Cheers to the New Year Winners: 2022


Pete Turner, Ph.D.

Basic Science Research Staff Member of the Year Award: 
Pete Turner, Ph.D., Lab Manager, Renne Lab


Erin Monari, Ph.D., CCRP

Clinical Research Staff Member of the Year Award: 
Erin Monari, Ph.D., CCRP, Assistant Director, Project Management and Network Operations, Clinical Research Office


Tianchen Lyu, MS

Population Sciences Research Staff Member of the Year Award: 
Tianchen Lyu, M.S., Application Programmer II, Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics


Shirley Bloodworth

Community Outreach Award: 
Shirley Bloodworth, M.S.N., Community Scientist and Community Advocate


Zeina Al-Mansour, M.D.

High Enroller Award:
Zeina Al-Mansour, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology


Diana Wilkie, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

High Enroller Award:
Diana Wilkie, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Prairie view Trust–Earl and Margo Powers Endowed Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science


Melissa Vilaro, Ph.D., MPH, CPH

Principal Investigator Award: 
Melissa Vilaro, Ph.D., MPH, CPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Youth & Community Sciences


Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.

Top Influencer Award: 
Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Co-leader, Cancer Therapeutics and Host Response Research Program


Colette Cimino

Administration Staff Member of the Year Award: 
Colette Cimino, Administrative Specialist, Clinical Research Office


Ting-Yuan Cheng, Ph.D.

Rising Star of the Year Award:
Ting-Yuan (David) Cheng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology


Paul Castillo, M.D

Rising Star of the Year Award:
Paul Castillo Caro, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology


Zsolt Toth, Ph.D.

Rising Star of the Year Award:
Zsolt Toth, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology


Beth Joyner, BSN

Nurse of the Year Award: 
Beth Joyner, BSN, Registered Nurse, Adult Medical Oncology Clinic


Yinka Ogedegbe, MSN, FNP

Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award: 
Yinka Ogedegbe, MSN, FNP, Nurse Practitioner, Adult Medical Oncology Clinic


Lisa Spiguel, M.D.

Physician of the Year Award: 
Lisa Spiguel, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Surgery


Kathryn Hitchcock, M.D., Ph.D.

Golden Gator Award: 
Kathryn Hitchcock, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

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