FACCA Retreat
Photo Gallery
FACCA Retreat 2018
Photo Gallery
Earlier this month, more than 90 faculty from the University of Florida Health Cancer Center, the Moffitt Cancer Center and the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center participated in the third annual research retreat of the Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance (FACCA), held at the AC Hotel in Tampa.
These retreats provide a venue to explore opportunities to create collaborative research to advance treatment options for Florida residents.
The retreat agenda included updates from the FACCA collaborative pilot project awardees, as well as small group breakouts and focused sessions on key topics such as ongoing basic science and clinical collaborations between academic cancer centers.
Learn more about the Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance.
Row 1 (Left to Right): (1) Stephen Nimer, M.D.: Director, University of Miami (UM), Thomas Sellers, Ph.D.: Director, Moffitt Cancer Center (MCC), Jonathan Licht, M.D.: Director, UF Health Cancer Center (UF); (2) FACCA 2018 Attendees; (3) Jose Trevino, M.D. (UF), Nipun Merchant, M.D. (UM), Jennifer Permuth, Ph.D. (MCC)
Row 2 (Left to Right): (1) Disparities Think Tank Meeting: Stephanie Schmit, Ph.D., MPH (MCC), Susan Vadaparampil, Ph.D. (MCC), Jiang Bian, Ph.D. (UF), Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D. (UF), Diana Wilkie, Ph.D., RN, FAAN (UF), Betsy Shenkman, Ph.D. (UF), Clement Gwede, Ph.D., MPH, RN, FAAN, (MCC), Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., MPH (UM), Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D. (UM); (2) Mark Delegal, Esq., Executive Director, FACCA; (3) Table Topic Discussion – Moderator: Jiang Bian, Ph.D. (UF)
Row 3 (Left to Right): (1) Barry Hudson, Ph.D. (UM); (2) Rolf Renne, Ph.D. (UF), Steve Madore, Ph.D. (UF); (3) Table Topic Discussion – Moderator: Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D. (UF)
Row 4 (Left to Right): (1) Focused Session: Frederic Kaye, M.D. (UF), William Harbour, M.D. (UM); (2) Ranjala Ratnayake, Ph.D. (UF); (3) Sophia George, Ph.D. (UM)
Row 5 (Left to Right): (1) Table Topic Discussion – Moderator: Jose Conejo-Garcia, M.D., Ph.D. (MCC); (2) Christine Pierce, Ph.D. (MCC); (3) AC Hotel Pool
Row 6 (Left to Right): (1) Susan Vadaparampil, Ph.D. (MCC); (2) Betsy Shenkman, Ph.D. (UF); (3) Microbiome Think Tank – Christine Pierce, Ph.D. (MCC), Sabita Roy, Ph.D. (UM), Raad Gharaibeh, Ph.D. (UF)
Row 7 (Left to Right): (1) Erin Kobetz, Ph.D. (UM); (2) Thomas Sellers, Ph.D., Director, (MCC); (3) Jennifer Permuth, Ph.D. (MCC)