July 8, 2026  
10th Anniversary Anti-Cancer Challenge
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Register and choose your activity; Create or join a team; Donate or join as a virtual participant; anti-cancerchallenge.org
 

 
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
 
👏 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.
 
📣 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.
 
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
 
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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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