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June 24, 2026

Events

SATURDAY, 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

Funding Opportunities

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

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

Announcements

👏 Congratulations to Stephanie Ross on Her Promotion!

Stephanie has been promoted to Senior Quality Assurance Coordinator at the Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research after five years managing internal monitoring for investigator-initiated trials, external audits, and audits conducted by the NCI's Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network. sross2@hs.uci.edu

📣 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.

News

Member, Jennifer Valerin, MD, PhD

Breakthroughs in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN

How ‘Dad Bods’ Could Impact Childhood Obesity Risks: New Insights

Member, Jun Wu, PhD

Carcinogen From LA Fire Cleanup May Have Spread Up to 9 Miles Downwind

Member, Jason Samarasena, MD

Esophageal Cancer

Member, Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH

Significant Infection Risks Associated with Targeted Cancer Therapies

Member, Joel Milam, PhD

Young Adult Cancer Survivors Experience Symptoms Years After Treatment

Member, Mahtab Jafari, PharmD

We Asked Experts About 7 Most Popular Supplements - And They Didn't Agree

Member, Hari Keshava, MD

Lung Cancer Screening

RESEARCH SERVICES

Transgenic Mouse Facility

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

Optical Biology Core

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

Genomics Research & Technology Hub

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

Mass Spectrometry

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

In Vivo Functional Onco-Imaging

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

Experimental Tissue Resource

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

Biostatistics Shared Resource

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

Biobehavioral Shared Resource

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

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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