Research conducting original research for the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer

One of the great benefits of receiving cancer care at an academic health center like UF Health is unique patient access to the most advanced medical research, treatments and technologies. Our clinician-scientists participate in research that has a direct impact on improved patient outcomes, and allows patients access to the very latest cancer-fighting technologies and drugs.

MEMBERS

FOSTERING CROSS-CAMPUS COllaborations

Multidisciplinary membership

The UF Health Cancer Institute has a membership of more than 350 researchers and clinicians from nearly every corner of the University of Florida.

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RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Working Groups

Shared Resources

SHARED RESOURCES

Cancer Informatics

Other Resources

Research

Research Development

The UF Health Cancer Institute offers many additional resources to meet the needs of its members and scientific community.

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Research

Funding Opportunities

The UF Health Cancer Institute and external donors offer a number of funding opportunities to support cancer-related research. These funding opportunities are made to foster and develop state-of-the-art cancer research to help in the journey to find a cure.

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Research

Clinical Research Office

The mission of the UF Health Cancer Institute Clinical Research Office is to help deliver new and promising cancer treatments that improve the lives of our patients at the UF Health Cancer Institute.

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Cancer HTS Drug Discovery Initiative

To support high-throughput-screening projects for UF Health Cancer Institute members using the technical capabilities at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology in Jupiter to generate new data on promising cancer targets. 

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Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance

The UF Health Cancer Institute is a proud member of the Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance, an alliance that encourages and promotes collaborative research conducted by researchers at its partnering institutes: Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Moffitt Cancer Center, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the UF Health Cancer Institute.

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