Cheers to the New Year Current Winners: 2025


Awards and Recognitions

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Jeff Feller

Community Outreach Award: 

Jeff Feller, Co-Chair, Community Advisory Board


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Jamie Dees

Nurse of the Year Award:

Jamie Dees, M.S.N., RN, CNL, BMT Nurse Manager


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Constance Alford

Advanced Practice Provider of the Year

Constance Alford, ARNP, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology


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Jordan Milner

Physician of the Year Award: 

Jordan Milner, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology


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Heather Kates

Basic Science Research Staff Member of the Year Award: 

Heather Kates, Ph.D., Bioinformatician


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Clinical Research Staff Members of the Year Award: 

Audrianna Macchia and Pravalika Manda, Clinical Research Coordinators


Isabella Waldorff

Population Sciences Research Staff Member of the Year Award: 

Isabella Waldorff, Clinical Research Coordinator


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Dalmay Weaver

Administration Staff Member of the Year Award: 

Dalmay Weaver, Office Assistant


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Erin Mobley

Rising Star of the Year Awards: CCPS

Erin Mobley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville


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Tariq Benidir

Rising Star of the Year Awards: CTT

Tarik Benidir, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Urology


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Christina von Roemeling

Rising Star of the Year Awards: IOM

Christina von Roemeling, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery


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Zhipeng Li

Rising Star of the Year Awards: MOO

Zhipeng Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


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Jesse Dallery

Top Investigator Award:

Jesse Dallery, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology


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Elias Sayour

Top Influencer Award: 

Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery


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Dietmar Siemann

Golden Gator Award: 

Dietmar Siemann, Ph.D., Associate Director for Education and Training, UF Health Cancer Institute

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