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February 24, 2023

SMR Young Investigator Award

SMR Young Investigator Award – Benjamin Izar, MD, PhD

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December 23, 2022

Therapeutic Combinations against Melanoma Brain Me...

Melanoma is a lethal form of skin cancer because it has a high propensity to metastasize, especially to the brain (often causing death). Compounding this problem is the obs...

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December 23, 2022

Exploring the Association of County-Level Social V...

Description: For patients with melanoma, timely diagnosis and prompt treatment are important for optimal outcomes, but some groups of patients may face barriers to accessin...

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December 23, 2022

The Causal Role of Skin Pigmentation in Melanoma: ...

Description: Pigmentation, or the coloring of the skin, hair and mucous membranes, has been shown to influence melanoma risk. Most, if not all traits and diseases, have a g...

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December 23, 2022

Mechanisms Underlying Effectiveness of PI3Kd-Inhib...

Description: Findings from this grant will shed light on 1) how stemness is sustained by modulating PI3Kδ signaling in T cells using FDA-approved drugs and 2) how transcri...

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December 23, 2022

Harnessing Resveratrol Mediated Upregulation of MH...

Description: While immunotherapy treatment has radically improved the outcomes of patients with advanced melanoma, around half of patients have no response. This is in part...

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December 23, 2022

Incidences and Clinical Characteristics of Subsequ...

Description: According to the latest published statistics by the NIH, there are almost half a million individuals who are cancer survivors after having been diagnosed with ...

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December 23, 2022

Nanoparticle Delivered Chemotherapy and Immunother...

Description: While several medications, immune stimulating agents, and radiation therapies have been developed and used for the treatment of melanoma, the treatment options...

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December 23, 2022

Identifying Cell-Intrinsic Mechanisms of Melanoma ...

Medical Student Award – Nneoma Adaku

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December 23, 2022

Racial, Sex, and Socioeconomic Inequities in Melan...

Description: Background: Racial inequities in melanoma survival have been documented in the literature. The largest Black-white difference in overall cancer survival is for...

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December 23, 2022

Exhausted CD8 T cells as an early indicator of lym...

Description: Immunotherapy has been shown to be effective in treating melanoma, even at an early stage of disease. Patients with Stage II melanoma are now able to receive a...

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December 23, 2022

Melanoma Immunotherapy with GPR182 blockade

Description: Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy has greatly improved survival of patients with late-stage melanoma. However, about 2/3 of patients do not benefit from this...

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Nov 22, 2025 PT

Saint John’s Cancer Institute Patient & Caregiver Symposium

Dec 02, 2025 ET

Ask The Expert: LAG-3 Inhibitors: Exploring a New Path in Melanoma Treatment

Dec 06, 2025 ET

Tampa Bay Miles for Melanoma 5K

Dec 13, 2025 ET

Fort Myers Miles for Melanoma 5K

Feb 08, 2026 ET

Miami Miles for Melanoma 5K

Feb 22, 2026 ET

Orange County Miles for Melanoma 5K

Mar 01, 2026 ET - Mar 03, 2026

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