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July 8, 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

Melanoma Research Program FY26

Up to 4 years | Up to $2,800,000
Rare Melanoma Research Support. Deadline: July 13, 2026

Arnold & Mabel Beckman Young Investigator Program

4 years | Up tp $600,000
Supports early-career faculty in the chemical and life sciences. Deadline: July 31, 2026

Mike Slive Foundation 2026-27 Pilot Research Grant

1 year | Up to $50,000
Prostate Cancer Research Support. Deadline: September 7, 2026

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 Rachel Silverio on Her Promotion!

Rachel has been promoted to Research Data Coordinator for Team F after consistently ensuring the accuracy, quality, and integrity of clinical research data across Phase I–III industrial, institutional, and national trials, while supporting colleagues and helping optimize data management workflows. rsilveri@hs.uci.edu

📣Help Improve Cancer Center Shared Resources - Complete the Survey by July 10

Please take a few minutes to share your feedback.

Your input will help us identify what is working well, prioritize improvements and services, and strengthen our shared resource core facilities.

After a few basic questions, you will only be asked about the Shared Resources used by you and your team. The survey is anonymous.

Thank you for helping us improve the facilities and services that support your cancer research.

Complete the survey

📣 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, Catherine Coombs, MD

Experts Weigh Fixed-Duration Approaches in Frontline CLL

Director, Rick Van Etten, MD, PhD; Member, Jennifer Valerin, MD, PhD

ASCO 2026 Pancreatic Cancer Updates

Member, Maheshwari Senthil, MD

STOPGAP II - A National Randomized Clinical Trial for Patients with Stage 4 Gastric Cancer

Member, Lbachir Benmohamed, PhD

Artificial Intelligence Could Usher in a New Era of Vaccine Development

Member, Michael Hicks, PhD

3Ci (Campus-Community Collaboration Incubator) Awardee Highlight 2026

Members, Edward Kuan, MD, Nicholas Pannunzio, PhD, Jana Lipkova, PhD

Development of a Translational Multimodal Pipeline for Sinonasal Cancer Research

Member, Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD

ICTS Postdoctoral Scholar Program led by Drs. Ganesan, Elizabeth Head, PhD, & Vince Caiozzo, PhD

Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN

How to Stay Heart Healthy During Summer Grilling Season

Member, Leslie Thompson, PhD

Member, Michael Stamos, MD

UC Irvine Taps Interim Health Affairs Leader

Member, Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN

Why Peaches Are the No. 1 Summer Food, According to Nutritionists

Member, Munjal Acharya, PhD

New Study Demonstrates CBD’s Neuroprotective Potential in Chemobrain

Member, Craig Walsh, PhD

ANRF Announces Largest Scholar Cohort & Research Investment in Foundation History

Members, Jeremy Harris, MD; Shirin Attarian, MD

Young Mother’s Children Give Her Hope During Cancer Treatment

Member, Lbachir Benmohamed, PhD

Nearly $4 Million NIH Grant to Advance Therapeutic Vaccine to Help End Genital Herpes

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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