of Florida. In the Jobin lab, her research focuses on host-microbe interactions regarding inflammation, cancer and cancer therapeutics.
