NCI Designation

With NCI designation, the UF Health Cancer Center is speeding toward a Moonshot goal.

On the anniversary of achieving NCI designation, a look at 10 key achievements over the past year.

The project builds on the team’s recent development of a PROTAC that showed potential as a small-molecule-based therapy.

Jonathan Licht, M.D., spoke with host Shikha Jain, M.D., about leadership, NCI designation and more.

Dr. Lee will ensure high-quality data, rigorous and reproducible analyses, and effective reporting, fostering collaborative research.

Thomas George, M.D., deputy director of the UF Health Cancer Center, discussed NCI designation at the breakfast on Sept. 13.

Stephanie Staras, Ph.D., will co-lead the program with Dejana Braithwaite, Ph.D.

Zhijian Qian, Ph.D., will co-lead the program with Lizi Qu, Ph.D.

Ramzi Salloum, Ph.D., will be responsible for overseeing the center-wide effort to reduce the burden of cancer.

Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., director of the UF Health Cancer Center, was interviewed by WUFT News about the center's NCI designation.