Explore the UF Health Cancer Institute’s 2021 Predoctoral Award recipients, highlighting the students selected for their promising cancer research including their mentor and dissertation title.
MD-PhD Program
Natalie Atyeo, B.A.
Mentor: Bernadett Papp, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Forkhead factor regulation in oral oncovirus infection”
Biomedical Sciences Program – Cancer Biology
Charlotte Kaestner, B.S.
Mentor: Jonathan Licht, M.D.
Dissertation Title: “Identifying Molecular Targets to Overcome Brain Infiltration in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia”
Biomedical Sciences Program – Cancer Biology
Rachel Newsome, B.S.
Mentors: Christian Jobin, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The role of the gut microbiome in cancer immunotherapy”
Genetics & Genomics Program
Daniel Stribling, B.S.
Mentor: Rolf Renne, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Integrated Deep Neural Network and Experimental Approaches to Uncover the Role of Noncanoical miRNA Targeting in KSHV-Driven Tumorgenesis”
Biomedical Sciences Program – Cancer Biology
Xin Zhou, M.S.
Mentor: Lizi Wu, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Aberrant CRTC signaling in LKB1-inactivated lung cancers”
