Congratulations, Dr. Rahman! 🎉👏

UFBTIP at #SNO2023 🩷 ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦UF Health⁩ ⁦UF Health Cancer Institute⁩

Wonderful work by Trivedi et al. beautifully presented this morning by Dr. Duane Mitchell on antigen prediction to generate personalized mRNA vaccines for treating brain tumors at #SNO2023 ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦UF Health Cancer Institute⁩

Congratulations Zachary Sorrentino Rachel Moor, MD winners of Tom Ellis Resident Research Award. Dr. Ellis @UFNeurosurgery alumn and Wake Forest University School of Medicine neurosurgeon passed from pancreatic cancer 2012. This award named for him is given for best resident research.

Congratulations to ⁦Rachel Moor, MD⁩ for winning the Tom Ellis NSGY Resident Research Award for her wonderful presentation on ttRNA lipid nanoparticles as an experimental new therapy for Diffuse Midline Glioma! #UFBTIP #PCI2

Amazing work by Gabe Jobin presented today UF Health Cancer Center research day on our work generating 3D tumoroids to find new treatments for #pediatriccancer !!!

So proud of the team for doing a fantastic job of presenting our most recent research at the UF Cancer Research Showcase! Excellent showing by UFBTIP ⁦@BentlyMd⁩ UF Health Cancer Institute⁩ ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩

Major Congratulations to Paul Castillo MD for achieving this milestone in your career as a physician-scientist. This NIH @NCIResearchCtr scholarship will help you continue advancing the field of #immunotherapy Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs UF Health Cancer Institute UF Health

Today is #WorldCancerDay. Learn about five ways the UF Health Cancer Center is working to #CloseTheCareGap through innovative cancer research that directly impacts patient outcomes and by partnering with our community to reduce the burden of cancer: news.ufl.edu/2024/02/world-…

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. Laura Falceto Font on successfully defending her dissertation this morning! Laura is in the lab of Dr. Catherine Flores and her project focused on engineering hematopoietic stem cells to improve adoptive cellular therapy for #glioblastoma

Multilamellar RNA nanoparticle aggregates orchestrate innate and adaptive immunity to reject early and late stage murine tumors. In client-owned dogs, RNA-LPAs improved survival and reprogrammed TME. In a first-in-human trial, RNA-LPAs elicited rapid cytokine/chemokine release,

Please also read a companion piece by Christina VR and myself explaining this discovery in more approachable terms, also published today in The Conversation U.S. tinyurl.com/2k2m6xna

.FLORIDA researchers developed a new mRNA cancer vaccine, reported in Cell, that quickly reprogrammed the immune system to attack glioblastoma. Learn more in a The Conversation U.S. piece by UF Health Cancer Center members John Ligon, M.D. & Christina VR. 👇

A FLORIDA team developed an mRNA cancer vaccine that quickly reprogrammed the immune system to attack the deadliest brain tumor in a first-ever human clinical trial. Learn more about the breakthrough in this NewsNation segment featuring senior author Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.

UF Health Cancer Center member @BentlyMd, of UF Medicine, was recently interviewed by Physician's Weekly about a new study finding teledermatology was comparable to in-person care for diagnosing nonmelanoma lesions. Read his insights: buff.ly/3wnquok

Dr. Rahman- as a surgeon, scientist, and mentor, you are an absolute powerhouse and inspiration. We are privileged to have you as part of our community! #UFBTIP @UFNeurosurgery

Pickleball lovers unite for a good cause! Join us July 6 for some friendly competition for a good cause!! Details below. Please share and spread the word 🏓! ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦UF Health Cancer Institute⁩

Save The Date! Details below for the 3rd annual Cancer Chomp 5k & fundraiser. Bring the whole family for a super fun morning of activities, music, & more! Proceeds to support patients fighting #braincancer ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦UF Health Cancer Center⁩ Please repost! #BTSM

Join us for Pickleball Palooza THIS SUNDAY for loads of fun and friendly competition, all for an amazing cause: helping to support patients in their battle against brain cancer 🎗️!!

Don’t forget to join us on Sept 6th at Daft Cow Brewery!!!