Twelve students were selected for the 2025-26 UF Health Cancer Institute University Scholars Program.
2025-26 Scholars
Gabriella Antmann
- Major: Chemistry, Classical Studies
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Mentor: Brian Law, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics
Ashlin Cannella
- Major: Biochemistry
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: Valentina Stevenson, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome
Victoria Consalvo
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- Mentor: Blanka Sharma, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome
Lauren Fernandez
- Major: Biology; Minor: Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Music
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Mentor: Jianrong Lu, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Antoni Halka
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- Mentor: Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics
Esther Kao
- Major: Psychology, Behavioral, Cognitive Neuroscience; Minor: Spanish
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: John Ligon, M.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome
Angela Liang
- Major: Biomedical Engingeering
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- Mentor: Catherine Flores, M.D., Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome
Fabiana Mastantuono
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- Mentor: Mei He, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics
Vartika Narang
- Major: Biomedical Engineering; Minor: Economics
- Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
- Mentor: Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics
Yun Joo Noh
- Major: Biology
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Mentor: Lizi Wu, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Jada Thimote
- Major: Nutritional Sciences; Minor: Family, Youth and Communication Sciences
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Mentor: Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Alexa Ziff
- Major: Biochemistry
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mentor: Zhe Ma, Ph.D.
- Mentor Research Program: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
