Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Sylvester Announces Transformational Cancer Research Building

June 23rd 2022

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center is making another bold move to accelerate cancer research, celebrating the groundbreaking for a 244,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center - Transformational Cancer Research Building.

New Research Highlights Racial Disparities in Genomic Profiling

May 23rd 2022

A new study by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has found that Black women with metastatic breast cancer were less likely to have tumors with treatable genetic variations than white and Asian women.

Sylvester Researcher Receives Two Grants to Pursue Pediatric Immunotherapies

May 5th 2022

The Pillai lab will explore off-the-shelf, innate natural killer T cell immunotherapies that can be targeted against challenging tumors.

Renowned Robotic Surgeon First to Use New 3D Kidney Model

April 29th 2022

Renowned robotic urologic oncology surgeon Dipen J. Parekh, MD, was the first in the nation to test a new preoperative surgical rehearsal technology recently approved by the FDA for all genitourinary conditions.

Sylvester Joins Forces with College of Engineering to Cure Cancer

April 11th 2022

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have joined forces with the University of Miami College of Engineering for a collaborative initiative to develop and deploy innovative technologies for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

Dr. Dorothy Graves Joins Sylvester as Assistant Vice President and Associate Director for Administration

March 21st 2022

Dorothy Graves, PhD, said she admired Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine years prior to being appointed Sylvester’s assistant vice president and associate director for administration in early 2022.

Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Selects and Funds Sylvester Researcher for Its Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program

March 2nd 2022

The Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and National Medical Fellowships have selected Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Kristin E. Rojas, MD, FACS, for its inaugural Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program.