UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

We are proud to launch our new podcast series, Big Ten Cancer Connections with an engaging conversation with #multiplemyeloma colleagues, friends, and international trekkers Drs. Tanya Wildes, @ASuvannasankha, @hiragss, and @nsc_natalie. Tune in: bigtencancerconnections.riverside.com/e/women-in-mye…

As a first-year in the Hematology-Oncology fellowship program, Brooke Jennings, MD has already developed two clinical trials. And now, she has another in the works. Read more about her story: internalmedicineiowa.org/2026/03/11/lea…

Gawain Williams, PhD candidate of health services and policy, has received the @uiowa Graduate Research Excellence Award in Social Sciences from the Office of the Vice President for Research. 👏 Williams studies racial cancer disparities and social determinants of health.

Any donation can help Holden Cancer Center provide treatment and hope for patients facing cancer. #GiveHope Link to give: 1dayforiowa.org/hccc26

Link to give: 1dayforiowa.org/hccc26

Dr. Kenny is leading innovative melanoma research recognized by top organizations and foundations. #1DayForIowa begins 3/25, but early giving is open now! Your support helps our members drive discoveries, fund critical research, and move us closer to a world without cancer.

Save the date! One Day for Iowa 2026 is next week (March 25th). Join us in making a difference! 🎁 Give at: 1dayforiowa.org/hccc26 #1DayForIowa

Ellen Voigt, PhD candidate in cancer biology, has received the @uiowa Graduate Research Excellence Award in Biological Sciences from the Office of the Vice President for Research. Voight works in the Quelle lab studying rare and aggressive cancers and potential treatment options.

A new era of treatment is underway at Holden. Our team has treated its first patient with T-cell receptor therapy, an innovative immunotherapy designed to help the immune system target synovial sarcoma— a rare and aggressive cancer. uihc.org/cancer/news/ui…

Introducing a promising advancement from our researchers: a new floating, intravesical drug-delivery device that could make bladder cancer treatment less invasive and far more convenient for patients. radiationoncology.medicine.uiowa.edu/newsarchive/20…

📢 Reminder: first info session tomorrow (12/2) at 1:30 pm

Curious about post-baccalaureate opportunities in cancer research? Meet the leaders behind ICARE and get your questions answered by attending one of our upcoming virtual information sessions. #Postbac #CancerResearch #UIowa

Ready to launch your research career? The National PROPEL Matchmaking Event connects postbac scholars with investigators from top institutions, including @uiowa. propelscholars.org/matchmaking-ev…

With the support of a new grant, Holden is advancing early intervention of prostate cancer with AI-enhanced tools. Read to learn more: urology.medicine.uiowa.edu/news/2025/11/u…

Some of our patients at @UIowaCancer received surprise visits from @HawkeyeFootball players Caden Buhr and TJ Hall this week. 💛🖤

Interested in a future in cancer research? ICARE is a 1–2 year postbac program at @uiowa offering lab experience, mentorship, and career development. Apply by Feb. 13, 2026 → icarepostbac.sites.uiowa.edu #ICAREProgram #CancerResearch #Postbac #STEMCareers

A family’s cancer journey becomes a movement. 🩷 Cathy, a former Black Hawk County Cancer Steering Committee member, and her daughters created Splash of Color—a support group for women of color facing breast cancer. thegazette.com/her-stories/he…

Mohammed Milhem, MBBS, medical oncologist at Holden has led a clinical trial demonstrating a completely new way of harnessing the immune system to fight cancer. Learn more: cancer.uiowa.edu/news/ui-health…

Exciting news! Jon Houtman, PhD, has been appointed to @theNCI ad hoc Working Group on Extramural Research Concepts & Programs—helping shape the future of cancer research nationwide. 👏 👉 Learn more: cancerletter.com/nci/20250919_2/

Jesus Gonzalez Bosquet, MD, PhD, discusses how machine learning could improve early ovarian cancer diagnosis by identifying methylated DNA in blood. Check out the article to learn more. contemporaryobgyn.net/view/jesus-gon…