Dr. Julie Bradley, a member of the Department of Radiation Oncology based at the UF Proton Therapy Institute, was awarded a $50,000 grant by the Ocala Royal Dames for her study, “Prospective Pilot Study of Early Markers of Radiation-Induced Cardiac Injury in Patients with Left-Sided Breast Cancer Receiving Photon or…
Congratulations to Dr. Zhenhuan Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow in the Okunieff Lab, who was awarded the prestigious Scholar-in-Training (SIT) Travel Award for the Radiation Research Society (RRS). Dr. Zhang’s abstract was chosen from among almost 150 submitted abstracts. He will represent the department at the upcoming RRS annual meeting.
The UFHCC Top Team Effort Award is meant to reward work groups for achieving challenging goals and making significant, positive impact on organizational business, research and/or patient care objectives. UF Health Jacksonville’s Head and Neck Cancer Program, led by Rui P. Fernandes, M, DMD, FACS, was honored with this year’s…
Sadasivan Vidyasagar, MD, PhD, was the winner of the UFHCC Bench to Bedside Award. He was instrumental in the discovery and product development of Enterade, which reduces the side effects of radiation treatment by helping the body more rapidly rehydrate. One nominator noted Vidyasagar as a great humanitarian due to…
Dr. Folakemi Odedina, PhD, Joint Professor in Radiation Oncology and Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy and Director of Community Outreach and Minority Affairs at the Prostate Disease Center, was recently awarded a prestigious Department of Defense grant for “The Florida Prostate Cancer Research Training Opportunities for Outstanding Leaders (ReTOOL) Program: Creating…
Congratulations to Stephen Marsh, a researcher in Dr. Swarts lab, for winning the Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship for the Gordon Research Conference on Radiation Chemistry for the abstract “Ex Vivo EPR nail biodosimetry: Removal of the mechanically-induced signal from nail clippings through treatment with mercaptoethanol.” More info on the award…
When radiation oncologist Doug Fein, M.D., was a resident at UF, he enjoyed meeting with world-renowned guest lecturers who visited the university. Now, he and his wife, Debbie Fein, M.D., a radiologist, are funding the Amdur/Mendenhall Radiation Oncology Lectureship so current residents can have the same chance.
Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL is ranked among top 35 in US News & World Report Ranking Best Hospitals……
Small Cell Lung Cancer is an aggressive subtype of lung cancer that exhibits a unique clinical, pathological, and biological phenotype. This funding opportunity, made available through a generous philanthropic donation to the UF Shands Cancer Center, recognizes that the study of neuroendocrine small cell lung cancer is underrepresented in…
Nancy P. Mendenhall, M.D., medical director of the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute and associate chair of the UF department of radiation oncology, is the recipient of a James E. Lockwood Professorship.
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