BEAT Cancer Lab

Battling Evolution through Adaptive Therapy in CANCER Lab opening @UFBME in January 2021

[UF Health Cancer Institute @UFHealthCancer]

Happening now at #ASCO26, Abdul-Qahar Yasinzai is presenting UF Health Cancer Institute research on quantitative assessment of tumor shedding using AI-derived radiographic tumor burden and quantified liquid biopsy in advanced gastrointestinal cancers.

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Varitka Narang, Kaitlyn Kelly and Maria Cruceat on receiving the Outstanding Research Award at Pruitt Undergraduate Research Day.

[UF BME @UFBME]

Big congrats to BME students Steven Robles Blasini & Joshua Ruley on receiving the prestigious 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships! 👏 https://t.co/5RgS3FBZjU

[UF Health Cancer Institute @UFHealthCancer]

By bringing together clinicians, patient advocates and researchers, the @UF Cardio-Oncology Symposium on April 3 showcased how innovations in precision medicine, early detection & multidisciplinary collaboration are enhancing patient care: https://t.co/bJWH4XmVjI

#CardioOncology

[Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks @DrMeghanFerrall]

We had such a good time at #SACB2025 getting to present our @BEATCancerLab research to other cancer researchers and learning about innovative science from our systems biologist friends! @CancerSysBio @UFBME @UFHealthCancer @UFWertheim

[UF BME @UFBME]

Kathleen Trang presenting her work on a machine learning-driven assay for increasing accessibility of studying the single-cell dynamics of cell migration! ⁦@BEATCancerLab⁩ ⁦@DrMeghanFerrall⁩ #BMES2024

[Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks @DrMeghanFerrall]

Come check out @BEATCancerLab alum @KathleenTrang present her honors thesis work at #BMES2024 this lovely Saturday morning at 10am!! @UFBME @UFWertheim @UFHealthCancer @BMESociety

[UF BME @UFBME]

Join us in celebrating Juan Martinez's graduation with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. His work in the @BEATCancerLab is inspiring. Juan embodies our department's spirit of community and excellence. Congratulations, Juan! @Juancho_mti https://t.co/bBfVVLNM35

[UF BME @UFBME]

Eighth graders from Sarasota County’s Booker Middle School had a fantastic time in Gainesville. They enjoyed a day full of activities with @GRiPUF, @Gator_ASB, @PorrasTMI_Lab, & @BEATCancerLab.

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congrats to Juliette Zapata in the @BEATCancerLab who was awarded best poster: UG & Postbac Student Category, UF Health Cancer Center's Research Showcase. "The Race Against Time: Quantifying the Temporal Dynamics of Cisplatin Resistance in Ovarian Cancer" @JulietteZapat90

[Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks @DrMeghanFerrall]

Check out the latest @BEATCancerLab research at the @UFHealthCancer Research Showcase this afternoon! @UFBME

[Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks @DrMeghanFerrall]

Congratulations Adriana!! 🥳

[BEAT Cancer Lab @BEATCancerLab]

Exciting news! The @BEATCancerLab first review paper on mathematical modeling in cardio-oncology is out in Seminars in Cancer Biology! Check out this work led by @UFBME PhD student @CamaraCasson

[UF BME @UFBME]

Dr. Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks dives into cancer treatment's impact on the heart in her latest Seminars in Cancer Biology review. Discover how mathematical modeling illuminates the link between cancer therapies and cardiac health. @DrMeghanFerrall https://t.co/MYSZ2UxWXt

[Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks @DrMeghanFerrall]

Excited to be at #BMES2023 in Seattle! Join the @BEATCancerLab this morning to hear about @UFBME PhD Students Adriana and Camara presenting their projects on exploring tumor heterogeneity @UFHealthCancer @BMESociety

[Christine E. Schmidt @CESchmidt_UF]

So happy to see these rankings, which reflect the hard work of our amazing faculty, staff, and students! A 21 spot increase among public programs and a 30 spot increase overall in the past ten years! AND, this ⬇️

[UF BME @UFBME]

Congratulations to Dr. Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks on co-authoring: Modeling collective cell behavior in cancer: perspectives from an interdisciplinary conversation, in Cell Systems. @DrMeghanFerrall
https://t.co/FtuatEdTwi

[BEAT Cancer Lab @BEATCancerLab]

Join the @BEATCancerLab at #AACR23 now in Orlando! @UFBME PhD Student Adriana is presenting single-cell work and treatment persistence in collaboration with @mehdiDamaghi @stonybrooku @UFHealthCancer

[Camara Casson @CamaraCasson]

Had an amazing time at the cardio-oncology symposium. It was an honor to hear all the awesome speakers and help represent BME today!

[Meghan Ferrall-Fairbanks @DrMeghanFerrall]

Busy day for @BEATCancerLab graduate students @CamaraCasson and Adriana Del Pino Herrera at the @UFBME Pruitt Research Day!

[BEAT Cancer Lab @BEATCancerLab]

@BEATCancerLab & @UFBME graduate student @CamaraCasson had a busy week contributing to the #MoffittIMO #TeamBlue modeling projects related to cancer cachexia

[Mohammad U. Zahid, PhD @MohammadUZahid]

It was a blast working with these folks last week under the able leadership of @Sciurusniger, Patsy, Dawn, and Ken. Learned tons about cancer cachexia and excited to see what the next steps are for the models we developed 😄 #moffittIMO #TeamBlue