Teachers are encouraged to review the abstracts for the presentation topics with their students in advance and consider questions to ask about each topic.
Session 1
Dietmar W. Siemann, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Radiation Oncology
Associate Director, Education and Training, UF Health Cancer Center
Presentation Title: Introduction to Cancer Research at the University of Florida – UF’s Cancer Training & Education Programs
Olga Guryanova, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Presentation Title: Epigenetics of Leukemia
Topic Abstract: Leukemia – how our genes make (or break) the blood
Minh-Chau Le
Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Presentation Title: Microfluidic Platforms to Detect Tumors
Topic Abstract: Microfluidic platforms for the detection of rare cells in triple-negative breast cancer and sarcomas
Session 2
Dietmar W. Siemann, Ph.D.
Professor & Associate Chair for Research, Department of Radiation Oncology
Associate Director, Education & Training, UF Health Cancer Center
Presentation Title: TheTumor Microenvironment
Topic Abstract: The Tumor Microenvironment
Rachel Newsome
Predoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Sciences Program – Cancer Biology Concentration
Bayli DiVita Dean, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery
Team-based Interdisciplinary Cancer Research Training Program
Team Project: The Microbiome, Immunotherapy & Solid Tumors
Session 3
Ramzi G. Salloum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Director, UF CTSI Learning Health System, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Presentation Title: The Truth About Vaping
Topic Abstract: The Truth About Vaping
Andrew Maxim
Predoctoral Fellow, Graduate Program in Computer Science
Eric Cooks, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Advertising
Team-based Interdisciplinary Cancer Research Training Program
Team Project: Virtual Human Customization