Twelve students were selected for the 2019-20 UF Health Cancer Institute University Scholars Program.
Payton Bogert
- Major: Biology
- Minor: International Studies in Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Mentor: Dietmar Siemann, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Evaluating the role of cathepsin inhibition in chemotherapy resistant osteosarcoma - Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
Belen De La Flor
- Major: Health Education and Behavior
- Minor: Chemistry
- Mentor: Shuang Huang, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Defining Molecular Mechanism Underlying Ovarian Cancer Metastasis - Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Chamara Gunaratne
- Major: Biochemistry
- Minor: Mathematics
- Mentor: Olga Guryanova, M.D., Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Effect of DNMT3A Mutation on Chromatin Dynamics - Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Alicia Hou
- Major: Biology (Pre-professional)
- Minor: Music Performance (Piano)
- Mentor: Jianping Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Investigation of Dual-Target CAR T Cell Therapy Using CD70 and pp65 for GBM Treatment - Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
Tyler Kellenberger
- Major: Health Science
- Mentor: David Tran, M.D., Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
The role of MRDC1 in Dendritic Cell function - Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
Daniel Koppel
- Major: Biochemistry
- Mentor: Weizhou Zhang, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Targeting Cancer-Specific Treg cells for Immunotherapy - Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Vikasni Mohan
- Major: Medical Geography
- Minor: Health Disparities in Society
- Mentor: Stephanie Staras, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
An Analysis of Provider Recommendations Regarding the HPV Vaccine - Research Program: Cancer Control & Population Sciences
Nicole Pelletier
- Major: Anthropology and Psychology
- Minor: Innovation and Health Disparities in Society
- Mentor: Lei Zhou, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Understanding Oncogenic Effects of Histone 2B Mutations Co-Expressed with Oncogenic RasV12 - Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Siri Ravuri
- Major: Statistics and Biology
- Mentor: Walter O’Dell, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Using Three-Dimensional Modeling to Analyze the Vascular System and Radiation Induced Lung Damage - Research Program: Cancer Control & Population Sciences
Virginia Samuels
- Major: Biology
- Mentor: Diana Wilkie, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
- College of Nursing
- Research Project Title:
Palliative Care in Cancer Patients - Research Program: Cancer Control & Population Sciences
Alexis Trumbull
- Major: Microbiology and Cell Sciences
- Mentor: Jorg Bungert, Ph.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
The role of transcription factor TFII-I/Gtf2i in erythro-megakaryocytic cell differentiation - Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Lauren Vaughn
- Major: Pre-Professional Biology
- Minor: Health Disparities
- Mentor: Christopher Cogle, M.D.
- College of Medicine
- Research Project Title:
Targeting Alternative mRNA Splicing in Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Research Program: Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response
