Ph.D. Pathways in Cancer Research opportunities at the University of Florida

Naomi Parker, Ph.D., recently became an assistant scientist in the University of Florida’s Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics after completing her postdoctoral training. She uses communication to make cancer care more accessible.

Gabriela Hery is a student in the Veterinary Medical Sciences Ph.D. program whose research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of osteosarcoma, specifically comparing gene expression profiles and lipid distributions in canine and human osteosarcoma.

Miranda Reid is pursuing an M.D.-Ph.D. in health outcomes and implementation science. Her current work focuses on the sustainability of tobacco treatment programs, particularly those funded by the National Cancer Institute. 

Arinola Lampejo works in the microvascular dynamics lab with Walter Murfee, Ph.D., in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, researching vessel plasticity in the tumor microenvironment.

Chayil Lattimore is a biomedical sciences Ph.D. candidate whose work involves investigating the impact of differential miRNA expression on racial disparities in advanced-stage laryngeal cancer.

Andrew Maxim is pursuing his Ph.D. in the Virtual Experiences Research Group with Benjamin Lok, Ph.D. His main research project is Meet ALEX, which uses a virtual clinician that can speak both English and Spanish to help increase rates of colorectal screening.

Daniel Stribling is a trainee in the UF M.D.-Ph.D. program who works in the lab of Rolf Renne, Ph.D. He hopes to be part of applying the rapidly advancing fields of AI to genomics and medicine.