Explore the UF Health Cancer Institute’s 2024 Predoctoral Award recipients, highlighting the students selected for their promising cancer research including their mentor and dissertation title.
Nina Erwin, B.S.
Mentor: Mei He, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Enhanced Extracellular Vesicle Loading and Functionalization for Oncological Therapeutic Development”
John (Jack) Figg, B.S.
Mentor: Catherine Flores, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “The Role of Adoptive Cellular Therapy in Overcoming Glioma Immunosuppression”
Netanya Keil, B.S.
Mentor: Rolf Renne, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Alternative Splicing and Cellular Differentiation in KSHV-Infected Endothelial Cell”
Christiano Marconi, B.S.
Mentor: Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Unraveling the Mechanisms of SARS CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine-Mediated Sensitization to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors”
Tanzia Tithi, M.Pharm.
Mentor: Weizhou Zhang, Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Contrasting Roles of MutSα and MutLα in Basal-Like Breast Cancer”
Qingchen Yuan, MBBS, M.Sc.
Mentor: Olga Guryanova, M.D., Ph.D.
Dissertation Title: “Role of Clonal Hematopoiesis-Derived Macrophages in Colitis-Associated Cancer”
