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 April 1, 2026
 
 
Events
 
 
 
APRIL 7, 12–1:30 PM
Members, Jason A. Douglas, PhD, Marizen Ramirez, PhD, Alana LeBrón, PhD, Jun Wu, PhD.
From Research to Impact: Community Voices Shaping Public Health
 
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APRIL 11, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Optimizing Mentoring Relationships Training
COHS Room 5010, Lunch provided, No cost to attend. Become a more effective research mentor with practical, evidence-based strategies
 
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APRIL 14–15
Members, Kai Zheng, PhD, Dan Cooper, MD
University of California Health Conference 2026 – Thriving Through Change: Adapting, Advancing, Achieving
 
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APRIL 15, 2–3:15 PM
Members, Fangyuan Ding, PhD and Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD
Panel Discussion, Imaged-Based Spatial Transcriptomics, Thorp Conf. Ctr.
 
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APRIL 17, 12:00 pm
Tumor Intrinsic & ME Regulations to Promote Breast Cancer Metastasis
Sponsored by the Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
 
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APRIL 24, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Optimizing Mentoring Relationships Training
COHS Room 5010, Lunch provided, No cost to attend. Become a more effective research mentor with practical, evidence-based strategies
 
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MAY 1, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Campus-Wide Symposium on Basic Cancer Research
Faculty and trainees from across the UC Irvine campus to exchange ideas
 
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JUNE 22–26
10th Annual NCI R25-Funded Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC)
5-day transdisciplinary research, early career investigators & post doc fellows.
 
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OCTOBER 10
10th Anniversary Anti-Cancer Challenge
Register and choose your activity; Create or join a team; Donate or join as a virtual participant; anti-cancerchallenge.org
 
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Funding Opportunities
 
 
 
CRCC Faculty Seed Grants and Fellowships – UC Research Initiatives
Cancer Research Coordinating Committee 
Faculty Seed Grants - 1 year | Up to $100,000 (up to $50,000 per year) 
Full proposals deadline April 2, 12:00 PM PDT
Start date: October 1, 2026


Program scope and priorities questions UCRI@ucop.edu
Application process questions RGPOGrants@ucop.edu
 
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Robert A. Winn Career Development Award – For early-career physician-researchers
Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program – Flyer
Career Development Award – 2 years | $120,000 per year
Application period: January 5 – May 4
Program questions gemmaa@vcu.edu
 
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Research Support Opportunity
1 year | $2,500
UC Irvine Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute
Funds research using NIH All of Us data to advance precision medicine.
Rolling Deadline
 
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A1 Bridge Funding
1 year | $20,000
UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Supports cancer research with strong potential to improve treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and patient outcomes. Designed to strengthen and resubmit NIH grant applications.
Rolling Deadline
 
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Announcements
 
 
 
Congratulations to Heather Franson on Her Promotion!
Heather has been promoted to Research Data Coordinator after more than three years with our center, serving as an Assistant Research Data Coordinator. She is recognized for leadership, reliability, and training contributions. hfranson@hs.uci.edu
 
Welcome to Raufu Onayemi, Clinical Research Coordinator!
Raufu brings over four years of experience coordinating clinical trials in pediatric oncology, with strengths in study coordination, data collection, and research operations. His background supports high-quality research execution and team collaboration. ronayemi@hs.uci.edu

 
ICTS K-Club Grant Writing Series
Intended for early-career faculty and postdoctoral scholars preparing to submit applications for NIH Mentored Career Development awards. Series of four workshops in March and April.
 
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Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE)
Strengthen your research impact, enhance clinical trial success, gain trusted community insights, increase study relevance, and accelerate accruals.
 
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News
 
 
 
Member, William Karnes, MD
Sounding the Alarm on Lynch Syndrome
 
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Member, Elizabeth Jarvo, PhD
Congratulations for being named one of the fellows of the AAAS
 
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Member, Jun Wu, PhD
Where There’s Wildfire Smoke, There’s Poor Mental Health
 
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Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN
How Immigration-Impacted Students Navigate Campus Basic Needs Support
 
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Member, Leslie Thompson PhD
Orange Coast Magazine: Kickass Women
 
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Member, Joseph Carmicheal, MD
Recognized as a CMO to Know by Becker’s Hospital Review
 
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Member, David Timberlake, PhD
Orange County’s Heaviest Smokers are the Least Able to Afford it
 
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Member, Gary Deng, MD, PhD
KOST 103.5 Interview: A Whole-Person Approach to Fighting Cancer
 
Video
 
 
 
RESEARCH SERVICES
 
 
 

Transgenic Mouse Facility


Recharge-based services for genetically modified mice and stem cells, expert consultation, and training for research use.

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Optical Biology Core


Cutting-edge imaging and cytometry technologies with expert support for analyzing cancer biology from molecule to organism.

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Genomics Research & Technology Hub


End-to-end genomic services and analysis using emerging nucleic acid technologies for gene expression and sequencing.

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Mass Spectrometry


Three facilities offering advanced MS for proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, structural analysis, and biomarker discovery.

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In Vivo Functional Onco-Imaging


Imaging technologies and multi-modality platforms for tracking tumors, evaluating therapies, and designing molecular probes.

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Experimental Tissue Resource


Provides human and animal tissue procurement, histology, immunohistochemistry, pathology, and consultations.

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Biostatistics Shared Resource


Statistical expertise for study design, data analysis, and interpretation across laboratory, clinical, and population research.

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Biobehavioral Shared Resource


Consultative support for integrating patient-reported outcomes, behavioral measures, and quality-of-life data into research.

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Resources
 
Research Programs
Leadership
Advisory Boards
Resources & Funding
Centers & Institutes

Cancer In Focus prior to June 2025
Contact Information
 
UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, 200 S. Manchester Ave, Orange, CA 92868, US

cfccccommunications@hs.uci.edu
Phone 714-456-8000
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