Dr. John Ligon named Rising Star in Clinical Science
MBI researcher wins 2026 UF College of Medicine Rising Star Researcher in Clinical Science Award.
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Igniting immunity
Dr. Elias Sayour’s patients inspire his pioneering mRNA cancer vaccine research.
Dr. Elias Sayour’s work wins Clinical Research Forum Top 10 award
Sayour’s study, published in Nature, found that COVID mRNA vaccines spark an immune response to fight cancer.
Turning questions into cures
In the lab of MBI researcher Dr. Catherine Flores, M.D.-Ph.D. student Cali Love is developing therapies for glioblastoma.
Media coverage of study finding COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer
See highlights stemming from paper published in the journal Nature on Oct. 22.
Dr. Ashley Ghiaseddin elected secretary of Florida Society of Clinical Oncology
Organization leads state legislative efforts, champions cancer research, and secures funding to advance the future of oncology and develop tomorrow’s leaders.
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
In The Conversation, Christiano Marconi discusses a new study in Nature finding that the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks an immune response to fight cancer.
Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer
Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived significantly longer than those who did not get the vaccine, MBI researchers have found.
Media coverage of study that could pave way for universal cancer vaccine
See highlights stemming from paper published in the journal Nature BME on July 18.
First-in-human trial to test therapy for pediatric gliomas
Drs. Jianping Huang and John Ligon have launched a human clinical trial to test an immunotherapy treatment for children with high-grade gliomas.
