Cancer Research

David Moraga, Ph.D., served as director of the Next Generation DNA Sequencing Core.

Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., was elected editor-in-chief of Blood Neoplasia after a competitive international search.

Rachel Newsome's research focuses on host-microbe interactions regarding inflammation, cancer and cancer therapeutics.

This year's trainees come from four UF colleges and will tackle a wide range of cancer research projects.

The UF Health Cancer Institute invites you to its annual Research Showcase at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Jan. 29, 2026. The event includes a keynote presentation by a nationally renowned cancer researcher; a poster session with live, interactive judging and prizes for the top trainee…

The two research administrators will present on the UF Health Cancer Center's administrative electronic data warehouse.

The research will have ramifications for development of DNA repair capacity assays to assess cancer susceptibility or therapeutic efficacy.

Kiley Graim, Ph.D., and her team will study genomic information from a range of animals to gain insight into the mechanisms of rare human cancers.

Juan Guan, Ph.D., will explore the mechanisms behind the assembly and regulation of non-canonical biomolecular condensates.

With a $2.3 million grant, the team will investigate strategies to treat muscle wasting and weakness caused by pancreatic cancer.