11 students were selected for the 2024-25 UF Health Cancer Center University Scholars Program.
2024-25 Scholars
Harold Bishop
- Major: Biochemistry
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Mentor: Jennifer LeLaurin, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Madison Cavanaugh
- Major: Nutritional Sciences; Minor: Economics
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Mentor: Duane Mitchell, M.D., Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome
Rishika Cherukuru
- Major: Biology (Pre-Professional Emphases) | Economics
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: Jonathan Licht, M.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Kaitlyn Drew
- Major: Biology
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Mentor: Lizi Wu, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Erica Hengartner
- Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: Xin Tang, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Ania Kelegama
- Major: Health Science; Minor: East Asian Language and Literature-Chinese
- College of Public Health and Health Professions
- Mentor: Brian Law, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics
Jeremy Kleberg
- Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Minor: Education Studies
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: Ryan Kolb, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Sydney Miller
- Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Classical Studies
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: Lisa Spiguel, M.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Control and Population Sciences
Ankitha Nath
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- Mentor: Maria Zajac-Kaye, M.D., Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics
Cathleen Rabideau
- Major: Health Science; Minor: Chemistry
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: John Ligon, M.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome
Jaclyn Shaw
- Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Bioinformatics
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: Rene Opavsky, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis