May 13, 2026  
Understanding Population Differences in Lung Cancer Risk - Lani Park, PhD
MAY 15, 12–1:00 PM
Join Zoom - Presented by Cancer Control Program, UC Irvine Cancer Center
 
Advancing Team-Based Care for Adolescents & Young Adults Impacted by Cancer - NIH NCI
MAY 18, 8–9:00 AM
Development, evaluation, and application of team-based care models. Register on Zoom.
 
Member, Min Zhang, MD, PhD - Biostatistics Shared Resource and the UCI Center for Statistical Consulting
MAY 20, 12–1:00 PM
Zoom
 
NIH Grant Writing Workshop - Sponsored by SOM Office of Research
MAY 28, 8:30 AM–2:30PM
College of Health Sciences Bldg, Room 3130. For faculty, research staff, & post-doc scholars
 
10th Annual NCI R25-Funded Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC)
JUNE 22–26
5-day transdisciplinary research, early career investigators & post doc fellows.
 
10th Anniversary Anti-Cancer Challenge
OCTOBER 10
Register and choose your activity; Create or join a team; Donate or join as a virtual participant; anti-cancerchallenge.org
 
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
 
🎉 Congratulations UC Irvine Service Award Honorees!🎉
Ali Raad Jacqueline Cedeno Michelle Tran
Amanda Atkinson Jenny Choe My Nguyen
Amanda Macaraeg Jesus Gonzalez Myca Cabuay
Amber Ballard Katrina Parshad Oliver Martinez
April Bagaporo Keagan Buttigieg Peter Yang
Beverly Robertson Kennington Cung Richard Chang
Dorothy Huttar Kerry Zuniga Robert Park
Erica Stanley Kimberly Castellanos Sarah Ybarra
Erin Palmer-Torrison Kristian Ghio Stephany Ruiz
Grace Ma Krystina Jarema Steve Kim
Grant Huttar Mason Huynh Tessa Egan
Haley Huang Melanie Funes Vanessa Lopez
Immaculate Rivera

 
👏 Congratulations to Pilar Quezada on Her Promotion!
Promoted to Program Coordinator, Cancer Research and Training, for over a year, Pilar organized training, seminars, and symposia, focused on compliance, data tracking, and reporting, and contributed to the P30 CCSG, T32 renewal, and American Cancer Society grants. She supported the Cancer Research Institute's transition into the Cancer Center and continues to coordinate for CRI. pilarq@hs.uci.edu

 

                                               
📢 Member, Kyoko Yokomori, PhD  MAXIMUS T32 Training Program – Apply for Funded PhD and Postdoctoral Training in Muscle Biology Research; Highly relevant to cancer cachexia. Deadline: May 29
 
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: Heike Thiel de Bocanegra, PhD, MPH; Alyssa Bujnak, MD
Leading a Medical Training Initiative in Tanzania
 
Member, Hirohito Ichii, PhD
Pairing Up to Fight Kidney Failure - Patient, Karen Patterson
 
Members: Chang Liu, PhD; Liangzhong Xiang, PhD; Xiaoyu Shi, PhD; Robert Spitale, PhD
UC Ideas in the Real Word & Innovator Awards - Highlights and Congratulations!
 
Member, Michael Hoyt, PhD
Study Shows Testicular and Prostate Cancer Treatment Accelerates Biological Aging
 
Member, Michael Kleinman, PhD
Crabs Consume Microplastics: Are They Still Safe To Eat?
 
Member, Matthew Landry PhD, RDN
New Research: Eating More of These Nutrients May Cut Stroke Risk
 
Member, Bruce Blumberg, PhD
Failed Promises to Restrict Chemical Herbicides
 
Member, Veronica Vieira, DSc
‘Forever Chemicals' May be Linked to Childhood Leukemia
 
Member, Sunmin Lee, ScD, MPH
ASPIRE Cohort Aims to Advance Asian American Health
 
Member, Mahtab Jafari, PharmD
7 Popular Supplements Experts Can't Agree On
 
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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

 
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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