Lab News, Events and Accomplishments

The Rai lab welcomes Bhipasha, our new undergrad researcher, March 2024

2023 Sylvester Zubrod Memorial Lecture and Symposium: Beatriz, Ling and Z presented posters on their research and Priya received the award for Outstanding Mentor for Junior Faculty 

https://news.med.miami.edu/zubrod-memorial-lecture-2023/

Beatriz presented a poster on her pancreatic cancer research at the AACR PDAC Meeting 2023

https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/83/7_Supplement/4790/719659/Abstract-4790-Oxidation-in-the-nucleotide-pool-as

Priya received a research award for her prostate cancer work from the Women's Cancer Association (WCA), June 2023

https://wcaofum.org/grants

The Rai lab welcomes Sheela, our new research associate, June 2023

Our postbac research associate, Philip, is accepted into graduate school at Georgetown University

Priya gave an invited seminar on the lab's senescence and prostate cancer research at the University of Pittsburgh, Hillman Cancer Center, April 2023

Beatriz and Philip presented Rai lab research on pancreatic and prostate cancer at AACR Annual Meeting, April 2023

https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/83/7_Supplement/4335/720711/Abstract-4335-Repurposing-metformin-in-early-stage?searchresult=1

The Rai lab welcomes Vanessa (Z) McGaughey, co-mentored by Dr. Janaki Sharma, as our new postbac research associate, March 2023

Rai lab collaborative work with Dr. Marijo Bilusic was presented at GU ASCO, January 2023

https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/83/7_Supplement/4335/720711/Abstract-4335-Repurposing-metformin-in-early-stage

Priya is appointed the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Tumor Biology (TB) Program Co-leader, December 2022

https://southfloridahospitalnews.com/dr-priyamvada-rai-to-co-lead-sylvesters-tumor-biology-research-program/

Priya gave an invited seminar on targeting redox vulnerabiliites in cancer at the University of Vermont, Larner Cancer Center, September 2022

Beatriz is awarded an NCI CURE Supplement, July 2021