Lung Cancer Metabolism P01: News

2024

• Elsa Flores, PhD is awarded FBRP/Florida Cancer Innovation Fund.
• Florian Karreth, PhD is awarded NIH/NCI R21.
• Gina DeNicola, PhD receives Research Educator of the Year Award at the annual Faculty Appreciation and Recognition Ceremony.
• Florian Karreth, PhD is awarded ACS-RSG Supplement.

2023

• Paul Stewart, PhD is invited to serve on the US HUPO Advisory Board.
• Moffitt Research Education & Training office hosts a lecture, “Strategies to reprogram myeloid cell-mediated immune suppression in cancer hosts,” and reception for Paulo Rodriguez, PhD, recipient of the Researcher of the Year Award for 2022.
• Xiaoqing Yu, PhD awarded Faculty Member of the Year at the 2023 BBSR Annual Awards.
• Janine DeBlasi, PhD (DeNicola Lab) successfully defends her Doctoral Dissertation “Distinct NRF2 Signaling Thresholds Mediate Lung Tumor Initiation and Progression.”
• John Cleveland, PhD joins the AACR Cancer Centers Alliance Steering Committee as Subgroup Chair: Basic and Translational Research.
• Chang Jiang, PhD (DeNicola Lab) promoted to Faculty in the Department of Molecular Oncology.
• Paulo Rodriguez, PhD is appointed Chair, Department of Immunology  & Co-Leader, Immuno-Oncology Program.
• Nathan Ward, PhD (DeNicola Lab) promoted to Faculty in the Department of Metabolism and Physiology.
• Gina DeNicola, PhD is appointed Leader of the Developing Metabolism Program.
• EAB Retreat hosted by group at Armature Works in January 2023.
• EAB Retreat & P01 Workshop hosted by group at Armature Works in January 2023.

2022

• Elsa Flores, PhD is appointed Associate Center Director, Basic Science
• Paulo Rodriguez, PhD receives W. Jackson Pledger Researcher of the Year Award.
• Brooke Fridley, PhD is awarded the first R01 equivalent.
• P01 Workshop hosted at the Epicurean Hotel in September 2022.
• Internal Advisory Board meeting hosted virtually in January 2022.
• External Advisory Board meeting hosted virtually in January 2022.

2021

• Group receives notice of award – P01 Grant.