Upcoming Events
Conferences + Seminars + Community Events
UFHCC Events
UFHCC Topics Seminar Series
Location: Cancer and Genetics Research Complex
Room Number 451A/B or 101 (External)
Time: 9 AM
Dec 1:
Wei Li, Ph.D. (External)
Visiting Lecturer: Professor of Bioinformatics
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Lecture Title: “Computational Cancer Epigenomics and Transcriptomics”
Dec. 15:
John Cleveland, Ph.D. (External)
Visiting Lecturer: Associate Center Director of Basic Science
Moffitt Cancer Center
Lecture Title: ” Exploiting Metabolic Evolutionary Strategies of MYC – Driven Tumorigenesis”
UFHCC Grand Rounds
Location: Communicore
Room Number: C1-4
Time: 12 PM
Nov. 29
Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
Joel B. Steinberg, M.D. Chair in Pediatrics
Sowell Family Scholar in Medical Research
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Lecture Title: “Metabolic phenotypes and liabilities in cancer”
Dec. 6
Steve Ghivizzani, Ph.D.
Professor and Orthopedic Surgeon
Gene Therapy Laboratory, Research
University of Florida
Lecture Title: “The Tumor Environment: Driver of Malignancy and Intra-tumoral Heterogeneity”
Dec. 13
Raymond C. Bergan, M.D. (External)
Professor; Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology;
Associate Director of Medical Oncology,
Director, Bergan Basic Research Laboratory
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
Lecture Title: “Understanding concepts related to targeting early stages of carcinogenesis, accomplishment, failures and obstacles for the future”
Conferences
2017 ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition
Who: American Society of Hematology
When: December 9-12, 2017
Where: Atlanta, GA
Info: Planning to attend the world’s most comprehensive hematology event of the year? Be sure to stop by booth #1748 and say hi! You can use the booth as a place to rest between sessions, or to hold a brief meeting. We will have a place to charge a phone if needed and smiling faces to greet you!
Learn More: HERE
Community
Healthy Advantage Seminar: “Cancer Therapy without Targeting Cancer Cells: Toward Therapeutic Modulation Strategies”
Who: Betty YS Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
When: Tues, Dec. 5 |1:00 PM
Where: CGRC 101
Description: Presented by the Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurological Surgery & the UF Health Cancer Center. Kim is a a department of neurological surgery & UF Health Cancer Center visiting professor.
Stop Children’s Cancer Holiday Traditions (holiday concert)
Who: Stop Children’s Cancer
When: Dec. 10 | 4 PM
Where: Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Description: A holiday concert at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts featuring area youth choral and orchestra groups. The traditions continue under the direction of Professor Gary Langford, UF professor of music emeritus and conductor of the Alachua County Youth Orchestra. All proceeds benefit the local nonprofit Stop Children’s Cancer, which supports pediatric research at UF.
Learn More: HERE
Danny’s Dream
Who: Cancer Center Leadership Council members Chuck and Sue DiNatale and UFHCC Development Office
When: March 24, 2018 | 6 PM
Where: St. Mary Star of the Sea Church | 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL
Description: Dan DiNatale lost his battle to Ewing’s sarcoma on October 5, 2016, after a heroic battle of more than four years. While his dreams of being a graphic designer were cut short, Dan’s parents Chuck and Sue, created the Danny’s Dream event to fund Ewing’s sarcoma research to ensure that other children and young adults facing this disease are able to fulfill their dreams. Danny’s Dream will benefit the Danny Fund at UF and fund much needed research into this rare cancer.
