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 April 29, 2026
 
 
Events
 
 
 
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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MAY 6, 12–1:00 PM
Cancer Subclonal Switchboards: From Reacitve to Proactive Therapy
Shengwen Calvin Li, PhD, MPhil, CHOC, Neuro-Oncology and Stem Cell Research Laboratory
 
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MAY 6, 12:00
Member, Dan Cooper, MD - From Vigorous Kids to Rigorous Data:  The Wild Ride of a Pediatric Lung Doctor
Optimal health effects of exercise
 
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MAY 8, 1–2:30 PM
NIH K Award Mock Study Section
ICTS is providing hands-on experiential learning to K-level awardees looking to submit an NIH K award, Falling Leaves, Sixth Floor, Rm CR 6110
 
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MAY 12, 5–6:00 PM
Member, Munjal Acharya, PhD, Repurposing BDNF-Enhancing Riluzole to Alleviate Cancer-Related Cognitive Dysfunction
Meeting 968 2620 4626, Passcode 109533
 
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MAY 18, 8–9:00 AM
Advancing Team-Based Care for Adolescents & Young Adults Impacted by Cancer - NIH NCI
Development, evaluation, and application of team-based care models. Register on Zoom.
 
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MAY 20, 12–1:00 PM
Member, Min Zhang, MD, PhD - Biostatistics Shared Resource and the UCI Center for Statistical Consulting
Zoom
 
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MAY 28, 8:30 AM–2:30PM
NIH Grant Writing Workshop - Sponsored by SOM Office of Research
College of Health Sciences Bldg, Room 3130. For faculty, research staff, & post-doc scholars
 
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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
 
 
 
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 Member, Wendy Cozen, DO, MPH! For receiving the 2026 Treating Fairly Research Award from the American Society of Hematology! Read more.
 
🎉Congratulations to Jennifer Valerin, MD, PhD! For enrolling the most patients in interventional treatment trials in March. Thank you for advancing cancer research and patient access to innovative therapies!
 
📢 Member, Sunmin Lee, ScD, MPH – Research Recruitment for a Pediatric Exercise Study -  The MoTrPAC study measures the changes that occur during and after exercise. Participants will be compensated. Learn more.
 
👏Congratulations to Michael Rodriguez on His Promotion!
Michael has been promoted to Clinical Research Coordinator, bringing four years of emergency medicine experience in documentation and quality assurance, a master's degree in global medicine from USC, and a background in training development and workflow optimization. michaar2@hs.uci.edu
 
👏Congratulations to Steve Kim on His Promotion!
Steve has been promoted to Senior Biospecimen Coordinator, bringing four years of UC Irvine experience and prior clinical laboratory expertise, and supports the biospecimen lab team through audit reviews, correlative trials, and cross-team consent coverage. hyungk5@hs.uci.edu
 
👏Congratulations to Caylee Carlton on Her Promotion!
Caylee has been promoted to Senior Biospecimen Coordinator, bringing over four years of UC Irvine experience in laboratory and public health, and oversees biospecimen coordination across all disease teams while mentoring assistant biospecimen coordinators. ccarlto12@hs.uci.edu
 
👏Congratulations to Jeanah Go on Her Promotion!
Jeanah has been promoted to Clinical Research Coordinator for Team F (GU), bringing experience coordinating phase I–III industrial, institutional, and national trials, including novel surgical techniques and nuclear medicine therapeutics. jeanahg@hs.uci.edu
 
🎈Welcome to Jagruti Khandahadia, Clinical Research Coordinator!
Jagruti joins the Cancer Center bringing over eight years of oncology and multi-therapeutic phase II and III clinical trial experience across Southern California, with expertise in patient-facing research, regulatory compliance, and protocol adherence. khandhaj@hs.uci.edu
 
🎈Welcome to Jerar Palian, Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator!
Jerar joins the Cancer Center supporting team I, is a recent UC Irvine graduate with a bachelor's degree in public health sciences, and brings internship experience from our Clinical Trials Unit supporting phase III breast oncology trials in data entry, eligibility, and monitoring visits. jpalian@hs.uci.edu
 
🎈Welcome to Lizbeth Garcia, Clinical Research Coordinator!
Lizbeth joins the Cancer Center supporting the thoracic team C, brings three years of solid tumor and hematology oncology research experience in sponsor audits and data management, and will manage complex phase I and first-in-human trials. lizbg15@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.
 
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News
 
 
 
Member, Sora Tanjasiri, DrPH, MPH
Barriers to Eliminating Cervical Cancer Can Be Overcome
 
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Member, Alexandre Chan, PharmD
Electroacupuncture may relieve breast cancer symptoms
 
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Member, Jason Douglas, PhD
Park inequality in So Cal creates health risks, esp. during the heat
 
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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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Contact Information
 
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Phone 714-456-8000
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