Moving #immunotherapy into early phase clinical trials. Supported by @TheVFoundation, @sitcancer,@agentsmib. Husband. Dad. Spurs fan. Hiring! https://nitter.cf/t.co/ExOEaNuWsK
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John Ligon, M.D. retweeted
.@UFHealth pediatric oncologist @JohnLigon has launched a new clinical trial to test a novel @UF-developed mRNA lipid nanoparticle (RNA-LP) in children with recurrent high-grade glioma and recurrent osteosarcoma: cancer.ufl.edu/2025/03/17/uf…
The pediatric heme/onc team at the University of Florida is expanding our faculty! If you or someone you know is looking for a faculty position with a clinical focus in leukemia/lymphoma, please apply: tinyurl.com/2z8w442b . Contact [email protected] for more info.
Please apply to join @EngineerDadMD 's brand new lab at @UFHealthCancer ! An opportunity to do some truly novel groundbreaking work with a budding physician-scientist!
Today is the Pediatrics new faculty welcome breakfast at @UFHealth ! Welcome to the new faculty and here’s to a great year!
John Ligon, M.D. retweeted
Two first-ever human clinical trials testing new experimental therapies for a subtype of medulloblastoma are supported by clinical research infrastructure provided by the UF Health Cancer Center.
MBI researchers have received approval from @US_FDA to test two new experimental therapies in first-ever human clinical trials for Group 4 medulloblastoma, a type of malignant brain tumor in children.
Read more: bit.ly/4eQ7lNo
John Ligon, M.D. retweeted
Researchers in the Dept @UFNeurosurgery led by UF neurosurgery faculty Dr. Elias Sayour published their findings with a new mRNA cancer vaccine they created to attack glioblastoma in a first-in-human clinical trial in the journal @CellCellPress today ufhealth.org/news/2024/uf-de…
A big, BIG day for @UFHealthCancer and @Rosen_NeuroOnc as the first publication of our multilamellar mRNA nanoparticles is officially in print @CellCellPress . Amazing work by @castillopa5 , Hector Mendez-Gomez, Anna DeVries, Elias Sayour and a huge team! tinyurl.com/5e7d9hrn
Multilamellar RNA nanoparticle aggregates orchestrate innate and adaptive immunity to reject early and late stage murine tumors. In client-owned dogs, RNA-LPAs improved survival and reprogrammed TME. In a first-in-human trial, RNA-LPAs elicited rapid cytokine/chemokine release, immune activation/trafficking, and glioma-specific immune responses. Years of amazing teamwork now out in Cell. Thank you so much to our team members! @UFHealthCancer @ogandorivas @JohnLigon @Rosen_NeuroOnc @UFHealth @UFMBI cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
Please also read a companion piece by @CVonRoe and myself explaining this discovery in more approachable terms, also published today in @ConversationUS tinyurl.com/2k2m6xna
Very excited to share this story about the work we are doing with support from @PCRF_Kids to develop combination immunotherapy for children with cancer! pcrf-kids.org/2024/03/13/pet…
Have really enjoyed seeing members of my lab presenting impactful work over the last few weeks at @UFMedicine and @UFHealthCancer research days! Congratulations @jobingabe , Miriam Girgis, and Cathleen Rabideau!
John Ligon, M.D. retweeted
Congrats to UF Health Cancer Center researchers Lakeshia Cousin, Ph.D., APRN, AGPCNP-BC & Paul Castillo, M.D., who were accepted into the @NCICRCHD Early Investigator Advancement Program, which assists researchers in attaining R-type funding!
Learn more: go.ufl.edu/uamf796
ALT Headshots of Lakeshia Cousin and Paul Castillo.
Amazing work by Gabe Jobin presented today @UFHealthCancer research day on our work generating 3D tumoroids to find new treatments for #pediatriccancer !!!
John Ligon, M.D. retweeted
Congratulations to Maryam Rahman, M.D., a member of the UF Health Cancer Center who has served as principal investigator for multiple brain tumor clinical trials!
Congrats to @UFHealth neurosurgeon & MBI researcher Dr. Maryam Rahman, who received the inaugural @UFMedicine Diamond Award for professional excellence, leadership & community involvement at the @UF Women in Medicine and Science Celebration.
Learn more: bit.ly/3G9zM8J
John Ligon, M.D. retweeted
The Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy Initiative (PCI2) at @UFHealthCancer and @Rosen_NeuroOnc is hiring a highly motivated lab manager: tinyurl.com/mr2fj28e . Come work with @castillopa5 , Elias Sayour, and me as we work to help kids fight #Cancer !
The Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy Initiative (PCI2) at @UFHealthCancer and @Rosen_NeuroOnc is hiring a highly motivated lab manager: tinyurl.com/mr2fj28e . Come work with @castillopa5 , Elias Sayour, and me as we work to help kids fight #Cancer !
Proud of our student Cathleen Rabideau who presented @UFexplore Undergrad Symposium! This work, spearheaded by @EngineerDadMD and Sadeem Qdaisat in @Rosen_NeuroOnc @UFHealthCancer is crucial for future proof of principle experiments using RNA vaccines for fusion driven sarcomas
John Ligon, M.D. retweeted
Thank you to @Stop_CC for supporting pediatric #cancer research at @UFHealth! Today officials from Stop Children's Cancer presented a renewed gift of $1 million to support cancer research & clinical trials in the @ufmedicine division of hematology & oncology for the next 5 years!
ALT A group of people pose with a giant $1 million check from Stop Children's Cancer.
So very proud of my outstandingly talented colleague @jobingabe and the work he has done on establishing novel models of pediatric sarcomas! Outstanding presentation at @UFGenetics symposium! Another example of the innovative work we are doing @UFHealthCancer !
