January 21, 2026  
Member, Kai Zheng, PhD
JANUARY 23, 12:00 PM
UCI’s Health Data Research Resources – Types of health data available, requesting procedures and best practices, tools for cohort discovery
 
Member, Gary Deng, MD, PhD
JANUARY 29–FEBRUARY 1
Nutrition & Supplementation in Clinical Care Conference – the latest scientific evidence with direct application to clinical care
 
Member, Pierre Baldi, PhD
JANUARY 30, 8:00 AM–7:00 PM
Inaugural AI in Science Symposium, UC Irvine AI in Science Institute, CALIT2 Auditorium (building #325), 4100 E Peltason Dr.
 
UCI Cancer Research Institute
FEBRUARY 4, 12-1:00 PM
Michael Hicks, PhD – Cell Therapy for Atrophic Muscles after Chemotherapy and Radiation in Sarcomas
 
Members, Lisa Flanagan, PhD, Munjal Acharya, PhD, Piyanuch Kongtim, MD, PhD
FEBRUARY 25, 9:00 AM–7:00 PM (tentative)
13th Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium – Sue & Bill Gross Hall, Thorp Conference Center
 
Member, Virginia Kimonis, MD, MRCP
FEBRUARY 27, 8:00 AM–5:30 PM
Rady Children's Health & UC Irvine Rare Disease Symposium. In-person $25 deposit. Beckman Center, 100 Academy Way, Irvine 92617
 
Chao Lectureship in Cancer Research
MARCH 4
Scientific Lecture featuring Jennifer Wargo, MD, MMSc – Save the Date, Registration and details coming soon
 
Members: Dan Cooper, MD, Gary Deng, MD, Jaime Landman, MD, Roshan Patel, MD - UC Irvine Kidney Stone Day
MARCH 14, 8:00 AM–2:00 PM
Beall Applied Innovation at the Cove
 
Digestive Health Summit - Leading-Edge Science, Surgical Advances, and Clinical Expertise
MARCH 27-29
UCI Health Chao Digestive Health Institute. Registration fees.
 
10th Annual NCI R25-Funded Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer
JUNE 22–26
Early career investigators. Questions dlowry@fredhutch.org
 
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) 
Letters of Intent deadline: Thu Jan 22, 12 PM Pacific
Full proposals deadline: Thu Apr 2, 12 PM Pacific
Start date: October 1, 2026


Program scope and priorities questions UCRI@ucop.edu
Application process questions RGPOGrants@ucop.edu
 
Basser External Research Grant Program
2 years | Up to $150,000 per year
BRCA1 and BRCA2
Letter of Intent deadline February 13
 
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
 
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
 
Welcome to Chloe Jonsson, Clinical Research Coordinator!
Chloe joins the Cancer Center on Team D supporting GI oncology, bringing experience from Monarch Diagnostics performing PCR and LC-MS toxicology testing, and holds a BS in forensic chemistry and an MS in chemistry. cejonsso@hs.uci.edu
 
Oncology Summer Internship (OSI) - Call for Applications
Stipend $3,000 – First-year UC Irvine medical students, four-weeks. Deadline February 27.
 
Lung Cancer Screening Workshop - Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (COE)
January 29, 1–2:00 PM, UC Irvine, American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative, Costa Mesa Senior Center
 
Cancer-Related Population Health Research Training - May 18–21, Salt Lake City
NCI-funded R25 in-person training. Grant writing, mentoring, and leadership. Deadline February 27.
 
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.
 
Members, Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz, PhD, Rufus Edwards, PhD
Expanding horizons: Wen Public Health in Mexico
 
Member, Quinton Smith, PhD
Bioelectronic-Integrated Artificial Colon for Disease Studies and Drug Screening
 
Members, Leslie Thompson, PhD, Cholsoon Jang, PhD, Elizabeth Jarvo, PhD
Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Awards 2025-26
 
Member, Jamie Landman, MD
Faculty Development: Advancement, Giving and Foundation Relations
 
Member, Shivashankar Othy, PhD
Received W. M. Keck Foundation Bridge Funding
 
Member, Sora Tanjasiri, MPH, DrPH
Cervical Cancer May Be Eliminated By 2030
 
Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN
A Dietitian Who Studies How to Prevent Heart Attacks Shared 3 Healthy Food Swaps
 
Member, Joseph Carmichael, MD
UCI Health — Orange Secures an 'A' Safety Grade
 
Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN
Empowering Healthy Choices
 
Member, Peter Chang, MD
OpenAI Would Like You to Share Your Health Data with Its AI Chatbot
 
Members - Wei Li, PhD, Francesco Marangoni, PhD, Marcus Seldin, PhD
Awardees of the Dr. Lorna Carlin Scholar - Congratulations!
 
Members - Selma Masri, PhD and Nicholas Pannunzio, PhD
Recipients of the Gazzaniga Family Medical Research Award - Congratulations!
 
Research Programs
Leadership
Advisory Boards
Resources & Funding
Centers & Institutes

Cancer In Focus prior to June 2025

 
Contact Information
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, 200 S. Manchester Ave, Orange, CA 92868, US

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

 
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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