Igniting Immunity: Elias Sayour’s Patients Inspire Pioneering mRNA Cancer Vaccine Research

The look in her eyes and her next words would be etched forever in the mind of Elias Sayour, MD, PhD. Months earlier, the girl’s right leg was amputated, the…

World Cancer Day: Jess Finds Hope and Gratitude Through Advanced Cancer

Jess Thornton was vigilant about getting her cancer screenings. With a family history of breast cancer, she got breast imaging annually. In July 2024, a few…

Physician Spotlight: Danielle Cerbón is at the Intersection of Innovation and Human Connection

Danielle Cerbón, MD, who has joined the University of Florida Department of Radiation Oncology as an assistant professor, strives to provide each patient with…

Media Coverage of Study Finding COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Sparks Immune Response to Fight Cancer

On Oct. 22 in the journal Nature, MBI researchers published a study finding that patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA…

New drug delivery mechanism could aid breast cancer treatment

January 12, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a study published in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, scientists from the UF Health Cancer Institute have found a way to make…

Former Wrestler Grapples With, Then Bests Her Tumor

Skyla Warriner’s life changed in the blink of an eye. Shortly before a routine dental appointment, she felt intense pain, which she described as feeling like…

Gut bacteria molecule boosts lung cancer treatment response

January 5, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the response to…

Unexpected finding could offer new treatment targets for meth addiction

December 16, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating medicines as a…

Study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccine sparks immune response to fight cancer

October 22, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy drugs lived…

UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute earns $43 million NIH award to speed innovation

October 21, 2025

An infusion of funding will support the University of Florida-Florida State University research hub.