Congratulations
Martina C. Murphy, M.D. | Cancer Population Sciences Research Program
Jennifer M. Duff, M.D. | Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response Research Program
Drs. Jennifer M. Duff and Martina C. Murphy have been recognized as 2019 Exemplary Teachers by the UF College of Medicine.
Lingtao Jin, Ph.D. | Mechanisms of Oncogenesis Research Program
Dr. Jin, assistant professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of anatomy and cell biology, is this year’s recipient of the James B. Dougherty, M.D., Award for Scientific Merit. The award is presented to the investigator whose proposal was selected for outstanding overall merit by the Lung Cancer Research Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board.
Dr. Jin’s research project is titled, “The role of protein kinase signaling in cisplatin-resistant ASCL1-high subtype small cell lung cancer.”
Peter Dziegielewski, M.D. | Cancer Therapeutics & Host Response Research Program
Dr. Dziegielewski, chief of the UF College of Medicine’s division of head and neck oncologic and microvascular reconstructive surgery, was awarded a Kenneth W. Grader Professorship.
Rolf Renne, Ph.D. | Interim Co-Leader, Mechanisms of Oncogenesis Research Program
UFHCC Associate Director for Basic Sciences
Dr. Renne, a professor in the UF College of Medicine’s department of molecular genetics and microbiology, was awarded a Henry E. Innes Professorship in Cancer Research.
Patrick J. Tighe, M.D. | Cancer Population Sciences Research Program
Dr. Tighe, associate professor of anesthesiology, has received the Donn Dennis, M.D., Professorship in Anesthetic Innovation. The Donn Dennis, M.D., Professorship in Anesthetic Innovation was established to support research in the department of anesthesiology with a special focus on anesthetic innovation.
Weizhou Zhang, Ph.D. | Mechanisms of Oncogenesis Research Program
Dr. Zhang was awarded the Dr. and Mrs. James Robert Spencer Professorship of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine.
Daohong Zhou, M.D. | Mechanisms of Oncogenesis Research Program
UFHCC Associate Director for Translation and Drug Development
Dr. Zhou, a professor of pharmacodynamics and radiation oncology, was awarded the Harry E. Innes Professorship in Cancer Research.
Julie Johnson, Pharm.D. | Cancer Population Sciences Research Program
Dr. Johnson, dean and distinguished professor in the UF College of Pharmacy, has received one of the pharmacy profession’s most prestigious awards — the Paul F. Parker Medal from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. The Parker Medal Selection Committee selected Johnson based on her contributions furthering the professional role of pharmacists and her visionary leadership.
Donghee Lee and Zachary Sandoval
Donghee Lee, UF College of Journalism and Communications STEM Translational Communications Center doctoral student, and Zachary Sandoval, UF College of Public Health & Health Professions health policy and management graduate student, have been selected for a spring 2020 UF Health Cancer Center Cancer Policy Internship.
Scott A. Rivkees, M.D. | Cancer Population Sciences Research Program
Dr. Rivkees was elected to the American Thyroid Association Board of Directors.
Cesar Migliorati, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. | Cancer Population Sciences Research Program
Dr. Migliorati, a professor in the UF College of Dentistry’s department of oral & maxillofacial sciences and the associate dean for clinical affairs and quality, has assumed the position of president of the American Board of Oral Medicine.