Upcoming Events
Conferences + Seminars + Community Events
UFHCC Events
BIOSTATISTICS & BIOINFORMATICS Walk-In Clinic (BB WINC)
About: The University of Florida Health Cancer Center (UFHCC) Division of Quantitative Sciences & Biostatistics Shared Resource provides biostatistical leadership and quantitative analytic collaborative support to members of the UFHCC. They are here to help you conduct statistically sound research.
Possible topics include:
- Study Design
- Sample Size Calculation
- Optimal Data Management
- Data Analysis Plan
- R Programming Tutorial
- State-of-the-Art Graphical Illustration
Where: Cancer and Genetics Research Complex Lobby
When: Tuesdays starting Dec. 4 | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Donna Johnson | johnsodm@ufl.edu | 352-273-7137
More Info: For more info, CLICK HERE
UFHCC Topics in Cancer Seminar Series
Location: Cancer and Genetics Research Complex
Room Number: CGRC-451
Time: 9 a.m.
Jan. 25
Lina Cui, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicinal Chemistry
College of Pharmacy, University Florida
Lecture Title: “Real-time Imaging of Cellular Senescence in Living Animals”
Feb. 1
Weizhou Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine
College of Medicine, University of Florida
Lecture Title: “Lineage-specific functions of CD177 in the tumor microenvironment”
Feb. 8
David Tran, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor;
Lillian S. Wells Department of Neurosurgery
College of Medicine, University of Florida
Lecture Title: “NETZEN, a Deep Learning and Network-based Target Discovery Platform for Precision Medicine”
Feb. 15
Richard M. Peek, Jr., M.D.
Director, Division of Gastroenterology
Mina Cobb Wallace Professor of Medicine; Cancer Biology, and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lecture Title: “Enabling relationships that promote Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric cancer”
Feb. 19
Christopher Oakes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology
Departments of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Informatics
The Ohio State University
James Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lecture Title: “Using Epigenomics to Guide Our Understanding of Origins and Mechanisms of Leukemia and Lymphoma”
March 1
Volker Mai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Department of Epidemiology
Emerging Pathogens Institute
College of Public Health/Health Professions and Medicine, University of Florida
Lecture Title: TBD
UFHCC Grand Rounds
Location: Communicore
Room Number: C1-004
Time: 12 p.m.
Jan. 30
Paul Jacobsen, Ph.D.
Associate Director; Healthcare Delivery Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
Lecture Title: “Improving Cancer Care and Outcomes: A Healthcare Delivery Research Agenda”
Feb. 6
Ron Bose, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine and Department of Cell Biology and Physiology
Washington University School of Medicine
Lecture Title: “Breast Cancer Precision Medicine: Targeting HER2 Activating Mutations”
Feb. 13
Carma Bylund, Ph.D., FACH
Associate Professor; Department of Public Relations
College of Journalism & Communications
Division of Hematology & Oncology, UF Health Cancer Center
College of Medicine, University of Florida
Lecture Title: TBD
Feb. 20
Patricia Ganz, M.D.
Distinguished Professor Health Policy & Management and Medicine
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director, Cancer Prevention & Control Research
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lecture Title: “Cancer and Aging: Implications for Cancer Survivors”
Feb. 27
Helen Heslop, M.D., DSc (Hon)
Professor; Department of Medicine and Pediatrics
Director; Center for Cell and Gene Therapy & Adult Stem Cell Transplant Program
Chair; Dan L. Duncan
Associate Director Clinical Research
Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lecture Title: “Immunotherapy Using Native and Artificial T Cell Receptors”
March 13
Ashok Saluja, Ph.D.
Professor & Vice Chair; Department of Surgery
Director; Sylvester Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute
Senior Associate Dean for Research Innovation
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lecture Title: TBD
UFHCC VISITING LECTURES
Feb. 5
Keshav K. Singh, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Cancer Cell Biology Program; Director, Cancer Genetics Program; Joy and Bill Harbert Endowed Chair, Cancer Genetics; Professor, Departments of Genetics, Pathology and Environmental Health
Lecture Title: “Intergenomic Mechanisms Underlying Aging and Cancer”
4 p.m.
DeWeese Auditorium
Community Events
Jan. 24
What: A free seminar from Women’s Advantage titled “Know Your Risks for Bladder and Prostate Cancer.”
When: 2-3 p.m.
Where: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
1714 SW 24th St., Gainesville, FL 32607
Registration is required; visit UFHealth.org/events or contact 352.733.0000.