Christina VR

brain tumor immunologist @ UFBTIP, and all around science nerd. wife. mom. somewhat (mostly) ridiculous. she/her. views are my own.

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Don’t forget to join us on Sept 6th at Daft Cow Brewery!!!

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Join us for Pickleball Palooza THIS SUNDAY for loads of fun and friendly competition, all for an amazing cause: helping to support patients in their battle against brain cancer 🎗️!!

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Save The Date! Details below for the 3rd annual Cancer Chomp 5k & fundraiser. Bring the whole family for a super fun morning of activities, music, & more! Proceeds to support patients fighting #braincancer ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦@UFHealthCancer⁩ Please repost! #BTSM

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Pickleball lovers unite for a good cause! Join us July 6 for some friendly competition for a good cause!! Details below. Please share and spread the word 🏓! ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦@UFHealthCancer⁩

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Dr. Rahman- as a surgeon, scientist, and mentor, you are an absolute powerhouse and inspiration. We are privileged to have you as part of our community! #UFBTIP @UFNeurosurgery

[UF Health Cancer Institute @UFHealthCancer]

UF Health Cancer Center member @BentlyMd, of @UFMedicine, was recently interviewed by @physicianswkly about a new study finding teledermatology was comparable to in-person care for diagnosing nonmelanoma lesions.

Read his insights: https://t.co/TqwAboEswq

[UF Health Cancer Institute @UFHealthCancer]

A @UF team developed an mRNA cancer vaccine that quickly reprogrammed the immune system to attack the deadliest brain tumor in a first-ever human clinical trial.

Learn more about the breakthrough in this @NewsNation segment featuring senior author Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.

[UF Health Cancer Institute @UFHealthCancer]

.@UF researchers developed a new mRNA cancer vaccine, reported in @CellCellPress, that quickly reprogrammed the immune system to attack glioblastoma.

Learn more in a @ConversationUS piece by @UFHealth Cancer Center members @JohnLigon & @CVonRoe. 👇

[Paul Castillo MD @castillopa5]

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 https://t.co/RUmrvijUoR

[John Ligon, M.D. @JohnLigon]

Please also read a companion piece by @CVonRoe and myself explaining this discovery in more approachable terms, also published today in @ConversationUS https://t.co/HSziyxN8Wm

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

🎓 Congratulations to Dr. @laufalceto on successfully defending her dissertation this morning!

Laura is in the lab of Dr. Catherine Flores and her project focused on engineering hematopoietic stem cells to improve adoptive cellular therapy for #glioblastoma

[UF Health Cancer Institute @UFHealthCancer]

Today is #WorldCancerDay. Learn about five ways the UF Health Cancer Center is working to #CloseTheCareGap through innovative cancer research that directly impacts patient outcomes and by partnering with our community to reduce the burden of cancer: https://t.co/rQCzWUPILo

[Elizabeth Ogando-Rivas @ogandorivas]

Major Congratulations to @castillopa5 for achieving this milestone in your career as a physician-scientist. This @nih @NCIResearchCtr scholarship will help you continue advancing the field of #immunotherapy @Rosen_NeuroOnc @UFHealthCancer @UFHealth

[Christina VR @CVonRoe]

So proud of the team for doing a fantastic job of presenting our most recent research at the UF Cancer Research Showcase! Excellent showing by UFBTIP ⁦@BentlyMd⁩ @UFHealthCancer⁩ ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩

[John Ligon, M.D. @JohnLigon]

Amazing work by Gabe Jobin presented today @UFHealthCancer research day on our work generating 3D tumoroids to find new treatments for #pediatriccancer !!!

[Brian Hoh, MD, MBA @BrianHoh1]

Congratulations @zacsor1 @FreedmanRachelS winners of Tom Ellis Resident Research Award. Dr. Ellis @UFNeurosurgery alumn and @wakeforestmed neurosurgeon passed from pancreatic cancer 2012. This award named for him is given for best resident research.

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Congratulations to ⁦@FreedmanRachelS⁩ for winning the Tom Ellis NSGY Resident Research Award for her wonderful presentation on ttRNA lipid nanoparticles as an experimental new therapy for Diffuse Midline Glioma! #UFBTIP #PCI2

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Congratulations, Dr. Rahman! 🎉👏

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

UFBTIP at #SNO2023 🩷 ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦@UFHealth⁩ ⁦@UFHealthCancer⁩

[Adam Michael Rosen Neuro-Oncology Labs @Rosen_NeuroOnc]

Wonderful work by Trivedi et al. beautifully presented this morning by Dr. Duane Mitchell on antigen prediction to generate personalized mRNA vaccines for treating brain tumors at #SNO2023 ⁦@UFNeurosurgery⁩ ⁦@UFHealthCancer⁩