11 students were selected for the inaugural 2018-2019 UF Health Cancer Center University Scholars Program.
Madeline Borcyk
- Major: Microbiology & Cell Science
- Mentor: Thomas Schmittgen, Ph.D.
- College of Pharmacy
- Research Project Title:
Investigating the Role of REST in Pancreatic Cancer Cells using CRISPR Knockout Cell Lines - UFHCC Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
John Cassidy
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Mentor: Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
T-Cell Based Cancer Immunotherapy - UFHCC Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
Cheyenne Heflin
- Major: Biochemistry
- Mentor: Lei Zhou, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Understanding the role of mutations in histone variants and P53 binding sites in cancers - UFHCC Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Sandra Hegeman
- Major: Nutritional Sciences
- Mentor: Lei Zhou, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Identifying Functional Significance of Mutations in p53 Binding Motif - UFHCC Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Tiffany Le
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: Dietmar W. Siemann, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Site Directed Mutagenesis of AXL Tyrosine Kinase - UFHCC Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
Natalie Miscik
- Major: Microbiology & Cell Science
- Mentor: Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Thymidylate Synthase Expression During Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Progression - UFHCC Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Shalini Nair
- Major: Public Health
- Mentor: Nosha Farhadfar, M.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
A Non-Interventional Study Evaluating the Quality of Diet in Allogeneic and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors - UFHCC Research Program: Cancer Control & Population Sciences
Kristin Recker
- Major: Microbiology and Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience
- Mentors: Jonathan D. Licht, M.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Synthetic Lethal Screen to Identify Molecular Mechanisms that Drive Uveal Melanoma - UFHCC Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Zachary Sandoval
- Major: Biology & Psychology
- Mentors: Matthew Cascio, M.D., & Rowan Milner, DVM
- Colleges of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Expression of GD2 and GD3 on Human Cancer Cells as Immunotherapy Targets - UFHCC Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
Lindsey Staton
- Major: Pre-Nursing/Nursing
- Mentor: Diana Wilkie, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
- College of Nursing
- Research Project Title:
Palliative Care Pain Management in Cancer Patients - UFHCC Research Program: Cancer Control & Population Sciences
Aaron Winer
- Major: Pre-Professional Biology
- Mentor: Christopher Cogle, M.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Targeting Aberrant mRNA Splicing in Acute Myeloid Leukemia - UFHCC Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
