Dr. Randal Henderson, a Professor at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Florida (UF) and the Associate Medical Director at the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, will be leading a collaborative project with DiaCarta, Inc., titled “RadTox: Measuring Radiation Toxicity using…
GAINESVILLE, FL – At the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) held September 25-28, 2016, Drs. Nancy and William Mendenhall were two of ten ASTRO members to be named ASTRO Fellows in the 10th anniversary year that the designation has been awarded. The designation honors…
Several faculty members in the Department of Radiation Oncology were recognized by the College of Medicine as 2016 Exemplary Teachers. Congratulations, everyone!…
Dr. Folakemi Odedina, Joint Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Pharmacy, spoke at the Department of Defense’s Prostate Cancer Research Program (IMPaCT 2016). Her keynote address titled “Science of Prostate Cancer Health Disparities: Progress, Challenges, and Future Direction” was highlighted on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)…
Dr. Folakemi Odedina, Joint Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and Pharmacy, was awarded the 2016 Inspiring Women in STEM Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity. Dr. Odedina will be recognized for this award in their September STEM issue. INSIGHT Into Diversity is a magazine and…
The Department of Radiation Oncology would like to welcome the incoming residents for 2016, James Bates, MD, and Lillie O’Steen, MD. Dr. Bates is from the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY) and Dr. O’Steen is from the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL). The department would also like to say good-bye and…
Dr. Dietmar W. Siemann, a radiobiologist with the Department of Radiation Oncology, was awarded a $1.7 million grant by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for his project titled, “Hypoxia: Impact on Src Signaling and…
The Department of Radiation Oncology is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Anamaria Yeung, MD, was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) on May 5, 2016. Dr. Yeung is 1 of only 3 faculty members from the University of Florida (UF) that have been selected by the…
Several faculty and residents from the Department of Radiation Oncology were published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics’s special issue on particle therapy. We are excited to have the following first authors contribute to the topic: Julie A. Bradley, MD, “Initial Report of a…
Dr. Walter G. O’Dell, from the Department of Radiation Oncology, and Dr. Julie Bradley, from the Department of Radiation Oncology and the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, were awarded a $1.4 million grant by the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program for their project…
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