Upcoming Events
Conferences + Seminars + Community Events
UFHCC Events
UFHCC Research Program Meetings
CTHR Translational Research Accelerator (TRAC) Continuing Education Series
Who: Jim O’Connell, Director, Office of Technology Licensing, “IP Development”
When: Feb. 6, 2018 | 12 – 1 p.m.
Where: Communicore C1-14
Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response (CTHR) Meeting
When:Feb. 15, 2018 | 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Where: Communicore C1-3
Cancer Population Sciences (CPS) Meeting
When: Feb. 26, 2018 | 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Where: HPNP Room 3203
UFHCC Visiting Lectures
Feb. 22
Lauren M. Hamel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology
Communication and Behavioral Oncology
Population Studies and Disparities Research Program
Wayne State University School of Medicine | Karmanos Cancer Institute
Lecture Title: “Patient and Physician Racial Attitudes and Nonverbal Behaviors in Oncology Interactions”
12 – 1 p.m.
CTRB 3161 & 3162 (Lunch will be provided)
UFHCC Topics Seminar Series
Location: Cancer and Genetics Research Complex
Room Number 451A/B or 101 (External)
Time: 9 a.m.
Feb. 2
Maria Zajac-Kaye, Ph.D.
Professor
Co-Director Cancer Biology Concentration
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Florida
Lecture Title: “Targeting DNA Synthetic Enzyme in Pancreatic Tumor Development and Treatment”
Feb. 9
Peter Fraser, Ph.D. (External)
Visiting Lecturer: Professor
Department of Biological Science
Florida State University
Lecture Title: TBD
Feb. 16
Olga Guryanova, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
College of Medicine
University of Florida
Lecture Title: TBD
Feb. 23
Sumita Bhaduri-McIntosh, M.D., Ph.D.
Children’s Miracle Network Scholar
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Attending Physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
University of Florida
Title: TBD
March 16
William Slayton, M.D.
Associate Professor & Division Chief
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
University of Florida
Lecture Title: TBD
March 23
Chengguo Xing, PhD
Professor and Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Lecture Title: TBD
UFHCC Grand Rounds
Location: Communicore
Room Number: C1-4
Time: 12 p.m.
Jan. 31
Diaqing Liao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Florida, College of Medicine
Lecture Title: “Class I HDACs in cancer biology and therapy”
Feb. 7
Gregory Sawyer, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Florida
Lecture Title: “Tumor Engineering”
Feb. 14
Richard Brown, Ph.D. (External)
Associate Professor
Department of Health Behavior and Policy
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine
Lecture Title: “Physician Patient Communication Projects in the Oncology Setting”
Feb. 21
Mansour Mohamadzadeh, Ph.D.
Professor
Director for the Center for Inflammation and
Mucosal Immunology Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
University of Florida, College of Medicine
Lecture Title: “Finding P. UF1 to Calm the Pro-inflammatory Ocean of the Gut”
Feb. 28
TBD
March 14
Mark S. Sands, Ph.D. (External)
Professor
Department of Medicine, Oncology Division, Stem Cell Biology
Department of Genetics
Washington University School of Medicine
Lecture Title: TBD
March 21
Samuel Waxman, M.D. (External)
Distinguished Service Professor and Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Honorary Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Lecture Title: TBD
March 28
Simon N. Powell, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP (External)
Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
Enid A. Haupt Chair in Radiation Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lecture Title: “Understanding the complex relationships in the BRCA1-BRCA2 pathway of genome protection”
Community
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month!
Dress in blue all month with UF Health to help raise awareness for colon cancer and the importance of regular screenings to save lives. An atrium event will be held on Friday, March 2nd, where UF Health staff can walk through a giant inflatable colon to see the various stages of the disease and learn ways to prevent colon cancer.
Join us for Link to Pink Feb. 23
The Gators’ fan-favorite Link to Pink meet is Friday in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The Gator gymnastics team plays host to Arkansas for the 12th annual edition of the meet, which is set to begin at 6:45 p.m. ET. Events aimed to raise awareness about breast cancer prevention and treatment will be included at Friday’s meet. These meets are part of a Southeastern Conference initiative and most of the league’s teams will participate in a “pink” meet this season. Team colors are set aside as both teams wear pink.
Link to Pink Promotions:
- T-shirts – 3,000 Link to Pink T-Shirts courtesy of UF Health
- Glow Sticks / Lanyards – Glow with the show with 2,000 pink glow sticks and Gator lanyards courtesy of UF Health
- Pink Poster – Pick up the 12th annual Link to Pink Team Poster at the marketing tables
- Pink Leos – Both teams set aside their usual school colors to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness
- Survivor Tunnel – Breast Cancer Survivors will welcome the team to the floor during intros pre-meet
To get tickets for Friday’s meet, visit the FloridaGators.com ticket site or stop by the Gator Ticket Office (open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
Healthy Advantage Seminar: “Understanding Cancer Clinical Trials”
Who: Leslie Pettiford, R.N., MS, CCRC, UF Health Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office
When: Feb. 22 |Time TBD
Where: Wyndham Garden Gainesville (formerly Paramount Plaza Hotel) | 2900 SW 13th St., Gainesville, FL 32608
Description: Optimism. Determination. Faith. These are words to live by if you are battling cancer. As the second leading cause of death nationally, cancer seems to know no bounds. At the UF Health Cancer Center, more than 250 researchers and clinicians conduct research for the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Their work adds one more powerful word to a cancer patient’s vocabulary – Hope.
An Ecological Approach to Dietary-Based Therapies for Cancer
Who: Brent Reynolds, Ph.D.
When: Feb. 28 | 12-1 p.m.
Where: HealthStreet | 2401 SW Archer Road
Details: Presented by HealthStreet and Cancer Connections. Please bring your own lunch or RSVP for a healthful lunch provided with your $4 contribution. For more information, email Barb Thomas at bnbbarb@aol.com.
Danny’s Dream
Who: Cancer Center Leadership Council members Chuck and Sue DiNatale and UFHCC Development Office
When: March 24 | 6 p.m.
Where: St. Mary Star of the Sea Church | 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL
Details: Dan DiNatale lost his battle to Ewing’s sarcoma on Oct. 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.